Admitted
1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of
Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Illinois, B.S., Agricultural Science, 1978
Memberships
Chicago (Member, Vice-Chairman, 1988-1989 and Chairman, 1989-1990, 1997-1998, Agribusiness Law Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Agribusiness Financing Subcommittee, Committee on Commercial Financial Services, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; American Agricultural Law Association.
Biographical
Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Sigma Delta; Alpha Zeta; Bronze Tablet. Author: Developments in Agricultural Biotechnology, 19 WM. Mitchell L. Rev. 457, 1993; Seedsmens Errors and Omission Insurance, ASTA Seminar on Loss Prevention, Chicago, Illinois, 1997; Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights: Do We Need Coverage for This? American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Business Law Section, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1998. Member, Chicago/Cook County 4-H Foundation, Inc. (President, 1996-1998).