Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Board of Directors, Stephen M. Hoenig Memorial Fund
• Pro bono representation of individuals in civil cases in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois., 2010

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Guest Lecturer, Chicago Kent College of Law
• Author, The Pre-Abdullah Consensus That Federal Law Does Not Preempt the Field of Aviation Safety in Tort Cases Should Remain the Law, Issues in Aviation Law and Safety, DePaul University College of Law, 2009
• Author, The Erosion of Secrecy in Air Disaster Litigation, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $1.9 million settlement in defective vehicle case, 2009
• $7.1 million federal jury verdict for the family of a passenger killed in the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky, 2009
• $1 million settlement for the widow of an 88 year old man killed as a result of the negligent operation of an ambulance, 2010
• $2 million federal jury verdict for a woman who suffered burns to her hand caused by a defective heat seal press, 2010
• $2.25 million federal verdict for the family of a 76 year old man killed in a motor vehicle collision, 2010

Representative Clients:

• Appointed by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois as Liaison Counsel on behalf of a nationwide group of victims of contaminated heparin-filled syringes.

Educational Background:

• Cornell University, Bachelor of Science, 1990