Business Litigation
Franchise and Dealership
Intellectual Property
Insurance Coverage Law
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1985
Illinois, 1985
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1987
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1985
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1985
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2006
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2002
Education:
University of Wisconsin Law School / J.D., cum laude, 1985
Wisconsin Law Review, Senior Articles Editor, 1984-85
Order of the Coif
University of Minnesota
Marquette University / B.A., cum laude, 1980
Academic Positions:
Instructor: Mass Media Law, Marquette University, 1989-1992; University of Illinois at Chicago, 1987
Awards & Distinctions:
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010-2011
Selected, “Super Lawyer” by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® for 2005-2010
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
Published Works:
Roundtable Facilitator: How to Maneuver Among the Landmines of State Termination/Relationship Laws, International Franchise Association, 44th Annual Legal Symposium, Washington D.C. (May 17, 2011)
Presenter:
Sarbanes-Oxley: Looking out for Legal Landmines (2006)
Rules and Regulations for Federal Court Success (2006)
Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case (2007)
Insurance Coverage Litigation (2007)
Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner in Wisconsin (2007)
Keys to Effective Expert Witness Examination (2007)
Co-Author: Class Action Prohibitions And The Effect Of Contract Rules On The Collective Pursuit of Common Claims, The Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3, at 167 (Winter 2011)
Co-Author and Presenter: Rules and Procedures for Federal Court Success, National Business Institute (October 2006)
Co-Author: Exhibits and Other Evidence of the Case, Federal Civil Procedure and Evidence During Trial – 7th Circuit (Vol. 2, 1997)
Author: Requests for Admission, Wisconsin Discovery Law and Practice (1990)
Author: FTC v. General Motors: An Unsettling Settlement, 7 Journal of Consumer Policy (1985)
Author: Liberalism, Separation and Speech, Wisconsin Law Review (1985)
Professional Associations & Memberships:
American Bar Association
ABA Forum on Franchising
Seventh Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Bar Association
International Franchise Association (Supplier Member)
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