Michele Jawin focuses on the placement of partners and groups as well as law firm mergers. She received her BA, magna cum laude, in 1977 from Hofstra University and her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1980. Prior to Ms. Jawin’s career in legal search, she was a partner in the Business and Finance Practice at Thelen Reid & Priest LLP and was Chair of the Hiring Committee, the Summer Associate Committee, and the Associate Retention Committee. In addition, she was Co-Chair of Diversity Committee and a member of the Associate Evaluation Committee and Professional Development Committee. Ms. Jawin joined E.P. Dine, Inc. in 2004 after having spent three years as a Director-Partners, Groups, Mergers at a national legal search firm.