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Areas of Practice: Municipal Tort Liability Civil Rights & Discrimination Appellate Practice in State and Federal Court Systems Premises Liability Construction Litigation Employment Law - Litigation Insurance Coverage and Analysis Litigation Libel and Slander / Defamation Bar Admissions: Illinois, 1996 U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1996 U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2002 U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006 U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996 Education: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996 J.D. Honors: Cum Laude Honors: Environmental Law Forum, Chairman Law Review: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Senior Articles Editor University of Illinois, 1993 M.S. Honors: Cum Laude Honors: With Distinction University of Illinois, 1991 B.S. Honors: Cum Laude Honors: With Distinction Representative Cases: DeSmet v. County of Rock Island, 219 Ill.2d 497, 848 N.E.2d 1030 (Ill. 2006) Cinncinati Insurance Co. v. River City Const. Co., 325 Ill.App.3d 267, 757 N.E.2d 676, 258 Ill.Dec. 9 (Ill. App. 3rd Dist. 2001) Wimberly v. Illinois Central R.R., 205 F.Supp.2d 972 (C.D. Ill. 2002) Honors and Awards: Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year ( Downstate), 2003 One of Peoria's "40 Leaders Under 40", 2002 Earned Super Lawyers Rising Star designation, 2008, 2009 Selected for inclusion in 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers Professional Associations and Memberships: Illinois State Bar Association Peoria County Bar Association American Inns of Court Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Defense Research Institute United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2005 - Present Local Rules Committee Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2000 - 2003 Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Committee Peoria County Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 Chair, Young Lawyers Committee Peoria County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee Fraternities/Sororities: Phi Beta Kappa