Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Transportation Law; Contract Law; Product Liability; Business Torts; Medical Malpractice.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois,1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1994
Education:
University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1994
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Law Review: Denver University Law Review, 1993-1994
Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, B.A.,1990
Honors: With Honors
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Trucking Industry Defense Association
Published Works:
"Electronic Discovery: An Overview of the Power and the Pitfalls," (Co-Author), The Practical Litigator, November 2005.
"Practice Checklist for Electronic Discovery: An Overview of the Power and the Pitfalls," (Co-Author), Senior Lawyer, Volume 18, Number 3 (Fall 2006).
Representative Cases:
Fears v. Yellow Freight , Cook County , Illinois . Defended trucking company in a truck-automobile accident in which plaintiff sustained severe brain injury and quadriparesis, requiring 24-hour care. Plaintiff asked jury for $45 million. Verdict for Yellow Freight and its driver.
Colfax Envelope v. Detterbeck, Cook County , Illinois . Represented plaintiff in accounting malpractice case arising out of annual audits following employee embezzlement of close to $1 million. Settled.
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation v. Stone & Webster , USDC (Central District), Illinois . Represented plaintiff Siemens in breach of multi-million dollar construction contract action involving supply of combustion turbines for power plant. Settled.
Brandon v. Diversey Corporation , Cook County , Illinois . Defended national supplier of industrial wash formulas in case where explosion of industrial washing machine during laundering of flammable printer's towels resulted in death of employee. Settled.
Sanchez v. Dedicated Transport, Inc. Represented trucking company in truck-automobile case where 8 year-old plaintiff claimed post-traumatic stress disorder and severe emotional distress following impact with tanker truck. Verdict for plaintiff (admitted liability), reduced to zero following motion for remittur.
Country Classic Dairies v. Tetra Pak, Inc. , USDC, Butte , MT. Defended a milk processor manufacturer and distributor in a product liability case involving the loss of 95,000 of contaminated milk. Settled.
Binder v. Heidelberg North America , DuPage County, Illinois . Defended a printing press manufacturer in a design defect case involving the loss of a foot by a pressman while cleaning the press. Dismissed without payment.
CBS Broadcasting v. Fogarty, Cook County , Illinois . Represented plaintiff in action to recover over $1.8 million in embezzled funds. Summary judgment for plaintiff on liability and damages.
Spence, et al v. Yellow Transportation, Cook County, Illinois. Defending trucking company in a truck-automobile accident in Indiana that resulted in four fatalities. Pending.