Chicago, Illinois, United States
EDUCATION J.D. (Doctor of Law) 1987, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor Editorial Board, Univ. of Michigan Journal of Law Reform B.A 1984, Boston University, Boston Ancient Language & Literature Αττική διάλεκτος & Lingua Latina Summa Cum Laude with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa Dissertation 1983, Princeton University ADMITTED: U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th Circuits) Illinois (N.D.Ill., C.D.Ill., S.D.Ill., S.Ct.) Michigan (E.D.Mich., W.D.Mich.) Tennessee (W.D.Tenn.) Wisconsin (E.D.Wis., W.D.Wis.) Indiana (N.D.Ind., S.D.Ind.) Ohio (N.D.Ohio) Pro hac vice: CA, CO, IA, KS, KY, MO, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, VA, WV PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, AWARDS Excellence in Pro Bono Services Award, awarded by Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer (2023) Lecturer, "Preemption & Plan Design" ACI (New York, Jan 23, 2014) Testified before Dept. of Labor, ERISA Advisory Council, "Managing Disability Risks" (Washington DC Aug 28 2012) "Wearing Out One's Welcome: Sitting by Designation on the Court of Appeals (DRI Vol. 22 No. 1, 2011) "Villains, Victims & Sinners: Morality and the Law of Suicide Exclusions" (DRI Vol. 20 No 4, 2010) Panelist with Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer "ERISA & Mental Disabilities" (Oct 2009) "The Court Gave, and the Court Hath Taken Away - Judicial Displacement of Administrative Discretion" (DRI Oct 2009) "Moral Judicial Estoppel" (The Voice, Vol. 7 Oct 2008) "Injury, Sickness & Causal Ambiguity" (ABA TortSource Vol 10 Spring 2008) "It's Payback Time: Obtaining Equitable Relief In The Wake of Sereboff" (DRI Apr 2008) "The Causal Conundrum" (The Voice, Vol 6, 2007) CIVIC ACTIVITIES Lyric Opera of Chicago Silver Grand Benefactor Taekwondo Blackbelt SCHOLARSHIP / ACADEMIC: Legal Theory, Legal Realism, and Moral Philosophy