FY27 Attorneys Admin Hearings GC Approval.msg~7.pdf
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This document is an email chain from the Illinois Secretary of State's Office dated May 21, 2026, discussing attorney contracts for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). The correspondence includes General Counsel Robert Gamrath, Chief Procurement Officer Katherine Tople, and other staff members addressing the procurement status of legal services contracts. The document covers two categories of attorney engagements: Securities and Administrative Hearings divisions.
The contracts listed encompass legal services for anticipated litigation, enforcement actions, and investigations. The Securities division includes three firms—Berbas, George ($15,500); Kopecky Schumacher Rosenburg ($30,000); and Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewe ($20,000)—for a combined FY27 total of $65,500. The Administrative Hearings division lists 30 individual attorneys and one firm with FY27 contract amounts ranging from $3,000 to $115,000, with notable high-value contracts for Camilo-Siracusa, Fior Daliza ($115,000); Johnson, Ken ($100,000); Palmer, Laurel Atty at Law ($10,000 in FY27, reduced from $100,000); and Taylor, Laurie ($100,000). The General Counsel confirms that all contracts are necessary and exempt from the Illinois procurement code pursuant to 30 ILCS 500/1-10(b)(7). The document includes comparisons of FY27 requested amounts against original FY27 requests, FY26 budgets, and current FY26 spending, with notes indicating specific changes such as hourly rate adjustments and switches to IDOT grants.
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Guffey, Samantha L
From: Gamrath, Rob L Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2026 5:01 PM To: Tople, Katherine I Cc: Norris-martin, Chelsie C; Guffey, Samantha L Subject: RE: FY27 Attorneys -- Admin Hearings and Securities
Katherine:
All of the below contracts for attorneys are necessary for anticipated litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
Robert Gamrath General Counsel Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias 115 S. LaSalle St., Suite 300, Chicago IL 60603
312.814.1150 (o)
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From: Tople, Katherine I <KTople@ILSOS.GOV> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2026 3:31 PM To: Gamrath, Rob L <RGamrath@ILSOS.GOV> Cc: Norris-martin, Chelsie C <CNorris-Martin@ILSOS.GOV>; Guffey, Samantha L <SGuffey@ILSOS.GOV> Subject: FY27 Attorneys -- Admin Hearings and Securities
Good morning Rob-
Could you please confirm that the contracts for attorneys below are all exempt from the procurement code in accordance with 30 ILCS 500/1-10(b)(7)?
SECURITIES FY27 FY26
Berbas, George $15,500.00
$15,000
Kopecky Schumacher Rosenburg $30,000.00
$30,000
Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewe $20,000.00
$20,000
ADMIN HEARINGS Updated 05/13/2026
New FY27 Original FY27 Request FY26 REQ CURRENT FY26 SPEND NOTES
FROM RACHEL
Abbott, Greg $85,000.00 $75,000.00
$50,000
$65,000.00 Increase to $85,000 due to wag w
Bertschy, Timothy $50,000.00 $40,000.00
$35,000.00 $175 h
Brunell, Alan $45,000.00 $45,000.00
$45,000
$35,000.00 No Chan
Caliendo, Emil $20,000.00 $20,000.00
$20,000
$20,000.00
Camilo-Siracusa, Fior Daliza $115,000.00 $115,000.00
$95,000
$140,000.00
Cellini, Stacey $25,000.00 $25,000.00
$25,000
$25,000.00
Fruth, Steven $65,000.00 $65,000.00
$65,000.00
Granito, Alicia $30,000.00 $30,000.00
$30,000.00
Griffin, Kathy $30,000.00 $30,000.00
$15,000.00
Hall, Adolphus $23,000.00 $23,000.00
$23,000
$23,000.00
Johnson, Ken $100,000.00 $100,000.00
$100,000
$100,000.00
Gagilardo-Kogut, Donna $70,000.00 $60,000.00
$50,000.00 Hourly Rate Ch
Kuchler, Mark $70,000.00 $70,000.00
$70,000
$70,000.00
Maragos, Dean $25,000.00 $25,000.00
$25,000
Matthews Feldman, Anika $55,000.00 $55,000.00
$55,000
$95,000.00
McGhee, David $50,000.00 $50,000.00
$50,000.00
Palmer, Laurel Atty at Law $10,000 $100,000.00
Changed amount to $10K, com
Price-Cohen, Hillary $23,400.00 $23,400.00
$23,400
$8,400.00
Rugai, Ado $55,000.00 $42,000.00
$42,000
$42,000.00 Daily Rate cha
Schmall, Steven $30,000.00 $30,000.00
$30,000.00 No Changes Needed
Senechalle, Robert $95,000.00 $70,000.00
$70,000
$49,250.00 Rounding up to
Schwartz, Jeremy $85,000.00 $58,500.00
$58,500
$83,250.00 Switch to IDOT grant – daily r
Smith, John $55,000.00 $40,000.00
$40,000
$55,000.00 Switch to IDOT grant – daily r
Taylor, Laurie $100,000.00 $100,000.00
Whitney, Raymon $3,000.00 $3,000.00
$3,000
$3,000.00
Wortham, Sandra $25,000.00 $25,000.00
Averages
Katherine Tople, NIGP-CPP, CPPB (she/her/hers) Chief Procurement Officer Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias 108 Howlett Building, Springfield IL 62756
217.782.7198 (o) 217.606.9746 (c)
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