Areas of Practice:
- Product Liability
- Premises Defense
- Commercial
- Professional
- Employment
- Transportation
- Construction
- Insurance Coverage
- Environmental/Toxic Tort
Admitted:
- Illinois, Missouri & Massachusetts Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court (Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; Southern District of Indiana)
Membership:
- International Association of Defense Council
- Defense Research Institute
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel - Board Member, 2000-Current, Board of Directors 2008-2009
- Illinois State Bar Association- Assembly Member, 2004-2009
- McLean County Arbitrator
- McLean County Bar Association
- Robert E. Underwood Inns of Court
- The Appellate Lawyers Association
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- The Harmonie Group - Board of Directors, 1999-2004
- Chicago Bar Association - CBA Judicial Evaluation Committee 1994-1996
- Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago - 1990-1997
- Cook County Mandatory Arbitrator - 1990-1997
Education:
- Juris Doctorate - University of Illinois, College of Law
- Bachelor of Science - Cum Laude, Economics - University of Illinois
Publications:
- IICLE Third Party Practice Handbook - Federal Third Party Practice and Procedure 2004
- IICLE Federal Civil Practice - Pleadings 2003
Presentations:
- ISBA Motor Vehicle Cases from A to Z
- CBA Countdown to Trial “Opening Statements/ Closing Arguments”
- IDC Insurance Symposium and Trial Tactics Seminar
- IICLE Handling a Vehicle Crash Case
Community:
- American Red Cross of the Heartland - Board Member: Vice Chair, 2008-2010
- Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation - Board Member
- McLean County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- McLean County Republicans