Areas of Practice:

Professional Liability

Products Liability

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation, with experience in:

Illinois Circuit Courts
United States District Courts
State Courts throughout the country

Admitted:

Illinois State Bar, 2001

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2001

Pro Hac Vice Admissions: California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education:

Undergraduate
Augustana College, B.A., 1998
Rock Island, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, English
Minors: Political Science, Foundations Studies
Honors: Cum Laude

Law School
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 2001
Champaign, Illinois
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Cum Laude

Representative Experience:

United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri, Extern, 1999

Honors:

Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who

International Association of Defense Counsel 2003 Trial Academy

Affiliations:

American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel

- Co-chair of the Civil Practice Committee
The Civil Practice Committee of the IDC focuses on drafting and modifying legislation in Illinois, including Supreme Court Rules, and also determining if the IDC should weigh in on civil practice issues pending before the appellate courts and the Illinois Supreme Court.

Publications and Presentations:

"LEGAL MALPRACTICE V. BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY: DETERMINING THE PROPER REMEDY," IDC MonogRAPH II, FIRST QUARTER, 2007 - Click to read »

"First District Appellate Court Reiterates Forum Non Conveniens Analysis" - Click to read »

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