Admitted
1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
DePaul University, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Loyola University, B.B.A., Economics, Alpha Sigma Nu, 1974; Loyola University, M.A., Theology, 1992
Memberships
Chicago (Past Chair, Committee on Committees, 1989-1994; Past Chair, Medical Legal Relations Committee, 1983-1992; Committee on Evaluation of Judicial Candidates, 1984-1987; Past Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1989-1994; Judicial Evaluation Appellate Review Committee, 1995—), Illinois State (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1979—; Health Care Law Section, 1985—) and American (Past Vice Chair, Professional Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1980-1983; Past Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1980-1983; Medicine and Law Committee, 1982—) Bar Associations; Society of Trial Lawyers; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Consultant/Coach, John Marshall Law School Team ISBA Appellate Moot Court Competition (1st Place), 1990. Regional Finals Judge, American Trial Lawyers Association National Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 1988. Speaker: Children's Memorial Hospital Ethics Retreat, Legal Overview Ethical Problem Areas, 1995; Chicago Bar Association Tort Committee Luncheon, Illinois Medical Malpractice New Law Update, 1991; Chicago Bar Association Seminar, The Obligations and Rights of Treating Physicians in Personal Injury Cases, 1991; Trial of Medical Negligence Cases, 1990; Podiatric Medical Association Meeting, Risk Management: Implications of the National Medical Practitioner Data Bank, 1990; Chicago Osteopathic Academic Association Seminar, Trial of a Medical Negligence Case, 1988; Illinois Manufacturers' Association Seminar, The Product Liability Challenge, 1986; Midwest Podiatric Educational Group Seminar, The New Medical Malpractice Legislation, 1985; Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminar, The Effective Defense of Civil Litigation, 1985; American Society of Appraisers Seminar, Forensic Appraisals, 1985; The Appraiser as an Expert Witness, 1981; Chemical Industry Seminar, Legal and Legislative Developments in Toxic Exposure Claims, 1984; Insurance Industry Seminar, Injury Claims Based on Environmental Impairment, 1984; Illinois Podiatric Educational Group Seminar, How to Avoid and What to Expect in Medical Malpractice Litigation, 1982. Moderator and Speaker: Chicago Bar Association Seminar, Trial of Comparative Negligence Cases, 1983; Preparation and Trial of a Medical Negligence Case, 1988; Insurance Industry Seminar, CGL Coverage and Litigation, 1988; Illinois Podiatric Educational Group Seminar, Legal and Legislative Developments in Medical Malpractice, 1983. Presenter: Children's Memorial Hospital Multi-Disciplinary Conference, Resuscitation Efforts in Criminal Cases; Children's Memorial Hospital Ethical Grand Rounds Discharging Patients When There is Nowhere