Admitted: 1985, Ohio; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S., District Court, Northern District of Indiana
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D.
Member: Chicago Bar Association; Young Lawyers Section (Director, 1994-1995); Criminal Justice Committee (Chair, 1993-1994); Federal Trial Bar Course (Co-Chair, 1992-1993).
Biography: Recipient: Becker Memorial Award for Leadership and Scholarship; Rightmire Memorial Award for Leadership and Scholarship. Editor-in-Chief, Ohio State Law Journal, 1984-1985. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1985-1987. Participant: Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College, 2006; Defending Illinois Death Penalty Cases, March, 2005; Life in the Balance sponsored by National Legal Aid, Defender Association and Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, 2004; Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, 2003; Life in the Balance Death Penalty College sponsored by Santa Clara University, August 2001. Felony Trial Attorney, Cook County Public Defender, 1989-1992. Litigation Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1987-1989. Instructor, Trial Practice Seminars sponsored by Cook County Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender, University of Chicago and Mandel Legal Aid Clinic. Commissioner, Oak Park Community Relations, 2000-2003. Faculty, Chicago Bar Association College of Trial Advocacy.
Born: Cleveland, Ohio, September 2, 1959
Languages: French
Cases: People v. Aldin; People v. Ojeda; People v. Manson; U.S. v Thomas; U.S. v. Miller; U.S. v. Keon Thomas; U.S. v. Tagany; U.S. Lallemand; People v. Mark Johnson; People v. Navarette; U.S. v. Salazar; People v. Cole, People v. Jones. People v. DeFilippo.