1978 - BA, University of Nebraska, English and Linguistics
1980 - Vice President, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
1981 - JD, Harvard Law School
1981 - Associate, Pattishall, McAuliffe & Hofstetter
1987 - Adjunct professor, John Marshall Law School
1987 - Partner, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson
1989 - Chair, Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee, American Intellectual Property Law Association
1990 - Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Aribtration Program
1994 - Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter
1996 - Chair, Professional Programs, American Intellectual Property Law Association
1996 - Chair, International Trademark Law Committee, American Bar Association, IP Law Section
1997 - Mediator, Northern District of Illinois
1997 - Advisory Board, IP Litigator
1998 - Chair, Trade Secret Committee, American Bar Association, IP Law Section
1998 - Panel of Experts, World Intellectual Property Organization, Internet Domain Name Process
1998 - Board of Directors, American Intellectual Property Law Association
1998 - National Chair, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, Brand Names Education Foundation
1999 - UDRP Panelist, World Intellectual Property Organization
1999 - President, Legal Club of Chicago
2000 - President, Lawyers Club of Chicago
2003 - Author, Guiding Rights: Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet
2003 - Management Committee, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson
2003 - Advisory Board, Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
2004 - Publisher, Guiding Rights Blog
2004 - Intellectual Property ADR Panel, National Arbitration Forum
2004 - Fellow, American Intellectual Property Law Association
2004 - Executive Committee, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson