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Curriculum Vitae
Admitted
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1985
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1985
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar, l988
- United States Court of International Trade, 1992
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2003
Accredited
- French Consulate (Chicago) (Legal Advisor: 1999-)
- Avocat Conseil au Consulat de France à Chicago (1999-)
Other Legal Activities/D'Autres Activities Légales
- Adjunct Professor, International Agri-Busniess Law, The John Marshall Law School
- Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County (1990-2003)
- Arbitre, Tribunal d'Instance du Comté de Cook (1990-2003)
- Hearing Examiner, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners (1998-)
- Juge Administratif, le Comité des Elections de Chicago (1998-)
- Level I Due Process Hearing Officer, Illinois State Board of Education (1991-1997)
- Juge Administratif, le Département d'Education de l'Etat de l'Illinois (1991-1997)
- Hearing Officer, Illinois Department of Human Services (1993-2005)
- Juge Administratif, le Département de Services de la Personne de l'Illinois (1993-2005)
Honors
- Illinois Super Lawyers 2005 - General Litigation ("Law & Politics" and "Chicago" Magazine)
- Illinois Super Lawyers 2006 - International Law ("Law & Politics" and "Chicago" Magazine)
Education
| Legal: | The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois |
| J.D., June, 1985 with Distinction | |
| University of San Diego Institute on International & Comparative Law, Paris, France (Summer, 1983) | |
| Trial Technique Institute, Fred Lane, Dean (1986 to 1987) | |
| Honors: | Order of John Marshall |
| Illinois Bar Foundation Research Fellow (1985) | |
| Activities: | Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition - Individual Winner (1984) |
| Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (1985) | |
| Graduate: | University of Illinois (Urbana), M.A., Teaching of French (1972) |
| Undergraduate: | University of Illinois (Urbana), B.A., French (1970) |
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association
- Nordic Law Club
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Agricultural Law Section Council
- American Bar Association
- Chair, Agricultural Committee, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
- Former Chair, International Law Committee, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
- Section of International Law
- Union Internationale Des Avocats/International Association of Lawyers
- EuroChicago (attorney/conseiller juridique)
- French American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago
- The Chicago Farmers
- Union des Françaís de l' Etranger à Chicago (attorney/conseiller juridique)