Credentials

  • University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1999, cum laude
  • University of Missouri, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1995

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

  • Legal 500 U.S. City Elite Winner, Intellectual Property – Non-Contentious; 2026
  • Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2024-present
  • The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – World Trademark Review 1000, 2018–present
  • IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property magazine, 2015–present
  • Selected to Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2009-2010, 2014–present
  • Selected to Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports Rising Stars, Super Lawyers®, 2008
  • Best Lawyers®, Entertainment Law – Music, 2007–present
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers®, Entertainment Law – Music, 2021
  • “40 Illinois Attorneys under 40 to Watch,” Law Bulletin Publishing, 2006
  • Lexology Client Choice Award, Media & Entertainment, 2016
  • Leading Illinois Lawyer, Entertainment Law, The Leading Lawyers Network
  • Leading Media & Entertainment Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2005-2015

Engagement

  • Member, International Trademark Association, Right of Publicity Committee
  • Member, Co-Vice Chair 2004, Co-Chair 2005, Chicago Bar Association, Entertainment Law Committee

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