Admitted
1974, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Indiana University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Middlebury College, A.B., Philosophy, 1969
Memberships
Hamilton County, Indianapolis (Business Law Section; Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section; Chair, Liaison with Law Schools Committee, 1987; Chair Law Studies/Related Activities Committee, 1989; 11th District Representative, 1992-1993; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1993-1997; Member, Meetings Committee, 1999), Indiana State (Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Section including Member, Task Force on Indiana Exemptions, 1998—; Probate, Trust and Real Property Section; Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1979, 1981-1982 and 1986— including Chair, Committee on Draft, 1975-1976 and Parliamentarian, 1989-1996, 1998-1999; Chair, Improvements in the Judicial System Committee, 1989-1991; Member, Board of Managers, 1991-1993; Chair, Articles and By-Laws Committee, 1994-1995; Member, Certification of Specialties Committee, 1999-2000) and American (Tort and Insurance Practice Section including Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 1994-1995, Chair, 1997-1999, Vice Chair, 2000—, National CLE Program, Satellite Seminar and Special CLE Program Subcommittee, 1997-1999; Employer-Employee Relations Committee; Member, CLE Board, 1995-1999 and Chair, Midyear CLE Meetings, 1995-1996; Coordinator, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1996-1999; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section including Member, Workouts, Enforcement of Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Committee; Joint Committee on Employee Benefits including TTIPS Representative, 1993-1997, Member, National Institute Committee, 1997-1999 and TTIPS Representative, Government Invitational Conference, 2002) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee; Member, Legislation Committee); American Judicature Society (Life Member; Indiana State Membership Chair, 1983-1989; Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1989)
Biographical
Listed in Who's Who in Executives and Businesses, 1998-1999. Lecturer, Author and Panelist: American Bar Association, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Indianapolis Bar Association. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Charter and Life Patron Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation (Member, Nominating Committee, 1989-1991; Member, Fund Raising Committee, 1992-1993). Fellow, American Bar Foundation (Indiana State Chair, 1997-2000). Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.