Admitted
1977, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Law School
Indiana University, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Hanover College, B.A., cum laude, 1974
Memberships
Allen County (Bankruptcy Section), Indiana State (President, 1999-2000; President, 1999-2000; President-Elect, 1998-1999, Vice President, 1997-1998, Chair, Membership Committee, 1997-1998; Member: Membership Committee, 1995-1996; Board of Governors, 1993-1995, 1997-2001; Board of Managers, 1988-1989; Accelerated Dispute Resolution Committee, 1987-1992; Nominating Committee, 1991-1992; Young Lawyers Section-Executive Council, 1985-1986; Secretary-Treasurer, 1986-1987; Chair-Elect, 1987-1988; Chair, 1988-1989; Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American (Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section; Young Lawyers Division-Executive Committee, 1987-1988; Vice-Chair, 1988-1989, Debtor-Creditor Relations Committee; Vice-Chair, 1988-1989, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee) Bar Associations; Seventh Circuit Bar Association (Indiana Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1991—; Member, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Study Committee, 1995); Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (President, 1998-1999, President-Elect, 1997-1998); Great Plains Bankruptcy Conference (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1995); Central States Bankruptcy Conference (Member, Advisory Board, 1997—); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Board of Directors, 1994-2000; Membership Committee, 1992-1999; Co-Chair, 1994-1999)
Biographical
Lecturer, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Business Institute, ICLEF and the Legal Education Institute. Co-Author: Bankruptcy A Survival Guide for Lenders, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1997. Member, Board of Visitors, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, 1998-2000 and Indianapolis, 1998-2000. Honored, Sagamore of the Wabash, 2000. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-1999; Projects Committee, 1990-1991, 1993-1994). Fellow, American College of Banruptcy, 2003.