Admitted: 1972, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Illinois, J.D.
Member: Jackson County, Illinois State (Member, Health Care Section Council, 1986-1991; Chairman, 1989 and Member, 1987-1993, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education; Chair, 1992; Member, Special Committee on Ethics 2000, 1999-2003; Special Committee on Ancillary Services, 2001-2003; Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility, 2005) and American Bar Associations; Illinois C.P.A. Society; The American Association for Justice; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Leading Lawyer Network.
Biography: Registered Certified Public Accountant. Author: Estate Planning Handbook, Chapter 8, Planning Techniques, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005. Co-Author: Eminent Domain Handbook, Chapter 8, "Trial Procedure and Technique," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2002. Author: Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families, Chapter 4, Planning for Incapacity, Powers of Attorney, Living Trusts and Forms of Ownership, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2000. Registered Emergency Medical Technician, Illinois, 1982-1984. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources, 1983. Member, 1985-1997, Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois Hospital Services. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, 2006.
Born: Effingham, Illinois, June 25, 1947
MilitaryService: U.S. Navy, 1972-1976, Lieut, J.A.G.C.
Cases: City of Carbondale v. Yehling, 96 Ill. 2d 495, 451 N.E. 2d 495; Norman v. American National First Insurance Company 198 Ill. App. 3d 269, 555 N.E. 2d 1087; Department of Conservation v. Fairless, 273 Ill. App. 3d 705, 653 N.E. 2d 446.