Admitted
1985, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1996, Trial Bar; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, South
Law School
University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1972
Memberships
Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Chicago Council of Lawyers (President, 1994-1996; Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990; Chairperson, Federal Courts Committee, 1990-1994).
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1984-1985. Law Clerk, Hon. Milton I. Shadur, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1985-1986. Author: Comment, Antipsychotic Drugs and Fitness to Stand Trial: The Right of the Unfit Accused to Refuse Treatment, 52 U. Chi. Law Rev. 773 (1985); We Do Have An Adversary System, Don't We? 18 Litigation 23 (Fall 1991). Lecturer: ALI-ABA course of study on Lender Liability and Other Complex Litigation Involving Financial Institutions, 1992; IICLE Federal Trial Practice Update, 1995; Chicago Bar Association Motion Practice Seminar, 2001. Board Chair, National Center on Poverty Law (formerly National Clearinghouse for Legal Services), 1998-2002; Board Chair, Chicago Area Project, 2000—.