Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Insurance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury - Defense
• Personal Injury - Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Employment Law
• Construction Litigation
• Mechanics' Liens
• Premises Liability

Litigation Percentage

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1996
• Iowa, 2002
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1998
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2003

Education

• Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  
  
• Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 1992
  B.S. With Honors, Finance
  Honors: Dean's List, 1989, 1990
  
  

Representative Cases

• Quad Cities Open, Inc. v. City of Silvis, 208 Ill.2d 498, 804 N.E.2d 499 (Ill. Sup. Ct. 2004)
• Center for Sight of Cent. Illinois I.S.C. v. Deranian, 305 Ill.App.3d 909, 712 N.E.2d 417 (4th Dist. Appellate Ct. 1999)
• Pratt-Holdampf v. Trinity Medical Center, 338 Ill.App.3d 1079, 789 N.E.2d 882 ( 2003)

Representative Clients

• AAA Chicago Motor Club Insurance
• Unitryn Insurance
• United Heartland Insurance
• Zurich North America Insurance
• Crescent Electric Supply Company
• Hillebrand Construction Company
• Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc.
• John Deere Classic Charitable Corp.
• American Bank & Trust Co.

References

• American Bank & Trust Co.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, 1992 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Rock Island County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Featherstun, Gaumer, Kenney, Postlewait, Stocks & Flynn, Associate Attorney, 1992 - 1996

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Kappa Lambda

Birth Information

• January 10, 1970, Moline, Illinois, United States of America