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Credentials

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1994
    • Edward F. Hennessey Scholar
  • University of Illinois, B.A., with distinction, 1989

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Joan H. Lefkow, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Ronald Barliant, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Eugene Wedoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Staff attorney, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1994

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2007
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 2002
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2002
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994

Affiliations

  • Member, The Illinois State Bar Association

  • Member, Chicago Bar Association

  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

  • Member, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

  • Member, The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA)

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America® – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2023-2026)
  • Leading Lawyers – Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial; Secured Transactions Law, Leading Lawyer (2013-2026)
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America – Bankruptcy & Restructuring (2020-2025)
  • Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent®

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