Legal Experience

  • 30 years experience practicing law, including 10 years as the Orland Park Prosecutor, both as a Partner in a major law firm and a Sole Practitioner.
  • Handled hundreds of contested matters, including both trials and administrative hearings.
  • Represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses in all types of legal matters, both contested and uncontested, such as estate administration after the death of a family member; guardianships of both disabled adults and minors; sale and/or acquisition of property; creation of new business entities; employment matters; and, income, estate and gift tax matters.
  • Taught Business Law for 5 years at Keller Graduate School of Business.

Education
  • University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
    • L.L.M. Federal Income Taxation (May, 1983)
  • The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
    • Juris Doctor (June, 1979)
  • The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
    • Bachelor of Business Administration, Major: Accounting (May, 1976)
  • Brother Rice High School, Chicago, Illinois (June, 1972)

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District - Illinois
  • United States Tax Court

Professional Associations

  • Illinois Star Bar Association, Assembly Member (2004-Present)
  • Illinois Bar Foundation - Silver Fellow
  • Southwest Suburban Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association