Admitted
1980, Illinois; 1982, Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
St. Louis University, A.B., cum laude, 1977
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Clair County (Director, 1984-1985), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and board certification is not a requirement to practice law in Illinois.
Biographical
Member, Order of Woolsack, St. Louis University. Member of Staff, St. Louis University Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: A Comparison of the Modified Uniform Products Liability Act and Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation, 24 St. Louis University Law Journal 554, 1980; Railroad Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer, November Trial 1992; Railroad Welders, Lung Disease and the FELA, February Trial 1993; Review, Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA & Railroad Litigation, 2nd Edition, November Trial, 1995. Speaker, Handling a Federal Employers Liability Act Diesel Exhaust Exposure Case, ATLA Convention, 1998. Recipient: Service to Youth Award, 1976, 1986, 1995; YMCA Lowell Linnes Award, 2000. Member, YMCA, Southwest Illinois (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1990-1995; Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 1995-1999; Chairman, Endowment Committee, 1985-2000— Sustaining Fund Drive, 1985; Membership Drive Committees, 1985). Member, First Baptist Church, Fairview Heights (Discipleship Training Teacher; Chairman, Building Finance Committee; Chairman, Personnel Committee; Chairman, Vision 21 Capital Funds Campaign). (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)