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 Counsel • 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