Honors and Awards: Appointed to Blue Ribbon Panel to investigate Circuit Court handling of Joseph Wallace case.   Appointed by Circuit Court to represent 950 students of Lawndale Academy, AV Peer Review Rated - Martindale Hubbell (highest rating for both legal ability and ethics)

Special Licenses/Certifications: Illinois CPA

Bar/Professional Activity: Past Chair, Chicago Bar Association Justice for Youth Campaign, California State Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service: Chicago Bar Association Justice for Youth Campaign

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author: “Representing Brokers and Public Customers in Commodity Litigation,” IICLE. Supplement to IICLE Handbook on “Handling Business and Commercial Litigation,” Trial Techniques., Visiting Lecturer: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business; Stanford University School of Law. Faculty Member, Skills for Practicing Attorneys, IICLE Federal Trial Bar Course. Chairman, Cook County Task Force on Youth Welfare, 1991., Authoring article for field paper on Cognitive Illiberalism of Framers of U.S. Constitution, wrote Charter for Creation of Audit Committee for a Cypriot Corporation

Verdicts and Settlements: ­­­­Travis v. U.S. 362 F.2d 477 C.A.Cal. (June 14, 1966); Pacific Trading Co. v. Wilson & Co., Inc. 547 F.2d 367 (November 22, 1976); Glazer v. National Commodity Research & Statistical Service, Inc. 547 F.2d 392C.A.Ill. (January 07, 1977); Savage v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 548 F.2d 192 C.A.7 (January 17, 1977); Silverman v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 549 F.2d 28 C.A.7 (February 16, 1977); John Munic Meat Co., Inc. v. H. Gartenberg & Co. 51 Ill.App.3d 413, 366 N.E.2d 617 (July 29,1977); Silverman v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 562 F.2d 432 C.A.7 (September 19,1977); International Trading, Ltd. v. Bell 262 Ark. 244, 556 S.W.2d 420 (October 03, 1977); Donoghue v. Kohlmeyer & Co. 63 Ill.App.3d 979, 380 N.E.2d 1003 (August 30, 1978); Savage v. Schoenstadt 68 Ill.App.3d 552, 386 N.E.2d 339 (January 11, 1979); Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Savage 611 F.2d 270 C.A.Cal. (November 20, 1979); Savage v. Seed 81 Ill.App.3d 744, 401 N.E.2d 984 (February 01, 1980); GNP Commodities, Inc. v. Walsh Heffernan Co. 95 Ill.App.3d 966, 420 N.E.2d 659 (April 24, 1981); Davenport v. A.C. Davenport & Son Co. 903 F.2d 1139 C.A.Ill (June 05, 1990); City of Chicago v. Chicago Bd. of Educ. 277 Ill.App.3d 250, 660 N.E.2d 74 (December 21, 1995); Aardema v. Fitch 291 Ill.App.3d 917, 684 N.E.2d 884 (August 22, 1995); Heithoff v. Cargill Incorporated 1997 U.S. Dist. NE; Whitaker v. Ameritech Corp. 129 F.3d 952 C.A.7 Ill. (November 20, 1997); Harter v. Iowa Grain Company 202 F.3d 273 U.S. App. (July 15, 1998); Varner v. Illinois State University 150 F.3d 706 C.A.7 Ill. (July 21, 1998); Nagel v. ADM Investor Services, Inc. 65 F. Supp. 2d 740 U.S. Dist. (September 7, 1999); Varner v. Illinois State University 226 F.3d 927 C.A.7 Ill. (September 06,2000); Eisenberg v. Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P. 234 F.3d 1261 C.A.2 N.Y. (October 17, 2000); White v. Balis, Lewittes & Coleman Not Reported in Cal.Rptr.2d, 2003 WL 429519 Cal.App. 4 Dist.,2003; White v. Dorian Not Reported in Cal.Rptr.2d, 2003 WL 429513 Cal.App. 4 Dist.,2003; Hakakha v. Peregrine Financial & Securities Inc. 177 Fed.Appx. 587 C.A.9 Cal, (April 17,2006); Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. v. TradeMaven, L.L.C. 391 Ill.App.3d 309, 909 N.E.2d 837 Ill.App. (May 06, 2009); Dloogatch v. Terra Foundation For The Arts 2009 Ill. App; Independence Plus v. Walther 2009 Ill. App; Crocker v. Pollack 2009 Ill App

Educational Background: John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, J.D. (Tax), University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business, M.B.A., University Of Chicago Harris School Of Public Policy, M.P.P., University Of Chicago Harris School Of Public Policy, Ph.D. Candidate