Admitted
1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1991, Wisconsin, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Califor
Law School
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S., with high honors, 1987
Memberships
American (Chair, Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Law, Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2001); Beverly Hills (Barristers President, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Governors, 1993-2003; Recipient: Public Counsel Super Volunteer Award, 1995; Lawrence Blake Barrister of the Year Award, 1998; Executive Director's Award, 2003), Los Angeles County, Illinois State and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; The State Bar of California (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 2000-2004).
Biographical
Business Editor, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas J. Moran, Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1990-1991. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Central District of California, 1995-1999. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Central District of California, 2000.