Admitted
1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Northwestern University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Iowa Wesleyan College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1969; Albert Ludwig University, Germany
Memberships
American Bar Association.
Biographical
Blue Key. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Author: An Overview of Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance for Illinois Corporations, Corporations & Securities, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 28, No. 3, January, 1983; CERCLA Targets: The Expanding Scope of Superfund, Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter 1990-1991; A Battle Joined: The Looming Reinsurance War, Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, Winter 1992-1993; Seeking Cover in the Age of Litigation, Business Law, Vol. 9, No. 1, September-October 1999; Entity Coverage: A Nightmare For Directors and Officers? Journal of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Vol. XIII, No. 5, May 2000; Chapter 27: Business Risk and Insurance Coverage, in Advising Small Businesses, West Group, April 2003. Co-Author: Chapter 7 Professional Liability (IICLE, 1982, Supp. 1986), 1985; Chapters 1-8, Evaluating Business Insurance, CCH Solutions for Financial Planning (Electronic Library on CD-Rom, CCH Incorporated, November 1999; Operator Liability for Directors and Officers Under CERCLA, Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, Austin, 1 996. Co-Author: Chapter 9 Professional Liability, (IICLE 1991); Allocation of Defense Costs and Settlements Under D & O Policies, Newsletter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Vol. IV, No. 1, January, 1991; The Duty to Defend the Corporate Insured under a D&O Policy, PLUS Journal, Vol. XVIII, No. 11, November 1999. School Board Member, Consolidated School District 15, McHenry, Illinois, 1974-1985. Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
Military
U.S. Army, 1970-1972, Military Police-Sergeant