Born:
Bonne Terre, Missouri, August 20, 1949

Education:
University of Missouri, B.A., Political Science, 1971, University of Missouri, J.D., 1973

Practice Areas :
Debtor Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Business Reorganization; Workouts; Commercial Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Social Security Disability

Membership:
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Business Law Section, 2000-2001; Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1993-1994); St. Charles County Bar Association (President, 2004); Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar (Chair, Commercial Law Committee, 2002-2004; Member, Professionalism Committee; Chair, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, 2001-2003); Bankruptcy Practice Memorial Fund (Chair, 2006-2008).

Admissions:
1973, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court