Little Friends Announces New Board Member
Naperville based Little Friends is proud to announce the addition of Brian Sieve to its Board of Directors. Brian, a long time Naperville resident, is a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, and was voted on to the board at the June 26th meeting. Brian became involved with Little Friends after attending several of their Annual Benefit Auctions and is excited to help add value in support of the Little Friends mission.
Brian has substantial trial and appellate experience in commercial litigation, securities, product liability, non-competition matters and NASD/NYSE arbitration. He was distinguished as one of The Best Lawyers in America in 2013 and 2014 in the field of commercial litigation, and was named a "Leading Lawyer" in Illinois in 2004 for commercial litigation. Brian taught trial advocacy at the University of Chicago Law School and has represented a number of pro-bono clients as a Panel Attorney for the Federal Defender Program in Chicago. "I'm honored to be able to contribute to this terrific organization. I look forward to working with the entire Board as it continues its mission of assisting the children and adults in our community with autism and other developmental disabilities," says Sieve.
Little Friends also welcomes Steve Monteith back to the Board of Directors. Steve is the President of Matsock Insurance and Financial Services and is responsible for agency management and outside sales, as well as new producer training, servicing existing customers and business development. Steve has more than 30 years of experience in analyzing and covering business insurance needs. "I look forward to continuing my support of Little Friends at the advisory level-the staff, families and clients of Little Friends are some of the greatest people and being a part of the organization is a real privilege", says Monteith. Steve has supported and been involved with Little Friends for more than 30 years. He and his wife Johanna reside in Naperville and have raised three sons here.