Admitted
1976, Illinois; 1990, Missouri
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Illinois College, B.A., 1972
Memberships
St. Clair County, Illinois State (Member, Civil Practice Section Council, 1981-1985; Member, Tort Law Section Council, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1983—; Chairman, Civil Practice and Rules Committee, 1986—; Elected Board of Managers, 1987—); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Order of the Woolsack, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1975-1976. Author: Post-Judgment Relief for Lost Wages Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 20 St. Louis Univ. Law Journal 409, 1976. Co-author: Civil Practice before Trial, Chapter VII, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1988; Illinois Civil Practice 1989-1995 Supplement, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Illinois Personal Injury Complaints, West Publishing Company. Lecturer: Expert Testimony, Illinois State Bar Association, 1984; Civil Practice Evidence, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1984; Update on Civil Practice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985; FELA, an Overview & Update, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1985; Handling and Settling Claims without Suit, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1986; Product Liability Litigation, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988; Illinois Civil Trial Evidence, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1988; The Medical Malpractice Case - Hospital, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1988; Civil Practice & Procedure Update, Illinois State Bar Association, 1988; Wilson v. Clark Revisited, Illinois State Bar Association, 1989; Soft Tissue Diagnostics and Evaluation, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1990; Trial Evidence & Hearsay - Rebuttal Evidence, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; Evidentiary Rules and Trial Tactics in Mfg. Defect Cases, Illinois State Bar Association, 1992; Blueprint for Building a Successful Case - Closing Arguments, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994; Illinois Civil Practice Update— Protecting Litigation Rights, West Publishing Company, 1997 Edition; Illinois Personal Injury Complaints/FAST, West Publishing Company, 1994. Law Clerk to Hon. George J. Moran, 5th District Court of Appeals of Illinois, 1976-1977. Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Louis University School of Law, 1