Admitted
1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
Law School
The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Northern Illinois University, B.S., 1969; Northern Illinois University, M.B.A., 1971
Memberships
Chicago (Member, 1984-1989 and Vice Chairman, 1988-1989, Communications Law Committee), Rock Island County and Illinois State Bar Associations.
Biographical
Member, Order of John Marshall. Associate Editor, The John Marshall Journal of Practice & Procedure, 1974-1975. Author: The Freedom of Information Act, a Challenge to the Executive and Judiciary, The John Marshall Journal of Practice & Procedure, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1974. Instructor, Appellate Practice, Research and Writing, The John Marshall Law School, 1975-1979. Young Lawyers Federal Trial Bar Advocacy Course, Chicago Bar Association, 1984-1985; Law Clerk, Appellate Court of Illinois, Judge Charles R. Barrett, 1975-1976. Member and Secretary of Board of Commissioners of Office of State Appellate Defender, 1997—. Member of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, 2001—.