Admitted
1988, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Indiana University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1985; Indiana University, M.B.A., 1994
Memberships
Federal (President, 1997, Indianapolis Chapter), Indiana State (House of Delegates, 1995) and Indianapolis (President, 2002; Board of Managers, 1997-2003) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Executive Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1987-1988. Order of Barristers. Law Clerk: to Hon. Larry J. McKinney, Judge, U.S. District Court for the South District of Indiana, 1988-1990. Author: Appellate Handbook for Indiana Lawyers, Lexis Law Publishers, 2d ed. 1998 and 3d ed. 2001. Chair, Local Rules Committee and Civil Justice Reform Advisory Group, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1995—. Member: Local Rules Committee for the Northern District of Indiana, 1999—; Chair, Marion County Local Rules Committee, 2001—; Chair, Employment Section, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2001-2002. Chair, Barnes & Thornburg's Appellate Practice Group, Pro Bono Committee, and Technology Committee. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Indianapolis Law, Chambers Leading American Business Lawyers. Fellow, Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations.