Admitted
1976, Illinois; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Kansas, B.S.B., 1971; Northwestern University Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., 197
Memberships
Chicago Bar Association (Member: Tort Litigation Section; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1985-1990; Past Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation of Tort Litigation Section; Past Chairman, Subcommittee on Pending Legislation of Tort Litigation Section); Illinois State Bar Association (President, 1997- 1998; President Elect, 1996-1997; Second Vice President, 1995-1996, Third Vice President, 1994-1995; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Member, Editorial Board of Illinois Bar Journal, 1989; Associate Editor, 1990-1991; Elected Member, ISBA Assembly, 1990-1999; Elected Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1999; Board Liaison to: Illinois Bar Journal, 1991-1993; International and Immigration Law Section, 1991-1993; Health Care Section, 1991-1992; Bench and Bar Section, 1992-1993; Young Lawyers Section, 1993-1994; Civil Practice & Procedure 1993-1994; Member: Rules & By-Laws Committee, 1990-1991; Mutual Insurance Company Board Committee on Long Range Planning, 1992-1993; Life Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation; Long Range Planning Committee, 1992-1993; Vice-Chair, Task Force on Minorities and the Justice System, 1993-1996; Elected Member, Scope & Correlation Committee, 1992-1993; Chair, Assembly Committee on Integrated Bar, 1993-1994; Chair, Standing Committee on Investments, 1993-1994; Member, Standing Committee on Budget & Audit, 1993-1994; Elected, Third Vice-President, 1994; Chairman, Standing Committee on ISBA Properties, 1994-1995; Board of Directors, ISBA Mutual Insurance Company, 1995—; Second Vice President, 1997-1998; First Vice President, 1998-1999; Chairman of the Board, 1999-2000); American Bar Association (Chairman of the Board, 1998-1999; Member, Sections on: Litigation; Space and Aviation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Member, Editorial Board of the Brief, 1990-1992; Member, House of Delagates, 1995-1999); Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, Amicus Curiae Committee, 1985-1987; Chairman, 1987-1989. Moderator, Trial Advocacy Seminar, December 1984; Member: Legislativ