MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 
Daniel McGovern

• Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
• Campus: UIUC
• Illinois Degree(s) & Major(s): B.S., Materials Science and Engineering J.D.
• Year of Illinois graduation: B.S. – 2015, J.D. – 2020
• Favorite UI Memory: Going to Panama City Beach with my fraternity brother’s my junior year for Spring Break.
• Favorite Place on Campus: Bardeen Quad
• Favorite Illini athlete: Ayo Dosunmu
• Favorite class at Illinois: Southeast Asian Civilizations
• Favorite UIUC Bar/Restaurant: Murphy’s Pub / Black Dog
• Moved to Houston: 2022
• What brought you to Houston: New job
• Favorite things about Houston: All the Tex-Mex food & No snow!
• Favorite places in Houston: Candente Tex-Mex, The Pit Room, Jake’s Sports Bar, and Buffalo Bayou
• Occupation: Patent Attorney
• Something special about me: I am the fourth of five brothers and have a 1.5 year old daughter
• How to get in contact: Linkedin

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