| EXPERIENCE: |
- Several trials before the Circuit Court of Cook County.
- Two trials before the American Arbitration Association, including a complex commercial arbitration concerning liabilities of former shareholders after the sale of a business.
- Three oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- Two oral arguments before the Illinois Appellate Court.
- Arbitration hearings before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange.
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| CASES OF INTEREST : |
- Represent plaintiff shareholders in a lawsuit to rescind stock sale agreement.
- Represent plaintiff minority shareholder in dispute with majority shareholders.
- Represent plaintiff minority shareholder in a dispute with majority shareholder concerning family business.
- Represent corporation in defending derivative action brought by former President of corporation.
- Represent corporation in defense of contract action alleging defective computers.
- Represent individual in coverage lawsuit against medical insurance company.
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| EDUCATION: |
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1991. Articles Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1990-91.
- University of Chicago, B.A. with honors, 1988. Phi Beta Kappa.
- IIT Kent College of Law, L.L.M. in Taxation, 2001, with high honors.
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| EMPLOYMENT: |
- Edward X. Clinton, P.C., 1997 to present.
- Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, 1996-97.
- Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1992-96.
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1991-92.
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| PUBLICATIONS: |
- “The Federal Securities Laws,” Organizing and Advising Illinois Businesses, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, (2005).
- “State Regulation of Securities,” Organizing and Advising Illinois Businesses, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, (2002).
- “Discovering the Work of An Opponent’s Consulting Expert,” in Expert Witness Update: New Developments In Personal Injury Litigation, Aspen Law & Business, (2001).
- “Do Businesses Have Standing To Sue Under State Consumer Fraud Statutes?” 20 Southern Illinois University Law Review 385, (1996).
- “The Rights Of Policyholders In An Insurance Demutualization,” 41 Drake Law Review 657, (1992).
- See “Articles and Publications” link for a comprehensive list.
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| ADMITTED: |
Illinois (1991)
U.S. District Court for the Northern (1991) and Central (1993) Districts of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1991)
Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar (1991)
United States Supreme Court (1995)
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| PROFESSIONAL: |
Member, ABA, Section of Litigation, Trial Practice, Commercial Banking Litigation and Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committees
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Economic Club of Chicago
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