Admitted
1986, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of Illinois
Law School
Indiana University, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
Franklin College of Indiana, B.A., with high honors, 1983
Memberships
Chicago (Vice Chair, 2003; Member, Alliance for Women, 1993-2003), Illinois State (Assembly Delegate, 1997-1999; Member, Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, 1997-2001; Past Chairperson, Environmental Law Committee, 1993-1994) and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Business Law; Chair: Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Outreach Committee) Bar Associations; Air & Waste Management Association (Chairperson, 1998-1999).
Biographical
Delta Zeta. Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, 2000 Alta May Hulett Award for Contributions to Women Attorneys. Author: EPCRA -- Basics, Dos and Dont's, The Natural Resources and Environmental Journal, American Bar Association, Summer 2001; Good News: A Year 2000 Update on Brownfields Development, Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategy, September 2000; Hot Topics in Region V, IL Association of Environmental Professionals, May 2000; EPA's New Shotgun Approach: Multimedia Enforcement, Environmental Protection, January 1999; EPA's Y2K Enforcement Policy, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 1999; Chemical Release Reporting: What Illinois Practitioners Need to Know, CBA Record, April 1998; A Reality Check on Environmental Enforcement, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 1998; Release Reporting Issues in Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Transactions, BNA Due Diligence Guide, February 1997; Brownfields, v. Environmental Justice Conflict or Consensus, ABA Sonreel Newsletter, January 1996; Risk Plan Program Poses Liability Concerns, BNA's Environmental Compliance Bulletin, March, 1994; Illinois Industry Benefits from Pollution Prevention, Illinois Legal Times, April, 1993; Pollution Prevention Proves Costly for Business, ECON, September, 1992; New D.O.T. Regulation Aims at Hazardous Waste Haulers, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 11, 1992; Companies File Revised Form R at Own Risk, Still Vulnerable to Citizens' Lawsuits, Environmental Protection News, June 22, 1992; Deadline Dilemma: Tardy EPA Forms Put Industry in a Bind, Industry Week, June 15, 1992; The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990: Emergence of a New Environmental Policy, Environmental Law Reporter, June, 1992; Pollution Reports to Put Industry in Quagmire, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 24, 1992; Uncertainty over Toxics Reporting Hampers Compliance, BNA National Environmental Watch, April 6, 1992. Co-Author: with Christine Picker, Steven Siros and Stacy Bettison, The Business Dilemma: 21st Century Natural Resource Dama