Experience

Rating: 8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2012

Above and Beyond Award, Illinois Association of School Business Official

2009

Annual Litigation Award, Illinois Institute for Local Government Law

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Associations

1992 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

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Education

1992

DePaul University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2006

IASBO 55th Annual Conference

Outsourcing: Should I? How Do I Begin?

2006

Illinois Community College Trustees Association

Legal and Legislative Update

2006

Facility Purchasing Seminar, Illinois Association of School Business Officials

Bidding from the Basics to Advanced Problems and Solutions

2005

Unknown

Primer on Township Government for 2005 Candidates

2004

Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Facility Purchasing Seminar

Purchasing Basics

2004

Tort Immunity Fund Workshop

Unknown

2004

Risk Management Workshop

Unknown

2004

Mt. Carroll Community Unit School District No. 204

Risk Management Under the Tort Immunity Act

2004

Illinois Association of School Business Officials, 53rd Annual Conference

Purchasing Handbook for Illinois Schools

2004

Illinois Association of School Business Officials

Public Bidding: How to Keep Your District Out of Court

2003

Township Officials of Illinois, 96th Annual Educational Conference

Legal Views for Clerks

2003

Illinois Community College Trustees Association Seminar

Legal Update for New Trustees

2003

Illinois Association of School Business Officials, Law Institute

Intergovernmental Agreements and Service Contracts

2003

Illinois Association of School Business Officials

Legal Aspects of Purchasing, What New Superintendents and School Business Managers Need to Know About School Business Practices to Survive

2003

Illinois Community College Trustees Academy

Legal and Ethical Duties of Community College Student Trustees

2003

DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, Elected Officials Seminar I

Elected Officials Prohibited Contract and Conflicts of Interest and Permitted Reasons to Hold Executive Sessions Under the Open Meetings Act

2002

Construction and Purchasing Information Seminar, Illinois Association of School Business Officials

Critical Language in Your Construction Contracts/Dealing with Problems Arising During Construction

2002

Ninth Annual School Business Law Institute, Illinois Association of School Business Officials

Mold and Sick Buildings: Construction and/or Maintenance Deficiencies

2002

Illinois Association of School Business Officials, 51st Annual Conference

Legal Aspects of Purchasing

2002

Local Government Seminar, DuPage County Bar Association

Case Law Update

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Publications

2017

Illinois School Law Organization, Finance, and Property

2016

Update Magazine The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of School Bidding Requirements

2015

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Settlement Crumbles; Appeals Court Declines to Put Pieces Back Together

2005

Illinois School Law School Property and Environmental Issues

2001

Illinois School Law School Property, Construction, and Environmental Issues

1999

Illinois School Law School Property, Construction, and Environmental Issues

1997

Illinois School Law School Property, Construction, and Environmental Issues

1996

Illinois School Law Labor Relations

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Languages

English

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