2022-2023 Officers

President Elect

Spyridon “Spyro” Demakis is an equity partner at Cunningham, Meyer and Vedrine PC, which has offices in Chicago and Warrenville. Spyro’s practice focuses on the casualty defense of wrongful death and other catastrophic injury cases. His specialty is the defense of doctors, hospitals and nurses in medical malpractices cases. Spyro also represents healthcare professionals before state licensing boards including the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility. Spyro also serves on the Parish Counsel at Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church and is a proud member of AHEPA Lakeshore Chapter 205. He is a 1993 graduate with honors from The George Washington University Law School.

Athena Farmakis 

Partner, VanDerGinst Law, P.C.

First Vice President

Athena is a partner at VanDerGinst Law where she represents plaintiffs in all areas of personal and catastrophic injury including medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, premises and product liability, construction accidents, nursing home abuse and wrongful death. She is a former prosecutor of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office where she held supervisory positions in the Criminal Prosecutions and Juvenile Justice Bureaus. Athena zealously advocated for the rights of victims and their families of homicide, sexual assault, child abuse and other violent crimes including complex and media-sensitive cases. Athena graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University and received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law.

Pamela Visvardis Savvides

Senior Counsel, Reveliotis Law, P.C.

Second Vice President

Pamela joined Reveliotis Law, P.C. as Senior Counsel in 2016. She has practiced law since 2011 and began practicing real estate law in November 2011. Throughout law school, Pamela clerked for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Chief Counsel. She also clerked for Lattas and Lattas Law, where she received experience in loan modifications and bankruptcies.

Hon. Frank J. Andreou

Associate Judge, Cook County

Treasurer

Hon. Frank J. Andreou is currently an Associate Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County and in the Second Municipal District. Prior to being sworn in, Frank was a principal at Andreou & Casson, Ltd. in 2002. Frank was licensed to practice law in 1995 and is a former Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney. He has tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict; has written more than 70 appellate briefs and has argued before the Illinois Appellate Court and 7th Circuit Appellate Court. Frank’s areas of practice include personal injury; employment; and, commercial litigation in both federal and state court in both the trial and appellate courts. Frank is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois, the United States District Court, Northern District, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.