Studied at Cambridge (England) where he was a member of the Cambridge University Boxing Team (C.U.A.B.C.). United Way Leadership Donor and Member, The Tocqueville Society. Named, Distinguished Barrister for Leadership in the Law, 2008. Recipient, Fifth Annual Child Safety Advocate Award, Indiana University School of Medicine - Automotive Safety Program. Appointed Class Counsel in several important class actions, including the South Shore Train Crash at Gary, Indiana, on January 18, 1993; the Nurseryland Bus Crash at Gary, Indiana, on June 25, 1998; the Truck/Train Collision at Portage, Indiana, on June 18, 1998. Also appointed to Plaintiffs' Discovery Committee for the Air Crash Disaster at Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 1989. Clients have been featured on DATELINE and he has also been interviewed on INSIDE EDITION, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, WGN, FOX, listed in Who's Who in American Law and on OPRAH. Former Superior Court Judge, pro tempore. Member, Carpenter's Union (UBC). Former Member, Teamster's Union (IBT). Former railroad Track Laborer (UTU).
Legal Publications/Presentations:
Trying Auto Injury Cases (1991); Crashworthiness and Products Liability (1992); Insurance Bad Faith Law (1994); Tort Reform, Auto Cases and Premises Liability (1995); The 'New' Indiana Constitution (1996); Bad Faith Litigation In Indiana (1997); Achieving Success in the Practice of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law (1998); Civil Discovery: Arguing the Tough Issues (2000); You're On Trial! (2001); Advanced Personal Injury Practice (2002); Personal Injury Settlements (2002); Superior Deposition Strategies (2003); The (Revised) Ten Commandments of Cross Examination (2005); "Chapter 7: Spoliation of Evidence" (co-author); "Chapter 32: The Trial-Developing and Utilizing the Theme" (co-author) TRUCK ACCIDENT LITIGATION, 2nd Ed. (ABA: 2006); Voir Dire: A Primer (2007); Five Keys to Successful Cross-Examination (2008); Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence (2008); Building Your Civil Trial Skills (2009); Presenting Damages & Expert Testimony at Trial (2010); Trial Presentation in Trucking Cases (2010); How to Select the Right Jury For Your Case (2010); Masters in the Courtroom (2010); Winning Jury Verdicts (2010); Trial Techniques in Trucking Cases, TRIAL JOURNAL, Vol. 13, No.1 (Winter 2011); Trial in Action: What Role Playing Can Reveal, TRIAL, Vol. 47, No. 12 (December 2011); and "Spoliation of Evidence" (co-author); TRUCK ACCIDENT LITIGATION, 3rdEd. (ABA: 2012).
