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Practice Areas: Partner in Sidley's Chicago office. Focuses on product liability defense, particularly pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Extensive experience in defending cases involving anticoagulant drugs, cholesterol lowering drugs, antifibrinolytics, antipsychotics, plasma derivatives, implants, oral contraceptives and other medical products. Handled several major matters for healthcare clients including False Claims Act Defense, medical liability and tort reform cases. He has argued appeals in several federal courts of appeal and state appellate courts.
Personal: Valparaiso University School of Law, JD, 1980, with highest distinction, Indiana State University, MA, 1977, Calvin College, BA, 1975. Admission: Illinois.