University of Illinois, J.D.
Southern Illinois University, B.A.
State
Illinois
Missouri
Bar
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Adams County Bar Association
Courts
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Tax Court
Professional
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Member and former Chairman, Downstate Illinois Committee of American College of Trial Lawyers
Rules Committee, Illinois Supreme Court
Rules Committee U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
Chairman, Downstate Illinois Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers
International Association of Defense Counsel
Civic
Trustee, Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Vice Chairman, Quincy Area Project
Chairman, CFM Foundation
Chairman Board of Trustees, Quincy University
Member and former Chairman, The Crossing Church Board of Elders
Publications
Featured in Leading Lawyers Magazine article, “Experience, Integrity and Skill Equal Nationwide Courtroom Success” (2013)
Presentations
Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Instructor, Emory University Trial Advocacy Program
Instructor, Notre Dame Law School Trial Advocacy Program
Instructor, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program
Recognition
Designated Leading Lawyer (2003-2020)
Top Ten Downstate Leading Lawyer (2019)
Top Ten Downstate Business Lawyer (2019)
Illinois Super Lawyer for Business Litigation, Illinois Super Lawyer Magazine (2005 – 2019)
Illinois Leading Lawyer for Commercial Litigation and Products Liability Defense (2005-2019)
Theda Jansen Award, Quincy Neighborhood Foundation (2016)
Hall of Fame Inductee, Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce (2015)
Legal Hall of Fame Inductee, Quincy University (2017)