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Honors and Awards:
University of Illinois, College of Law, Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Fellows of the Illinois Bar Foundation Award for Distinguished Service to Law and Society
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (an invitation only, national trial lawyer honorary society, limited to 0.5% of American lawyers)
Selected for:
Super Lawyers, personal injury and professional malpractice, Plaintiff (top 5%)
America's Leading Lawyers (top 5%);
Law & Leading Attorneys;
Marquis' Who's Who in: The World; America; American Law; The Midwest; Emerging Leaders in America
The National Trial Lawyers (by election of peers—top 100 trial lawyers in each state; selected for Illinois)
Martindale-Hubbell rating: Illinois, AV; Missouri, AV
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, 1983-2004
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, 1996-2004
Missouri Bar Association
Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1977-1985
Member, Tort Law Committee, 1980-present
American Bar Association,
Member House of Delegates 1989-1993, 1996-1999
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division,
Chair, 2001-2002
Chair-Elect, 2000-2001
Secretary, 1999-2000
Member of Council 1989-1993, 1999-2003
Division Director 1988-1989, 1995-1997, 1998-1999
Litigation Section
Member, Professional liability Litigation Committee, 1994-2005
Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1994-2005
Member, Attorney's Liability Committee, 1997-2005
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member, Professional Ethics and Methods of Practice Committee, 1984-1987, 2001-2005
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation,
Vice Chair, 1987-1988
Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1988
Illinois Technology Center for Law & Public Interest
Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2004
Illinois Legal Aid On-line
Incorporator, 2005; Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2008; President of Board of Directors, 2006-2008
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, 1993-2005
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
Publications:
Author: Trial Advocacy in Illinois (with Drake, Holley and Rose) National Business Institute (1992) (Chapters on: Initial Considerations; Opening Statements).
Author: Software: Information Management, GP Solo, December, 2003, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, American Bar Association.
Reviewer: Missouri Professional Liability, The Missouri Bar (2005)
Author: Chapters on Missouri Supreme Court Rule 73, Trial by Court and Rule 79, Assignment of Judges in Case of Disability, Civil Procedure, 3rd Ed. The Missouri Bar, 2007.
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
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