Admitted
1966, Illinois; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 6th and 11th Circuits; 1990, U.S. Claims Court;
Law School
Duke University, J.D., with highest distinction, 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
Northwestern University, B.A., with honors, 1963
Memberships
The District of Columbia Bar; Chicago (Founding Chairman, Trade Association and Professional Society Law Committee, 1984-1986), Illinois State (Co-Editor, Antitrust Newsletter, 1968-1970; Section Council Member, 1980-1981; Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Civil Practice and Procedure; Criminal Justice; Environmental Control Law; School Law) and American (State Membership Chairman, Young Lawyers' Section, 1968-1973; State Co-Chairman, 1970-1973; Regional Chairman, 1972, Environmental Quality Committee; Vice Chairman, Sports Law Committee, 1986-1999; Member, Committee on Meetings and Travel, 1988-1994; Special Advisor, Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel, 1994—; Member, Presidential Task Force on Membership Benefits for Disabled Lawyers, 1991-1994; Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Business Law; Litigation; International Law and Practice; Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Law Practice Management; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Legal Club of Chicago; The Law Club of Chicago; American Society of Medical Association Counsel
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Phi Alpha Delta Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award. President, 1977-1979, Illinois Association of School Boards. President, 1987-1988, National School Boards Association. President, 1973-1983, Northbrook Illinois Board of Education. Chair and Trustee, National School Boards Foundation, 1994—. Vice Chairman, 1983-1985 and Charter Member, Legal Section, American Society of Association Executives Legal Committee. Member, Board of Directors, National Risk Retention Association, 1988-1989. Member, International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates, 1987—. Founding President, Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, 1991—. Member, Special Subcommittee of the Secretary of State for Illinois on the Illinois Not for Profit Corporation Act, 1984-1987. Member, Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law, 1984-1990; Life Member, Board of Visitors, Duke University School of Law, 1991—. Delegate, Convention Liaison Council, 1986-1989. Life Fellow, Chicago Bar Foundation; Fellow, American Bar Foundation.