Practice Areas - Civil Appeals
- Criminal Appeals
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- Litigation
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| University | University of Wisconsin, B.A., with honors, 1979 |
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| Law School | University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1983 |
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| Admitted | 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, 6th and 9th Circuits; 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit |
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| Memberships | Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Chicago Inn of Court (Master of the Bench); Illinois Appellate Lawyers' Association. |
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| Born | New York, New York, August 29, 1957 |
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| Biography | Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, 2003-2006. Solicitor General, State of Illinois, 1999-2003. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), Criminal Division, 1987-1999; Senior Appellate Counsel, 1989-1994. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1985-1987. Law Clerk to The Honorable Aaron E. Goodstein, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1983-1985. Member, Seventh Circuit Committees on Criminal and Civil Pattern Jury Instructions. Vice Chairman, Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite and Reform Commission, 2000-2002. 2007 Diversity Helping Hand Award, Black Women Lawyers' Ass'n of Greater Chicago. |
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| Reported Cases | Mathias v. WorldCom Technologies., Inc., 535 U.S. 682 (2002); Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001); Giant Screen Sports v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 553 F.3d 527 (7th Cir. 2009); United States v. Whiting, 471 F.3d 792 (7th Cir. 2006); Commonwealth Ins. Co. v. Titan Tire Corp., 398 F.3d 879 (7th Cir. 2004); In re Mary Ann P., 202 Ill. 2d 393, 781 N.E. 2d 237 (2002); Wirtz Corp. v. United Distillers & Vintners North America, Inc., 224 F.3d 708 (7th Cir. 2000) (amicus curiae); Hope Clinic v. Ryan, 195 F.3d 857 (7th Cir. 1999) (en banc); United States v. Krilich, 159 F.3d 1020 (7th Cir. 1998); De Silva v. DiLeonardi, 125 F.3d 1110 (1997); United States v. Ashman, 979 F.2d 469 (7th Cir. 1992); United States v. Sanders, 962 F.2d 660 (7th Cir. 1992). |
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| ISLN | 914496753 |
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