Admitted
1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Law School
IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
The Ohio State University, B.A., 1975
Memberships
Chicago (Chair, Minority Counsel Program, 1992-1994; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987), Cook County (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1987), Illinois State (Member, Assembly, 1991-1992), American (Co-Chair, Section of Litigation Committee on Membership, 1991-1992) and National Bar Associations.
Biographical
Alpha Kappa Alpha. Member, Alumni Association of The Ohio State University. Board of Directors and President, Minority Legal Education Resources, Inc., 1983-1985. Member, Transition Team for Chicago Mayor-elect, 1983. Panelist: The Impact of Glass and Other Ceilings on Women and Minority Corporate Counsel, American Bar Association, 1993; Life in the Fast Lane: Dealing with Stress, Crises and Burnout, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1994; Chicago Bar Foundation, 1991-1994. Speaker: Rainmaking — Getting and Keeping Clients, American Bar Association and Prentice Hall, Conference on the Woman Advocate, New York City, 1993; Taking and Defending Depositions, American Bar Association and Prentice Hall, Chicago, Illinois, 1994; Medical Evidence, Cook County Bar Association Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, 1996. Member: Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, Northern District of Illinois, 1996-1997; Executive Committee, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, 1990—.