Admitted
1979, Illinois; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, Colorado, District of Columba and Wisconsin; 1991, Florida
Law School
Loyola University, J.D., Valedictorian, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
De Paul University, B.A., 1971; De Paul University, M.S., Valedictorian, 1975
Memberships
Chicago; Illinois State and Northwest Suburban Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Essay Finalist, Howard Schwab Memorial Award, American Bar Association, 1978. Author: Police Intervention in Domestic Confrontations, Northwestern University School of Law / IACP, Journal of Police Science and Administration, Volume 6, No. 3, September 1978; A Study in the Organization, Administration & Management of Municipal Police Departments, Masters of Science Thesis, 1975. Former Associate, Chapman and Cutler. Former Assistant State's Attorney/Prosecutor, Special Task Force on Political and Organized Crime, Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Former Analyst/Liaison Officer, Superintendent of Police, Chicago Police Department.