Experience
State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County
Circuit Judge
Chicago, IL
(2008 to present)
State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County
Chancery Division
Preside over cases seeking injunctive and other equitable relief, Chicago, Illinois
(2017 to present)
State of Illinois, Circuit Court of Cook County
Law Division, Commercial Section
Presided over jury and bench trials in complex business disputes, Chicago, Illinois
(2011 to 2017)
Winston & Strawn LLP
Partner and Associate
Practice Area: Appellate Litigation & Commercial Litigation, Chicago, Illinois
(1998 to 2008)
Illinois Supreme Court
Judicial Clerk
Justice James D. Heiple, Peoria, Illinois
(1996 to 1998)
Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Associate
Chicago, Illinois
(1995)
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Associate
New York City, New York
(1994 to 1995)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Judicial Clerk
Judge James L. Ryan, Detroit, Michigan
(1993 to 1994)
Education
Legal
Visiting Student
The University of Chicago Law School
(1992 to 1993)
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
The University of Chicago Law School
(May 1993)
Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal
(1991-1993)
Accelerated Admission
Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal
College
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude
Loyola University of Chicago
(May 1991)
High School
Brother Rice High School
Chicago, Illinois
(May 1987)
Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States
(2007)
Supreme Court of Illinois
(1993)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
(2002)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
(1994)
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
(2000)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
(2008)
Professional Honors
Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University Law School
(2004 to 2005)
Special Assistant Illinois Attorney General
(2000 to 2002)
Named one of the “40 Under 40” lawyers by the publishers of
the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer magazine
(2005)
Member, Appellate Rules and Statutes Subcommittee,
American Bar Association
(2003 to 2007)
Named a “Rising Star” in Illinois Super Lawyers
(2008)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Motions After Judgment in Illinois and Federal Jury Trial Practice,” (with Mary Pat Benz), CBA Record
(October 2009)
“Overview of Briefing Process in the Seventh Circuit and
Illinois Appellate Court,” (with Mary Pat Benz), CBA Record
(May 2010)