Admitted
1966, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Indiana University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
Indiana University, B.S., 1963
Memberships
Indianapolis (Member, Board of Managers, 1980-1982; Board Member and Chairman, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, 1982-1986); Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, National Bankruptcy Committee, 1981-1985; Chairman, Midwestern Regional Members Association, 1987; Council Member and Chairman, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, 1983-1988); Commercial Law League of America (Attorney Board Member, Board of Governors, 1990; President Elect, 1993-1994; President, 1994-1995); American Judicature Society (Chairman, Board of Associate Editors, CLLA) ; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; American College of Bankruptcy.
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Krannert Fellowship. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1965-1966. Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University, 1983 to 2001, Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Seminar. Author: Bankruptcy, ICLEF, 1982; Rights and Remedies of an Indiana Creditor, ICLEF, 1980; Collecting From Business Debtors, ICLEF, 1982; Basic Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, 1981; Retention of Ownership Interest Over Creditor Objection-How Intangible and Unsubstantial May the Substantial Contribution Be? Commercial Law Journal, 1987; Statute of Limitations for Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions Brought by Debtors in Possession, Commercial Law Journal, Winter, 1992. Member: American College of Bankruptcy; Indiana Lawyer Roundtable, 1993; Private Panel of U.S. Trustees, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, 1990—; Advisory Committee, Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana; Annual Speaker, Sigmund J. Beck Bankruptcy Roundtable, 2001.
Military
Captain, Armored Force, U.S. Army, 1967-1968