Admitted
1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1971
Memberships
Chicago, Illinois State (Member, Education Law Section Council, Committee on Law Related Education, Chair, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Labor and Employment, Law Practice Management Sections) Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of Illinois; Illinois Council of School Attorneys (Director; Chair, 1992-1993; Vice-Chair, 1991-1992); National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys (Member, Urban Law Committee).
Biographical
Member, Chicago-Kent College of Law Review, 1974. Author: Inside or Outside? Considerations in the Decision to Employ In-House or Retain Outside Counsel, NSBA Council of School Attorneys (1997); Recent Developments in Employee Dismissal, NSBA Council School of School Attorneys (1994); Missouri v. Jenkins: Taxation Without Representation or Remedy of Last Resort? ABA Urban, State and Local Law Newsletter, Vol. 14, No 1, Fall 1990; An Attack on Confession of Judgment Clauses in Residential Leases Through Section 2-302 of the UCC, 50 Chicago-Kent Law Review 482 (1973); The Rights of Foster Parents to the Children in Their Care, Chicago-Kent Law Review 86 (1973). General Counsel, Chicago Board of Education, 1982-1990; Acting General Counsel, 1993-1995; Assistant Attorney, Chicago Board of Education, 1974-1981.