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Born: June 10, 1956
Member of Bar: Ohio (1981) (Inactive Status)
Illinois (1985)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (1982)
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois (1987)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1985)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1992)
Nature of Practice:
Concentrated in professional liability defense, personal injury defense, commercial litigation, civil trials and appeals, and health care law.
Law School: University of Illinois (J.D., 1981)
College: University of Illinois (B.A., 1978)
Professional Associations & Activities:
Champaign County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council (1990-1998)
Vice-Chair (1994-1996)
Chair (1996-1997)
Ex-Officio (1997-1998)
Insurance Law Section Council (1997-2003)
Secretary (1999-2000)
Vice-Chair (2000-2001)
Chair (2001-present)
Ex-Officio (2002-2003)
Tort Law Section Council (1997-2003; 2006-Present)
Task Force on Certification of Attorneys by Specialty (1997) Special Committee on Mentoring (2003-2006)
American Bar Association
Litigation Section
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Publications and Presentations:
Participant at the ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 2006 Allerton Conference on "Reforming The Jury System in Illinois"; Guest Lecturer, University of Illinois College of Law Trial Advocacy Program (1998-2006); "The Illinois Supreme Court Makes Major Revisions to Trial Witness Disclosures Under Rule 213," Trial Briefs, August 2002 (newsletter of ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council); "Rule 213 Opinion Witness Update," Trial Briefs, November 2001; "Institutional Negligence Claims Against Hospitals and Other Health Care Entities," Tort Trends, June 2001 (newsletter of ISBA Tort Law Section Council); Speaker and contributing author at seminar entitled "Insurance Coverage: An Update on the topic of 'Notice and the Cooperation Clause,'" sponsored by the Insurance Law Section Council of the ISBA, April 5, 2001 (Chicago) and April 19, 2001 (Peoria); "Supreme Court Holds HMOs May Be Liable for Institutional Negligence," Tort Trends, March 2001; "The Dos and Don'ts of Rule 213 Opinion Witness Discovery," Illinois Bar Journal, January 2001 (Vol. 89, No. 1); "Rule 213 Opinion Witness Case Update," Trial Briefs, May 2000; "HMO Liability and the Fiduciary Duty of Physicians," Tort Trends, May 2000; Moderator, speaker, and contributing author at seminar entitled "An Update for Tort and Insurance Litigators" on the topic of "HMO Liability from the Defense Perspective" co-sponsored by Insurance Law and Tort Law Section Councils of the ISBA, May 18, 2000 (Chicago) and May 25, 2000 (Collinsville); Participant at the ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 2000 Allerton House Conference on "The Future of the Legal Profession: Multidisciplinary Practice," University of Illinois Allerton Park, Monticello, Illinois, May 4-6, 2000; "Obtaining Leave of Court to Pursue Punitive Damage Claim," Trial Briefs, December, 1999; "A Summary of Rule 213 Opinion Witness Cases," Trial Briefs, September and October, 1999 issues; Contributor to the "1999 Annual Illinois Health Law Survey" published by the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; Speaker at Central Illinois Paralegal Association on "Personal Injury Law from the Defense Attorney's Perspective," September 10, 1999, Bloomington, Illinois; "Punitive Damages and the Corporate Complicity Rule," Tort Trends, May, 1999; Participant and Group Leader, ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 1998 "Punitive Damages and the Corporate Complicity Rule," Tort Trends, May, 1999; Allerton House Conference, "Practicing Law in the Twenty-First Century: Professionalism, Technology and Dispute Resolution"; Program Coordinator, "Everything You Need to Know About Settlements," ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council Seminar, October 1997; "Product Liability After Tort Reform," Trial Briefs, July 1996; Participant and Group Leader, ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 1996 Allerton House Conference, "The Tension Between Media, The Courts, and Lawyers"; Moderator, Speaker and Contributing Author, "New Supreme Court Rules Governing Civil Discovery Effective January 1, 1996," ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council Seminars, October 1995, and February 1996; Speaker and Contributing Author, "Anatomy of a Pretrial I," ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Council Seminar, November 1995; Speaker and Contributing Author, "Anatomy of a Trial: Recurring Evidentiary Issues," ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council Seminar, November 1994; "Insured's Statement to an Independent Investigator is Privileged," Trial Briefs, October 1994; Participant and Group Leader, ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 1994 Allerton House Conference, "Expert Witness Testimony"; "Apportionment of Fault Under the Code of Civil Procedure," Trial Briefs, April 1994; "When is a Product Defective or Unreasonably Dangerous?", Trial Briefs, June 1993; "Open and Obvious - No Longer an Absolute Defense in Premises Liability Cases," Trial Briefs, February 1993; "The Contribution Act Did Not Abolish Common Law Implied Indemnity in Quasi-Contractual Relationships Involving Vicarious Liability," Trial Briefs, February 1993; Speaker and Contributing Author, "Case Law Update Affecting Civil Practice and Procedure", ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Council Seminar, October 1992; Participant and Group Leader, ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council 1992 Allerton House Conference, "Access to the Courts"; "To Remove or Not to Remove (to Federal Court)", Trial Briefs, March 1992.