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Practice Areas:- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
Education:- DePaul University, L.L.M.
- Duke University, J.D.
- Valparaiso University, B.A.
Professional Activities:- Adjunct Professor, Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Fall 2010, 2011
- State Bar of Michigan
- Chicago Estate Planning Council
- South Suburban Estate Planning Council
- Chicago Bar Association - Chairman of Young Lawyers Estate Planning Section 1989-1990
- Member of Estate and Gift Tax Division of Federal Taxation Committee
- Illinois State Bar Association - Member of Trusts and Estates Section Council 1990-1993
Civic Activities:- Bethshan Association, Palos Heights, Illinois (1993-1998 and 2002 to present), President (1996-1998, 2003-2008, and 2009 to present)
- Roseland Christian School, Chicago, Illinois (1993-1998), President (1993-1997)
- Manitoqua Ministries, Frankfort, Illinois (1997-2001)
Presentations:- Chicago Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section) - Estate Planning Committee, October, 2008 and June 2011
- Barnabas Foundation Annual Meeting: 1994 through 2000, and 2008
- Lyric Opera of Chicago Overture Society Planned Giving Conference, September, 2008
- South Suburban Estate Planning Council, January, 2000, and April, 2006
- Land Trust Council of Illinois, March, 2006
- The Chicago Financial Planning Group, July, 2006
- The Estate Planning Council of Greater Joliet, October, 2006
- Law Ed Series of Illinois State Bar Association: 1993, 1994 and 1995
- National Society of Fund-raising Executives, Chicago Chapter: April, 1998 meeting
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December, 1998
Publications:- "Estate Planning: The Initial Client Interview," 81 Illinois Bar Journal 261 (1993)
- "A Practical Guide to Living Trusts," 82 Illinois Bar Journal 107 (book review)
- "Tax Appointment Planning-Anticipating the Unexpected," Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series (1994)
- "Irrevocable Insurance Trusts-An Integral Part of Even a Modest Estate Plan: The Basics," Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed. Series (1993)
- "An Overview of the Acronym Devises," Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed. Series (1995)
- "Lawyer's Guide to the Chicago Job Market-Estate Planning," Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer Section (1992)
- "Estate Planning: The Initial Client Interview," 81 Ill.B.J. 261 (1993), reprinted in Gary W. Beyer, Teaching Materials on Estate Planning (1st ed. 1995)
- "Advising Executors and Trustees about Investment Obligations: What If a Fiduciary Buys High and Sells Low?," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1998)
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