Admitted
1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, Iowa. (Not admitted in Massachusetts)
Law School
Northwestern University, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Drake University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1978; Northwestern University, M.M., 1984
Memberships
American Bar Association; American Corporate Counsel Association.
Biographical
F.C. Austin Scholar. Lowden-Wigmore Prize. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1983-1984. Coordinating Executive Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, 1983-1984. Author: Environmental Problems Caused By Federal Government Agencies, in Environmental Dispute Handbook: Liability and Claims (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991); Client Solicitation, in The Journal of the Section of Litigation (American Bar Association, Winter 1993); Preparing for the Onslaught: Search Warrants and Inspections in Environmental Criminal Cases, in Natural Resources & Environment (American Bar Association, Spring 1994). Vice President and Group Counsel, Payless ShoeSource, Inc., 1999-2001. Senior Counsel, HON INDUSTRIES Inc., 1994-1996. Vice President, The HON Company, 1996-1998. Associate, 1988-1990 and Partner, 1991-1994, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, Illinois. Associate, Levin & Funkhouser, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, 1984-1988.