Admitted: 1997, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
Law School: University of Kansas, J.D.
Member: Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, McHenry County Bar Association.
Biography: Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Leading Lawyers Network listing of top five percent of Illinois Family Lawyers. Illinois State Bar Association Family Law Section Council; member, CLE and Child-Support Subcommittees, chaired QILDRO subcommittee; chaired Child-Support Subcommittee, and former member of Post-High School Educational Expenses Subcommittee; former member of Legislative Subcommittee and Cyber-Stalking Subcommittee. Former ABA/YLD District 22 Representative (15 Kansas and Missouri YLD groups); member, Executive Council; Assistant Executive Council Coordinator; FEMA Liaison/Coordinator for Missouri and Kansas Emergency Legal Assistance for Disaster Victims; Resolutions Committee; Disaster Legal Assistance Committee; Vice-Chair Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Committee; Vice-Chair, Award of Achievement Committee; Legislative Action Committee; Corporate Counsel Committee; Vice-Chair, 1993 Mid-Year Meeting Organizing Committee; Assembly Resolution Presenter and Management Track Speaker; Vice-Chair, Communications Committee; ABA Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum and Intellectual Property Section; Vice-Chair, ABA/YLD Communications Committee. Kansas Bar Association Nominating Committee and Annual Meeting Planning Committee. Former Member, Texas Bar Association/YLA Disaster Legal Assistance Committee. Former member, CBA and CBA/YLS Social Security Committees. Member, CBA Family Law Committee. Former Johnson County, Kansas, Bar Association Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer; JCBA/YLS President, President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, Membership Chair; Alcohol and Drug Task Force Chairman; JCBA Foundation Secretary, Trustee. Former Member, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators, and National Association of College and University Attorneys. Received 1993-94 Child Abuse Prevention Coalition Outstanding Community Service Award. Co-Chair (1993) and committee member (1990-95), Valentine Gala (bar charity event for Child Abuse Prevention Coalition. Former Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lake County, Illinois, former Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Johnson County, Kansas, former Board Member, Johnson County, Kansas, Coalition to Prevent Child Abuse. Sustainer, Junior League of Evanston/North Shore, Illinois. Former member, Junior League of Waco/McLennan County, Texas, Junior League of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, former Chair of State Public Action Committee for Kansas and Missouri Junior Leagues. Awarded 1993-94 "Unforgettable Spirit Award from the Junior League of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties. Former member, Board of Directors, Waco Humane Society and McClennan County Child Protective Services Board (1995-96). Phi Alpha Delta; Zeta Phi Eta. Author, SB 454, permitting 503(g) Trusts for children's healthcare needs, January 1, 2008.
Languages: French