Areas of Practice:
Professional liability defense, representing accountants, lawyers, brokers, securities dealers, consultants and directors & officers.
Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Illinois
Education:
University of Notre Dame, 1990
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Notre Dame, BBA in accounting, 1987
Honors: Member of Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society
Faculty Positions:
Professor of Accountancy at University of Notre Dame, 1988-1990
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
Published Works:
Author, "Limitation-of-Liability Clauses in Accountants' Engagement Letters: Are they Enforceable?," Illinois Bar Journal, November 2003.
Author, "Risk Management Techniques: Limiting Liability of the Accountant," PLUS Journal, October 2002.
Author, "Sale of a Tax Exempt Hospital to a For-Profit Corporation: Federal Tax Issues," Journal of Health and Hospital Law, May 1992.
Speeches:
Speaker, Lemme Insurance Broker's Best Practices Forum on Accountant's Liability, September, 2007.
Speaker, CNA Insurance Company's Accountant's Risk Management Summit, June, 2007.
Speaker, CNA Insurance Company's Accountants and Lawyers Defense Network, Fall 2006.
Lecturer: "E & O Litigation Trends: Don't Join the Club," Re/Max's International Conference for Franchise Owners, 2003.