Admitted
1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1970; Stanford University, M.A., 1974
Memberships
Chicago Bar Association; Chicago Council of Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Author: ONE L: An Inside Account of Life In The First Year at Harvard Law School, G. P. Putnam's Son, 1977; Presumed Innocent, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1987; The Burden of Proof, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990; Pleading Guilty, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993; The Laws of Our Fathers, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996; Personal Injuries, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1986.