Education

Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, May, 1994

• Juris Doctor, cum laude
• Dean's list each semester
• Approx. GPA 3.60/4.0
• Awards: American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law, Insurance Law, First Amendment Rights, and Federal Civil Rights Legislation
• Leadership and Service Award, 1994

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, May, 1991

• Bachelor of Arts, Concentration in Political Science

Licensures

• Illinois Bar and Northern District of Illinois, November, 1994

Professional Experience

Legal

1994 - present

Employed as an associate attorney before opening his own firm in June, 2004. Responsible for representation of persons injured in accidents, including automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, sexual assault, medical malpractice, products liability, construction accidents, dog bites, and other general negligence cases.

Duties include:

Pre-suit investigation, Preparation of pleadings and discovery, Court appearances, Attending and taking discovery and evidence depositions, Settlement negotiations, Appellate practice, Trial of cases in circuit court and before arbitration panels.

Has tried over 30 cases to verdict in jury trials, bench trials, and/or binding arbitration hearings.

Teaching

Loyola University School of Law, Fall Semester 2000-2003

Employed as an Adjunct Professor teaching legal research to first-year law students.

Law Clerk

Employed as law clerk at three prominent law firms, primarily engaged in personal injury practice, including drafting of complaints and discovery, responding to motions for summary judgment, to dismiss, and to transfer venue. Drafted four appellate briefs.

Volunteer Externships

Magistrate Edward A. Bobrick, Northern District of Illinois, Spring, 1994

Drafted memorandum opinions for magistrate judge on discovery and procedural issues. Attended court hearings, pre-trial conferences, and settlement conferences.

Cook County State's Attorney, Labor & Employment Division, Spring, 1993

Assisted Assistant State's Attorneys in representing County in employment-related litigation and administrative hearings.

Professional Associations

• Chicago Bar Association
• Co-Chair Tort Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1998 - 2003
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• Amicus Curiae Committee, 1999 - present
• Author of amicus brief in Haddick v. Valor Insurance, No. 90226
• Author of amicus brief in Dardeen v. Kuehling, No. 97900
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Attended National College of Advocacy's Essentials of Civil Litigation program in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 2001
• Member of Nursing Home Litigation Group

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