Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Child Repesentive and Guardian ad Litem in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Domestic Relations Division

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of the American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association since 1973.
• Committee Member, Domestic Relations Management Advisory Committee to Judge Timothy C Evans, Domestic Relations Division, 1996-2000; Judge Moshe Jacobius, 2000 to present; Certified Child Representive, Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois; Appointed Member of Court Subcommittee, Family Violence Prevention Coordinating Counsel, Fifth Municipal District, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois: Appointed Member to Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Counsel, 1981-1984; Subcommittee on Divorce Mediation, Family Law Section Counsel, 1983-1984: Chairman, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy/ Hold Harmless Agreements,1983-1984.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Was a guest speaker on the topic of banruptcy/hold harmless agreements at the Illinois State Bar Association, Family Law Section annual meeting., Speaker, Bankruptcy/Hold Harmless Agreements, 1983
• Played the role of an attorney for Petitioner Wife in a video tape production on presenting a Petition for an Order of Protection in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, Judge Susan Snow, Presiding, Fifth Municipal District. The video was produced for viewing by the general public as an information aid to victims of domestic violence., 1999
• Presented a lecture for the Circuit Court of Cook County Child Representives Continuing Education Program on Supervised Visitation., Guest Speaker, Circuit Court Of Cook County, Domestic Relation Division, 2007

Verdicts and Settlements:

• In re Marriage of LaReno, 113 Ill.App. 3d 755; 447 N.E. 2d 949, (1st District 1983).In re Adoption of Richards, 104 Ill. App. 3d 406; 432 N.E. 2d 1037,(1st District 1982).Blake v H-F Group Multiple Listing Service, 36 Ill. App. 3d 730; 345 N.E. 2d 18 (1st District 1976).

Educational Background:

• Leo High School, Chicago, Illinois, 1962-1966: University of Illinois (B.A.1970, Administration of Criminal Justice); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D.,1973).