Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
University of Illinois, B.A., 1967
Memberships
Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations
Biographical
Member, 1968-1970 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1969-1970, Illinois Law Forum. Author: A New Boundary for Zone of Peril, 1969 Illinois Law Forum 125; Handling Witnesses, Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education Handbook on Illinois Civil Trial Practice, 1979; Initial Evaluation of the Case, Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education Handbook on Handling Business and Commercial Litigation, 1981, 1985, 1988 and 1990 supplement; Presenting Testimony, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Handbook on Illinois Civil Trial Practice, 1982, 1986, 1991. Chapter Author: Direct Examination, PLI Civil Practice Strategies and Techniques, 1986; Circumstantial Evidence, Matthew Bender Federal Evidence Practice Guide, 1989; Opening Statements, Matthew Bender Federal Evidence Practice Guide, 1990; Expert Witnesses, PLI Winning Strategies and Techniques for Civil Litigators, 1992. Co-Author: West Illinois Civil Practice Guide , 1998, 1999. Columnist, National Law Journal, 1998—. Senior Instructor, Trial Bar Skills Seminar, IICLE, 1983-1986. Panelist, IIT/Chicago-Kent, Commodities Law Seminar, 1983, 1988, 1990 and 1991. Public Arbitrator: Chicago Board Options Exchange, 1985—; National Futures Association, 1988—; Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 1988—. Member, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1978—. Chairman, Federal Civil Procedure Committee, 2002—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.