Areas of Practice
Employment Law
• Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions
Illinois, 1983 • Northern District of Illinois, 1987 •
Federal Trial Bar, 1987 • Central District of Illinois, 1991 •
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit Court of
Appeals, 1989 •
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
• Northern District of Indiana, 2007
Employment
Greene and Letts, Chicago
Illinois, 1997 to present • Wilson, Lee and Davis, 1990 to 1998, Founding
Partner • Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Hearing Officer, 1996 to 1999 •
City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings, 1995 to 1999, Hearing
Officer • Illinois Attorney General’s Office, 1995 to
1999, Special Assistant • Jones, Ware & Grenard,
1986 to 1990, Associate • City of Chicago Law Department, Torts Division, 1984 to 1986,
Assitant Corporation Councel
• Federal District Court Judge James B. Parsons, 1984, Law Clerk • National
Clearinghouse for Legal Services, 1983, Staff Attorney
Experience
Extensive experience representing private and
public corporations in the areas of employment, civil rights, commercial
law, personal injury and product liability in both state and federal court •
Substantial trial experience litigating employment cases in federal court
and before various administrative agencies • Handled Appeals and Conducted Oral Arguments
before the Seventh Circuit of Appeals • Provides direct supervision to the lawyers in
the firm’s employment department and guides them on strategies and
procedures • Oversees the firm’s IT department
Education
Illinois Institute of
Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., 1983 •
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, B.S., Speech, 1980
Awards and Honors
Richard E. Westbrook
Award for excellence in civil trial practice, 1994 •
Cook County Bar Association Presidential Appreciation Award, 1994 • Cook County
Bar Association Leadership Award, 1997
Memberships
Cook County Bar
Association, Former Board Member and Past President
• National Employment Law Council
Seminars and Presentations
Panelist, Cook County Bar
Association Effective Trial Advocacy Seminar, 2007 • Instructor, ABA New
Lawyer 101 Seminar, 2007 • Presenter, Chicago Bar Association Solo and
Small Firms Committee, Using Technology in the Litigation Process Seminar,
2007 • Judge in the ABA Labor Section’s
Inaugural Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2006 and 2007 • Panelist, ABA
Presidential Advisory Counsel on Diversity in the Profession’s Minority
Student Law School Outreach Program, 2005 • Guest Lecturer, Advanced Trial
Advocacy Course, DePaul College of Law, 1995 • Lecturer, Illinois State Bar
Association Standing Committee on Minority Participation Workshop on
Negotiating Settlement and Assessing Case Value, 1994 • Completed Two Week
Trial Skills Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy in Boulder,
Colorado, 1990 • Co-Chair and Instructor, Chicago Bar Association’s Young
Lawyers Section Trial Advocacy Task Force, 1987 to 1988 • Instructor, Trial
Techniques Course, Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyer Section Trial
Advocacy Program, 1988 • Speaker, “Know the Law”, Cable TV Program
Community Activities
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Greater Illinois Chapter MS 150 Cycling Event,
Annual participant and fundraiser to fund research to find a
cure for Multiple Sclerosis • Board of Directors of
the Hyde Park Cooperative Society, Former Board member • Minority Legal Education Resources, Former
Board Member
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