Admitted
1987, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1984
Memberships
St. Joseph County (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1990; Secretary, 1990—), Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Americus Chairman, 1992-1997, Director, 1997—); Defense Research Institute
Biographical
Author: Temporary Partial Disability, Getting the Numbers Right, Res Gestae, October 1989; Preparing Yourself for Mediation, ITLA Summertime Torts, August 1992; Bad Faith and Collateral Actions in Workers' Compensation, LBC Insurance Law Update, May 1993; Overview of the Workers Compensation Act, Workers Compensation Deskbook ICLEF, 1994; Depositions for Fun and Profit, IDLA Rookie Seminar, April 1995, 1997, 1999; Fraudulent Concealment and the Statute of 1997, Limitations in Medical Malpractice, Winter 1996; Constitutional Challenge to Tort Reform, IDLA, June 1996; 1997 Indiana Workers Compensation Legislation Summary; The Indiana Lawyer, June 11, 1997. Panelist, Making it Work and Defense Bar and Industry Relations, Defense Seminar, Insurance Institute of Indiana, 1998. State Certified Mediator/Arbitrator, 1992—. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White 1995/1998. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation; National Council of Self Insureds; Indiana Self Insurers Association; National Health Lawyers Association; Notre Dame Law Association.