CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced changes to his office’s leadership team. Starting May 1, former city of Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg joins the office as chief of staff.
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“I am excited to welcome Deborah Witzburg to the Attorney General’s office. Deborah served the city of Chicago with distinction, and her experience as inspector general and a former prosecutor gives her perspective to lead the office prioritizing efficiency and integrity,” Raoul said. “Now more than ever, the Attorney General’s office is at the forefront of defending the rights of all Illinoisans. I am proud to add talented attorneys to my office’s leadership team at this crucial moment.”
“I deeply admire the work of Attorney General Raoul and his office, and I’m honored to join the team,” Witzburg said.
Deborah Witzburg joins the Attorney General’s office after serving as inspector general for the city of Chicago from 2022 to 2026. Prior to that, she served in several roles in the Office of Inspector General, including as the city’s deputy inspector general for public safety. She also served as an assistant Cook County state’s attorney. Witzburg holds a Juris Doctor from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.
Attorney General Raoul also announced Eric Sacks and Dina Torrisi Martin will serve as assistant chief deputy attorneys general, and Michelle Petersen will serve as public interest counsel.
Eric Sacks joins Raoul’s office after serving in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office where he was first chair, felony trial division and trial supervisor, felony review unit. Previously, he held leadership positions in the Litigation Department of Jenner & Block LLP and was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable John A. Nordberg of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Sacks holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College.
Before joining the Attorney General’s office, Michelle Peterson was an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office, Northern District of Illinois. In the U.S. Attorney’s office, Peterson held a number of leadership positions, including chief, Appeals Section, Criminal Division and chief, Financial Crimes Section. Peterson was also previously a faculty instructor at Harvard Law School and a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. Peterson holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame.
Prior to joining the Attorney General’s office, Dina Torrisi Martin was vice president and general counsel at the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Previously, she served as general counsel for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; was shareholder and practice chair, medical malpractice defense at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym; and was a founding partner of HeplerBroom’s Chicago office. Torrisi Martin holds a Juris Doctorate from the University Illinois Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
