Education

University of Notre-Dame, B.A
Government and International Studies, 1967

John Marshall Law School, Juris Doctor 1974

Bar admissions:

• Illinois, 1974
• U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1974
• U.S District Court of Nebraska, 1995
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1998
•  United States Supreme Court, 1977

Bar Offices

• Past President, Secretary, Treasurer  of the Dekalb County Bar Association
• Member Illinois State, DeKalb County, and Kane County Bar Associations
• Past Member  of the Kane County Judicial Evaluation Committee

Civil Organizations

Past board member of:

• DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau
• Oakcrest Retirement Center 
• Kishwaukee Family YMCA
• Kishwaukee Country Club

Military Service

First Lieutenant
U.S. Army 1967-1970
Army Commendation Medal, 1970