Attorney Profiles

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1984
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1985
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1990

Education

• John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1984
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  
  
• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1981
  B.A.
  
  

Published Works

• Author, "A Plaintiffs Counsels' Guide to Corporate Scienter and Discovering the Basis of Punitive Damages in Products Litigation", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, Spring/Summer, 1983
• "An Overview of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 in Seventh Circuit Criminal Law Decisions", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Spring and Summer Journal, 1986
• "Operation Valkyrie: Illinois' Version of the Drug Courier Profile", Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter, 1989
• "DCFS Code of Ethics Proves to be a Boon for Father Accused of Sexual Assault and a Bane for the Prosecution", Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice Newsletter, Winter/Spring, 1999

Representative Cases

• U.S. v. Lanterman, 76 F.3d 158 (7th Cir. 1996)
• U.S. v. Sablotny, 21 F.2d 747 (7th Cir. 1993)
• U.S. v. Beler, 20 F.3d 1428 (7th Cir. 1994)
• Arkebauer v. Kiley, 985 F.2d 1351 (7th Cir. 1993)
• Arkebauer v. Kiley, 751 F.Supp. 783 (C.D.Ill. 1990)
• U.S. v. Garcia, 986 F.2d 1135 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1993)
• U.S. v. Erwin, 902 F.2d 510 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1990)
• In the Matter of Clark, 246 Ill.App.3d 362, 615 N.E.2d 1244 (4th Dist. 1993)
• People v. Huisinga, 242 Ill.App.3d 418, 610 N.E.2d 168 (4th Dist. 1993)
• Barter v. Slayback, 235 Ill.App.3d 18, 600 N.E.2d 538 (5th Dist. 1992)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Lecturer, Effective Use of Discovery in Criminal Cases, Law Ed Series, Illinois State Bar Association, 1990
• Search & Seizure Symposium, University of Illinois College of Law, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Sangamon County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member
  
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Attorneys For Criminal Justice
  Member
  
  
• Sangamon County Criminal Defense Bar, 1988 - 1989
  President
  
  
• Sangamon County Criminal Defense Bar, 1987 - 1988
  Secretary
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Illinois State Appellate Defender's Public Defender Trial Advocacy Program, Chicago-Kent IIT College of Law, Faculty

Birth Information

• April 16, 1959, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America