Attorney Profiles

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1992
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1992
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Member, Moot Court Team, 1991-1992
  Law Review: Southen Illinois University Law Review, Staff Member, 1990 - 1992
  
  
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1985
  B.A.
  Major: Finance
  
  

Published Works

• Casenote, "The Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination: An Individual's Right Versus the Government's Need for Effective Law Enforcement", 16 Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1991
• Comment, "The Constitutionality of Police Protection Statutes", 16 Southern Illinois University Law Journal ,707, 1992
• Co-Author: "Compilations of Motions, Recent Cases and Articles to Assist Criminal Defense Attorneys", Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Annual Meeting, 1993

Representative Cases

• Naylor v. Kindred, 250 Ill.App.3d 997, 620 N.E.2d 520 (4th District 1993)
• Pope v. Shafer, 86 F.3d 90 (7th Cir. 1996)

Honors and Awards

• Law Journal Member, 1991 - 1992
• National Moot Court Team Captain/Member, 1991 - 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Sangamon County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice
  Member
  
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Member
  
  
• American Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• June 17, 1963, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America