Admitted
1981, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Valparaiso University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Ball State University, B.S., 1978
Memberships
Michigan City (President, 1993), La Porte County (President, 1995-1997), Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Law Clerk to Honorable Donald D. Martin, Judge, LaPorte County Superior Court No. 1, 1980-1981. Adjunct Professor of Law, Valparaiso University, 1995-1997. Deputy City Attorney, Michigan City, Indiana, 1981-1986. Member, 1983-1986 and President, 1984-1986, Michigan City Board of Public Works and Safety. Community Correction Advisory Board, Member, 1992-2002. Author: Understanding and Challenging DNA Statistics, Indiana Defender, March 1990. Probation Officer Advocacy, July 1995. Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Public Defender Council, 1994-2001. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992-2002. (Board Certified as a Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)