Admitted
1975, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Chicago, Sangamon County, Illinois State (Secretary, 1992, Vice Chairman, 1993, Chairman, 1994 and Member, Criminal Justice Section Council; Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1983; Co-Chairman, 1985-1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Decalogue Society of Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Attorneys For Criminal Justice (President, 1989-1990); Lincoln Douglas Chapter, American Inns of Court
Biographical
Recipient: Award of Excellence and Meritorious Achievement, Illinois Public Defenders Association, 1987; Presidents Award, Springfield Chapter, NAACP, 2003; Achievement Award, Center on Wrongful Convictions, Northwestern University School of Law, 2002. Certified Member, Capitol Litigation Trial Bar. Author: Criminal Law Practice & Procedure, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Law for the Para-Legal, 1978; Trial Issues, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Defending Illinois Criminal Cases, 1988. Expert Testimony of Battered Women's Syndrome, A New Frontier, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Fall and Winter Journal, 1983; Update on Illinois Supreme Court Decisions Dealing with Search and Seizure Law, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Spring and Summer Journal, 1984; An Overview of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 in Seventh Circuit Criminal Law Decisions, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Spring and Summer Journal, 1986. Co-Author: Available Forms of Temporary Relief Under The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Illinois Family Law Report, 1988. Lecturer: Illinois Institute of Legal Education, 1979-1981, 1985-1997; Update and Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1983, 1987; Ethical Issues Facing Criminal Defense Attorneys, Law Ed Series, Illinois State Bar Association, 1996; DNA. Frye Hearing Guide, Law Ed Series, Illinois State Bar Association, 1990; Getting By On A Shoestring Budget, Law Ed Series, Illinois State Bar Association, 1991; Illinois Public Defender's Association, 1984, 1987; Motions in Limine, 1997; Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Creative Motion Practice, 1993; Illinois Law and Practice on Jury Selection in Capital Cases, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Illinois Law & Practice on Jury Selection in Capital Cases, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001. Faculty Member, Illinois Public Defender's Association Trial Advocacy School, 1985-1995. Member: Legal Advisory C