Birth Place/Date: Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1941

Legal History: Admitted to bar, 1970, Illinois; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1986, Indiana.

Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1966); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta.

Experience: Author: A Strict Liability Under Road Construction Injuries Act, Bar Association Tort Trends, Illinois State Bar Journal, Vol. 18-5, May, 1983. Co-Author: A How to Prepare a Law Office Policy Manual, Law Office Economics Section, Illinois State Bar Association, Chairman Column of Tort Law Section Newsletter, 1984-1985. Lecturer: A Proof Problems Under Comparative Negligence, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association, 1983; A Construction Related Injuries, IIT Seminar on Construction Law, 1983. Practice: Cook County State’s Attorney, Financial Crimes Division, 1971-1972. Member: Founding Council for United Hellenic Voters of Illinois. Arbitrator, National Panel, American Arbitration Association.

Qualifications: Member: Illinois State Bar Association (General Assembly, 1981-1986; Vice Chairperson, 1984; Chairperson, Tort Law Section, 1985; Standing Committee on Insurance Programs, 1983 and Law Office Economics Council, 1987-1990); Illinois Defense Council, Defense Research Institute.

Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Toxic Tort and Mold Litigation; Trucking and Freight Litigation.