Admitted
1981, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Southern Illinois University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1967; Southern Illinois University, M.A., 1976
Memberships
Peoria County, Illinois State (Special Committee on Appellate Practice, 2001-2002) and American (Past Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee) Bar Associations; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (President, 1994-1995); Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (Chair, Amicus Committee, 1995-1996); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Inns of Court (President, 2003-2004).
Biographical
Southern Illinois University Law School Alumnus of the Year, 1996. Editor-in-Chief, Appellate Law Review, 1992-1996. Law Clerk to: Honorable Howard C. Ryan, Chief Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 1981-1982; Honorable Jay J. Alloy, Illinois Appellate Court, 1984, Third District. Illinois Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1987-1996).