Admitted
1963, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Tennessee
Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
College
University of Illinois, B.A., 1961
Memberships
Peoria County (Chairman: Legislation Committee, 1972-1973; Courts and Procedures Committee, 1973-1974; Task Force for Advertising and Specialization, 1977-1978; Member, Grievance Committee, 1972-1973, 1974-1975), Illinois State (Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Advisory Polls, 1974-1983; Vice-Chairman, 1979-1980; Chairman, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Committee on Commercial Banking and Financial Transactions Litigation) Bar Associations; The Seventh Circuit Bar Association (Member: District Court Liaison Representative, Illinois Central District, 1988-1998; Board of Governors, 1990-1992); Estate Planning Council of Central Illinois. The Society of Trial Lawyers of Illinois; Illinois Defense Counsel; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Author: Federal Civil Practice: Can Non-Party Insurer Be Ordered To Appear? Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, November, 1986; Leasehold Damages and Awards in Eminent Domain, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995. Lecturer, Proving Damages in a Wrongful Death Case, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981. Special Assistant, Illinois Attorney General, Condemnation, 1969-1984; Chairman, City of Peoria Board of Personnel Appeals, 1973-1984. Hearing Officer, Illinois Pollution Control Board, 1973-1977. Member, The Salvation Army National Advisory Board, 1987-1996; Chair, Advisory Board Development Committee, 1991-1995. Peoria Area Community Foundation (Member, Professional Advisory Committee, 1992—. Attorney, Boynton Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, 1992-1996. Judge Advocate, American Legion, Peoria Post 2, 1991—.
Military
1st Lt., Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, 1964-1965