Professional Licenses
Illinois State Bar, admitted May 3, 1982
United States District Court, admitted June 23, 1982
United States District Court Trial Bar
United States Court of Appeals, admitted May 17, 1982
United States Supreme Court, August, 1995
Education
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, B.S., Broadcast Journalism, 1979
Legal Education
Oxford University Law School, Oxford, England, 1980
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, Juris Doctor, 1982
Professional Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Advocates Society
Other Activities
Member, Democratic National Committee
Officer, Young Democrats of America
Illinois State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor
Legislative Assistant, Illinois General Assembly
Society of Professional Journalists - Sigma Delta Chi
National Fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho
Lecturer, Bradley University, Media and Communications Law