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| Practice Areas | Commercial Litigation; Patent Infringement Litigation; Product Liability Defense; Professional Liability | | | Education | University of Illinois, J.D., summa cum laude, 1977, University of Illinois, B.A., 1974 | | | Admitted | 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | Chicago (Member, Board of Managers, 1990-1992), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Illinois CPA Society; American College College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow). | | | Born | San Antonio, Texas, August 20, 1952 | | | Biography | Order of the Coif. Graduated First in the Class, University of Illinois College of Law. Recipient, ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, 2003. Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1976-1977. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1974. Author: "The Legal Legacy of John Wayne Gacy: The Seventh Circuit's Irreputable Presumption that Juries Understand and Follow Jury Instructions," 78 Marquette Law Review 792, 1995; "Turf Wars—Can Non-Layers Represent Taxpayers in Real Property Tax Disputes?" Chicago Bar Record, June/July 1996; "Capitol Pro Bono Demand Is Up," National Law Journal, August 19, 1996; "Dealing With Jury Prejudice Against Big Corporations," Chicago Bar Record, March 1992; "The Scope of Attorneys' Responses To Auditors' Requests For Information—The ABA and AICPA Compromise," Univ. of Illinois Law Forum, 1976. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University Law School. President, CBA Television Productions, Inc., 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors: Public Interest Law Initiative, Chicago Bar Foundation, First Vice President; AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, 1988-1989. Treasurer, Chicago Bar Foundation. | | | Reported Cases | Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, 2000 U.S Lexis 1734 (U.S. Supreme Court, 2/29/2000); U.S. ex rel. Harris v. Reed, 489 U.S. 255, 109 S. Ct. 1038 (1988); Heller International v. Lloyds, London, 974 F.2d 850 (7th Cir. 1992); Brockhouse v. United States, 749 F.2d 1248 (7th Cir. 1984); Portnoy v. Kawecki Berylco Industries, 607 F.2d 765 (7th Cir. 1979); Gunther v. Commissioner of IRS, 909 F.2d 291 (7th Cir. 1990); Freesen v. Commissioner of IRS, 798 F.2d 195 (7th Cir. 1986); McCoy v. Franklin Savings & Loan, 636 F.2d 172 (7th Cir. 1980); United States v. King, 613 F.2d (7th Cir. 1980); KOA v. New Mexico State Highway Dept. (N.M. Supreme Court); People v. White, 158 Ill. 2d 439 (1994); Swick v. Liautaud, 169 Ill. 2d 504 (1996); Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Ill. Dept. of Revenue, 197 Ill. App. 3d 968 (1st Dist. 1989); Carol Ann Dagon v. Caterpillar (Ill. App. Court, 3d Dist.); Pros and Callas v. Mid-America Computer Corp., 142 Ill. App. 3d (2d Dist. 1986); State of Illinois ex rel. Beauchamp v. Elrod, 137 Ill. App. 3d 208 (1st Dist. 1985); Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Beach, 145 Ill. App. 3d 682 (1st Dist. 1986); Capsonic Group v. Swick, 181 Ill. App. 3d 988 (2nd Dist. 1989); Little City Foundation v. Capsonic Group, 231 Ill. App. 3d 122 (1st Dist. 1992); R.F. v. Abbott Laboratories, 709 A.2d 815 (N.J. Super A.D., 1998); R.F. Abbott Laboratories, 2000 N.J. Lexis 136 (N.J. Supreme Court, 2/29/2000); In re Detention of Bradley Lieberman, III. App. - (1st District 2001). | | | ISLN | 909436382 | |
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