Admitted
1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, 1985; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Georgetown University; Northwestern University, B.A., 1978
Memberships
American Bar Association; International Trademark Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.
Biographical
Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: Note, Prejudgment Interest: An Element of Full Compensation in Wrongful Death Cases, University of Illinois Law Review 453-484, 1981; What Every Lawyer Should Know About Trademarks, DCBA Brief, Dec., 1993; Intellectual Property Insurance, Managing Intellectual Property, May, 1998; Is U.S. Advertising Of Foreign Services 'Use In Commerce'? Intellectual Property Worldwide, November/December, 1998; Wal-Mart Puts Pressure On Trade Dress Owners, Managing Intellectual Property, May, 2000. Co-Author: Ch. 7, Trademarks/Unfair Trade Practice, In Business, Law and the Internet, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002. Contributor, World Trademark Law Report (Globe Business Publishing), 2002—. Member of Faculty: LexisNexis Advanced Trademark Strategies Program, Chicago, Il., April 2002; International Trademark Association Trademark Trial Advocacy Program, Chicago, Il., July 2000. Faculty Member or Speaker: Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting, Dilution: Open Issues After Moseley, Chicago, IL, September 2003; Georgetown University Continuing Legal Education Advanced Computer and Internet Law Program, Trademarks and the Internet: Hot Topics, Washington, D.C., March 2003; International Trademark Association Advanced Dilution Forum, Qualifying for Dilution Protection (moderator), Arlington, VA, March 2003; Chicago International IP Conference, Hot Topics In U.S. Trademark Law, Chicago, IL, October 2002; LexisNexis Advanced Trademark Strategies Program, Effective Enforcement Strategies, Chicago, Il., April 2002; International Trademark Association Trademark Trial Advocacy Program, Chicago, Il., July 2000.