Year Joined Organization

• 1978

Areas of Practice

• Worker's Compensation defense
• Insurance law
• Probate, wills and estate planning
• Residential and commercial real estate

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1976
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1977

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Law Review: SIU Law Review, 1975 - 1976
  
  
• Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1972
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Major: History
  
  

Representative Clients

• Hearing Officer/Claims Committee/State Universities Retirement Systems
• Eaton Corporation
• Country Mutual Insurance Company
• GSI Group
• Cincinnati Insurance Company
• Bridgestone/Firestone
• Zurich Insurance
• Pekin Insurance Company

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Decatur Bar Association, 1978 - 2008
  Member
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Leading Lawyers Network
  Selected by Peers as one of Illinois' Leading Lawyers
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Illinois Appellate Court (4th District), Lawclerk, 1976 - 1977

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information

• August 1, 1950, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America