Admitted: 1979, California; 1981, Illinois; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
Law School: Western State University, J.D.
Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Lawyers' Assistance Program; Cook County Circuit Court Arbitration Program; Federal Defenders Association.
Biography: Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Assistant Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender's Office; Negotiating Committee, 1987. Treasurer, Public Defender's Union, 1987. Qualified Lead Counsel, Illinois Capital Litigation Bar, Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court, 2002.
Born: Chicago, Illinois, August 27, 1949
Cases: People v. Anthony Kolovitz, 148 IL2d 15; People v. Phillip Krasula, 194 Ill App. 3d 709, 551; People v. William Webb, 182 Ill App. 3d 908, 538; Village of Palatine v. Edward Regard, 136 IL2d 503, 577; People v. Kimberly Lagowski, 273 Ill App. 3d 1012; People v. Eugene Brown and Tracy Cooper, 277 Ill App. 3d 989; People v. Marco Salazar, 284 Ill App. 3d 794; People vs. David Corral 1-95-1895, People v. Amotto Jackson, 281 Ill App. 3d 759. People vs. LaPoint 2-02-1002, People vs Patterson 5-03-0535.People v Klebanowski 04-0119.
Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as Lead Counsel for Capital Litigation Cases, 2002
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer's Rating of AV*
Recognized as preeminent attorney in the area of Criminal Appellate Law by Leading Lawyers.
*The Martindale-Hubbell AV rating indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar