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Credentials

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1993
  • Northern Illinois University, B.A., cum laude, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts, 1996
  • Illinois, 1993

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994

Affiliations

  • Member, Human Resources Management Association, Chicago

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America® – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management (2023-2026) 
  • Chambers USA (Illinois) – Labor & Employment, Band 3 (2020-2025) 
  • Leading Lawyers – Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management, Leading Lawyer (2011-2025) 
  • Martindale-Hubbell – Distinguished® 
  • Super Lawyers – Employment & Labor (2024) 

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