Birth Place/Date: Chicago, Illinois, October 4, 1955

Legal History: Admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.

Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Finance, with honors, 1977); University of Toledo School of Law - Toledo (J.D., May, 1980).

Qualifications: Member: American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Lake County, Indiana Bar Association.

Practice Areas: Defense Litigation in areas of premises, products, prescription error, auto, construction and general liability; Insurance Defense Litigation. Certified mediator, State of Indiana, registered in Lake and Porter Counties. Certified Arbitrator, Chair Qualified for Cook and Will Counties, Illinois Mandatory Arbitration.