Attorney Profiles

Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers

Selected for: America's Leading Lawyers; Law & Leading Attorneys; Marquis' Who's Who in: The World; America; American Law; The Midwest; Emerging Leaders in America

Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1970

Missouri, 1976

U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1974

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1970

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1977

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1970

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1977

U.S. Supreme Court, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois State Bar Association

Secretary, 1991 - 1992

Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983, 1987-1994

Member, ISBA-CBA Joint Committee on Judicial Compensation, 1983-present

Member, Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, 1987-1988, 1995-2002

Board of Governors Liaison, 1988-1994

Secretary, 1998-1999

Vice Chair, 1999-2000

Chair, 2000-2001

Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1996-present

Missouri Bar Association

Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1977-1985

Member, Tort Law Committee, 1980-present

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Sustaining Member

American Bar Association,

Member House of Delegates 1989-1993, 1996-1999

General Practice, Solo ABA,

Chair, 2001-2002

General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section,

Chair-Elect, 2000-2001

Secretary, 1999-2000

Member of Council 1989-1993

Council 1999-2003

Division Director 1988-1989, 1995-1997, 1998-1999

Litigation Section

Member, Professional liability Litigation Committee, 1994-present

Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1994-present

Member, Attorney's Liability Committee, 1997-present

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Member, Professional Ethics and Methods of Practice Committee, 1984-1987, 2001-present

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation,

Vice Chair, 1987-1988

Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1988

Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois

Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1994

Illinois Bar Foundation

Treasurer, 1998-2004

Member, Board of Directors, 1994-2004

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Member, Board of Advocates, 1993-present

University of Illinois College of Law

Member, Board of Visitors, 1979-1986

President of Board of Visitors, 1983-1984

Fraternities:

Phi Delta Phi

Alpha Phi Omega

Military Service:

Colonel, Army of the United States (Retired List), Medical Service Corps, 1970-2001

Graduate, Army Command and General Staff College, 1988

Lecturer on the subjects of civil trial practice, legal malpractice and ethics for: American Bar Association; National Business Institute; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Missouri Bar Association; and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Birth Information:

April 19, 1945, East St. Louis, Illinois, United States of America