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Credentials

Education

  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1993
  • Dominican University, M.B.A., 1993
    • Finance
  • Dominican University, B.A., 1983

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1993

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2002
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1993

Affiliations

  • Master of The Bench, Chicago Inn of Court
  • Member, Chicago Bar Association
  • Past Board of Director, Public Interest Law Initiative
  • Executive Committee Member, Dominican University Board of Trustees, Chair, Audit & Risk Committee
  • Past President, Oak Park Country Club

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America® – Litigation: Intellectual Property (2023-2026) 
  • Leading Lawyers – Intellectual Property Law; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition, Leading Lawyer (2008-2025) 
  • Super Lawyers – Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation (2026) 

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