Admitted
1970, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1972, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, Missouri; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
University of Illinois, A.B., 1967
Memberships
St. Clair County, Illinois State (Secretary, 1991-1992, Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983; 1987-1994; Assembly Representative, 1978-1996; Member, Illinois Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts, 1988-1994; ISBA-CBA Joint Committee on Judicial Compensation, 1983—; Member, Civil Practice Section Council, 1994-1999; Professional Responsibility Committee, 1987-1988 and 1994-2002; Chair, 2000-2001) and American (Member of Council, 1989-1993 and 1999-2003; Division Director, 1988-1989,1995-1997, 1998-1999; Chair, 2001-2002, General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section; Member, House of Delegates, 1989-1993; 1996-1999) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1977-1985; Tort Law Committee, 1980—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Advocates, 1993—); The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member: Professional Ethics and Methods of Practice Committee, 1984-1987, 2000—)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Visitors, 1979-1986 and President, 1983-1984 College of Law, University of Illinois. Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1988 and Vice President, 1987-1988, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois, 1988-1994. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Illinois Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1994—; Treasurer, 1998—).
Military
Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, 1970-2001