Admitted
1973, District of Columbia; 1975, U.S. Court of Claims; 1977, Illinois; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Concordia College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1970
Memberships
Sangamon County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; National Employment Law Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Adjunct Professor of Legal Medicine, Southern Illinois University Medical School, 1985-1997. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1976. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility. Counsel, Illinois Commerce Commission, 1976-1978. Board Counsel, Board of Regents, Regency Universities of Illinois, 1987-1995. Board Counsel, Illinois State University Board of Trustees, 1996—. Member: Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1997; Advisory Board for Federal Discovery News by LRP Publications, 1996-2000; Federal Court Appointed Monitor for Class Action Discrimination Settlement; frequent lecturer on Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Elected Trustee, Lincoln Land Community College, 2001—. Member, Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court.