Admitted
1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Federal Trial Bar; 1979, Florida; 1985, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, 1999; University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
St. Mary's University of Minnesota, B.A., cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Chicago, Lake County (Chairman, Civil Trial Committee, 1984; Referral Service Committee, 1985; Judiciary and Court Rules, 1987; President's Award, 1998), Illinois State (Member, Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Tort Law Section Council, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section, 1995—); State Bar of Wisconsin; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1986—; Third Vice President, 1990-1991; Second Vice President, 1991-1992; President-Elect, 1992-1993; President, 1993-1994; Chairman, Membership Committee, 1988; Legislative Committee, 1989; Executive Committee, 1991-1992; Constitutional Challenge Committee regarding Illinois' 1995 Tort Reform Legislation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, M Club, 1987—; Sustaining Member, 1990—); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Sustaining Member, 1993—; Board of Directors, 1994-1997); American Society of Law and Medicine