Admitted
1983, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Law School
De Paul University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Northwestern University, Ph.B., 1978
Memberships
Chicago (Chair, Customs & International Trade Law Committee, 1988-1989 and 1989-1990), Illinois State Bar Association (Member, International and Immigration Law Section, Member of Section Council - Chair, Twinning Subcommittee, 1990-1992; Chair, International and Immigration Law Section, 1992-1993); International Trade Club of Chicago (President, 1994-1995; Member, Board of Directors, 1990—; Secretary, 1991-1993; Treasurer, 1993-1994 and 1995-2004; Chair, Import Committee, 1989-1990).
Biographical
Alpha Sigma Lambda. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Author: Articles, Detailed Billing and Attorney Client Privilege, Ill. Bar Jour., November 1996. Lecturer: Illinois State Bar Association: Trade Act of 1988, 1988; U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, 1990; The GATT, 1994; Chicago Bar Association: Grey Market's Uncertain Future, 1986; Trade Remedy Laws After the Trade Act, 1988, 1989. International Trade Club: Country of Origin and Marking Requirements, 2001; Customs Tariff Classification Fundamentals, 1992; U.S. Customs Valuation, 1987; U.S. Customs 807 Treatment of Importations From Maquiladoras, 1988; Legal Rights and Remedies of Importers, 1989.