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Areas of Practice
Tort Defense Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Class Action Defense
Bar Admissions
Illinois, 1982 Northern District of Illinois, 1982 Trial Bar, 1985 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982 United States Supreme Court, 1988
Employment
Greene and Letts, 2002 to present Friedman and Holtz, 1999 to 2002 Law
Office of Alfred Swanson, 1998 to 1999 Jones, Ware & Grenard, 1985 to 1998
Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1982 to 1985 WMAQ NBC News,
1972 to 1982 WBBM Newsradio, 1971 to 1972
Experience
Tried jury and bench trial cases to verdict in state and federal courts
Experience in civil litigation including personal injury defense, premises
liability, product liability, automobile defense and municipal government
defense Experience in construction litigation, business litigation and
arbitration
Education
IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1982 University of
Illinois, Urbana, B.S., Journalism and Political Science, 1968
Awards and Honors
Jacob Sher Award from Women in Communication for excellence in reporting,
1972 Awards from Ohio State University, United Press International and the
Associated Press for excellence in reporting
Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association, 1982 to present Chicago Bar Association,
1982 to present Nordic Law Club, 2002 to present Chicago-Lincoln Inn of
Court, founding member, 1996 to present American Judicature Society, 2002 to
present
Publications
High-tech hits home: Can local government officials use electronic
communication without violating the Sunshine Laws? ISBA Local Government
Section Newsletter, February, 2003 Whats the Measure of Judicial Excellence, Illinois
Bar Journal, October 2002, Co-author (This article titled Criteria for an
Excellent Judge was also distributed at the Future of the Illinois Courts
Conference in April 2002) Tort Reform: The Judges Perspective, Illinois Bar
Journal, March 1996, Co-author
Professional Activities
Joint ISBA/CBA Task Force on Judicial Independence, 2006 ISBA: Bench & Bar
Section Council, 1998 to present Editor of the Section Newsletter, 2000 to
present Local Government Section Council, 2001 to 2007 (Secretary, 2005 to
2006, Vice-chair, 2006 to 2007) Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board, 1990 to
1999 (Editor, 1996 to 1998) ISBA Assembly, 1998 to 2001 CBA: current
memberships: Judiciary Committee (Chair, 1997 to 1998) Tort Litigation and
Bench & Bar, and former member of the Local Government Committee, 2001 to 2006 Illinois Supreme Court Planning and Oversight Committee on Judicial
Performance Evaluation, 1998 to 2005 Invited Participant to the Future of the
Illinois Courts Conference, 2002 Nordic Law Club, Secretary 2005 to present
Chicago-Lincoln Inn of Court, founding member, formerly Counselor to the Inn
1998 to 2000 Nellie Fox Society
Community Activities
Village of River Forest, Trustee, 1997 to 2007 Oak Park River Forest
Community Foundation, Board of Directors, 2000 to 2002 Human Relations
Commission, Hanover Park, vice-chair, 1972 to 1974 Grace Lutheran Church,
lector (Former positions: Trustee, Member and Chair of the Endowment Fund Board,
Member of the Board of Finance)
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