BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 1982

U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1982

U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996

U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois

J.D. magna cum laude - 1982

Law Review: Southern Illinois University Law Review, Editor, 1981 - 1982

University of Illinois

B.A. - 1970

Troy State University

M.B.A. - 1978

CLASSES/SEMINARS

Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1986

Instructor, Civil Procedure, Southern Illinois University, 1984 - Present

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Captain, USAF, 1970 - 1978

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Jackson County Bar Association, Member

Illinois State Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member

The American Association for Justice, Board of Visitors, SIU School of Law, 2000 - Present

Leading Lawyer Network, Member

Carbondale Housing Board of Appeals, 1995 - 2003