Birth Place/Date: Chicago, Illinois; September 19, 1961

Legal History: Admitted to Bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Illinois; Law Clerk to Chief Justice Thomas J. Moran, Illinois Supreme Court 1987-88.

Education: Georgetown University (A.B., Magna Cum Laude, 1983); Northwestern University (J.D., High Honors, 1986)

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Creditor's Rights; and Bankruptcy