Admitted
1977, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
St. Norbert College, B.A., cum laude, 1974; DePaul University College of Law; Keller Graduate School
Memberships
Kenosha County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman: Young Lawyers Division Convention Committee, 1981-1985; Communications Committee and Gavel Award Subcommittee, 1984-1987; Young Lawyers Division Long Range Planning Committee, 1986-1988; Member: Communications Committee, 1982-1987; Convention and Entertainment Committee, 1988-1991, 1995-1998; Interprofessional Relations Committee, 1987-1989; Insurance for Members Committee, 1989-1994; Board of Governors, 1990-1991; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Corporation Counsel Committee, 1990-1994); American Corporate Counsel Association (President, 1995-1997, Vice President, 1994-1995 and Board of Directors, 1989-1998, Wisconsin Chapter; Chairman, Wisconsin Chapter State Bar Liaison Committee, 1992-1997); National Association of State Bar Journals (Trustee, 1986-1988); Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin; American Academy of ADR Attorneys; Corporate Counsel Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1998).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Author: What Happens During A Lawsuit (with Robert S. Schuch) Spring Impact ,1985; Lawyers' Forum 50 Wis. Bar Bulletin 44 (Oct. 1983); Duty to Defend: The Insurer's Perspective (with Paul N. Steinlage) Defense Research Institute Monograph Insurer's Duty to Defend Vol. 1978, No. 3, May 1978; Equalization of the Illinois Property Tax Assessments 25 DePaul Law Review 725 (1976). Adjunct Professor: Business Law, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2000—; Business Environment of Business, Marian College of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1990-2000. Instructor, Business/Insurance Law, 1979. North Central Technical College, Wausau, Wisconsin. Commissioner, 1997— and Vice Chairman, 1999—, City of Kenosha Human Relations Commission.