Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• 60% Litigation: Trials and Appeals
• 10% Landlord and Tenant
• 10% Insurance
• 10% Personal Injury
• 10% Contracts

Litigation Percentage

• 60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1973
• Iowa, 1984
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1977

Education

• University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana, Illinois, 1973
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA, 1968
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Published Works

• Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Chapter: Notice and Cooperation, 2002
• Columnist - IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1994-2007

Representative Cases

• Quad Cities Open, Inc. v. City of Silvis, 208 Ill.2d 498 (Illinois Supreme Court 2004)
• Emergency Care and Health Organizations, Ltd. v. Trinity Medical Center, 2005 WL 3485595 (Illinois Appeals Court 2005)

Representative Clients

• Trinity Medical Center
• Country Mutual Insurance Company

Honors and Awards

• Chicago Magazine, Illinois Super Lawyer, 2005 - 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, 1973 - 2007
  Member
  
  
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 1977 - 2007
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• December 13, 1946, Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America