Honors and Awards:

• AV® Preeminent Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®; Illinois Super Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™; Illinois Leading Lawyers, having been selected by his peers as being in the top 5 percent of all personal injury, professional malpractice and transportation attorneys in Illinois

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• U.S. District Court,Northern District of Illinois, 2004

Bar/Professional Activity:

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Chicago Bar Association; Lorman Education Services; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Estate of Whitener vs. Aon; Estate of Shirley Fein v. Chicago Transit Authority et al; Estate of Cynthia Lee v. Lutheran General Hospital; Celeste Fraser v. Charles Bjork; Estate of Marvin Bailey v. Albert Sheetz et al; Estate of Shannon Eggert v. George Scully, Jr.; Estate of Donald Laird v. Cook County Hospital; Tom Stritzel v. MSD et al; Boy Doe v. Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System, Inc. et al.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Loyola Law School Leadership and Service Award, 1976; St. Robert Bellarmine Award, 1986;

Educational Background:

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, 1976; Illinois State University, BS, 1973; Carl Sandburg College, A.S., 1971