Admitted
1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1993, Missouri and U.S.
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Loyola University of Chicago, B.A., cum laude, 1975
Memberships
St. Clair County (Member: Board of Directors, 1988-1990; Judiciary Committee, 1991-1993; Family Law Committee, 1993), East St. Louis (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988; President, 1990-1991), Illinois State (Assembly Member, 1982-1984; Member: Family Law Section Council, 1983-1995; Chair, 1993-1994; Standing Committee on Legislation, 1988-1994) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute
Biographical
Member, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1977-1978. Publications: Co-author: Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law: Annual Survey, 28 Tort & Ins., L.J. 445, 1992. Lecturer, Defense Research Institute, 1999-2001; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1986, 1987, 1995, Illinois State Bar Association, 1985-1999. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.