Credentials

  • University of Chicago Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1986
  • Amherst College, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Phi Beta Kappa, 1983, with honors

  • Illinois
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana

  • Leading Labor & Employment Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2021–Present
  • Best Lawyers®, Employment Law – Management, 2012–Present
  • Best Lawyers®, Labor Law – Management, 2026
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers®, Employment Law – Management, 2021
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent RatedSelected to Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor, Civil Litigation Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2006, 2008-Present
  • 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 Years Old to Watch, Law Bulletin Publishing, 2000
  • Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers, The Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal
  • Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2010

Engagement

  • Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) Board of Directors, 2022-2025
    • Annual Program Committee, 2025-2026; 2024-2025; 2022-2023; 2021-2022 (Co-Chair, Compliance Working Group); Annual Program Committee, 2018-2019 (Co-Chair, Compliance Working Group), 2017-2018, 2016-2017 (Co-Chair, Business and Real Property Working Group), 2015-2016, 2008-2009, 2007-2008
    • CLE Committee, 2023-2024; 2013 and 2010
    • Member, Committee on Board Operations, August 2023-Present
  • Instructor, Law & Ethics in Higher Education, Northwestern University’s Masters in Higher Education program, 2023-2025
  • Member, University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee, 2006-2009
  • Member, American Bar Association, Employment and Litigation Committees
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Member, Chicago Bar Association

  • Councilman, City Council of the City of Highland Park, Illinois, 2011-2021
  • Illinois State Housing Appeals Board, 2012-21
  • Member, City Year Chicago, 2004-2011
  • Member, Economic Club of Chicago, 2008-present; Chair, Attorney Sub-Committee, Membership Committee, 2016-2017; Chair, Reception Committee, 2012-2013
  • Member, Community Partners for Affordable Housing, 2010-2012
  • Appointed to Illinois State Representative Karen May’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Affordable Housing, 2005
  • Chairman, Housing Commission of the City of Highland Park, Illinois, 2000-2003; Member, 2000-2006
  • Chairman, Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee of Highland Park, Illinois, 2002-2005; Member, 2002-2006
  • President, Jewish Council for Youth Services, 1996-1997; Board of Directors, 1989-1998
  • Commissioner, Human Relations Commission of the City of Highland Park, Illinois, 1992-1999

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