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Profiles:

·   The Wall Street Journal, page 1 feature article with photo

·   The Best Lawyer's in America: Directory of Expert Witnesses 1990, 1992

· National Law Journal, page 1 feature article National Law Journal, page 1 feature article with photo

·   Who's Who in the World

·   Who's Who in America

·   Who's Who in Finance and Industry

·   Who's Who in Science and Engineering

·   Who's Who in the Midwest

·   Who's Who of Emerging Leaders of America

·   Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, page 1 feature article

·   Chicago Reader, Section 1 feature article with photo

·   Like Judgment Day, The Ruin and Redemption of A Town Called Rosewood, D'Orso, Michael, 1996, Pg. 237

National Presentations:

·   Arizona: Brain Injury Association 13th Annual Conference for Attorneys, Phoenix, September 16, 1999;

·   California: American Bar Assn. Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 10, 1992;

· California: American Trial Lawyers Association 2005 Winter Convention, "Making Tangible the Intangible: Replacement Household/Family Services", Palm Springs, January 29, 2005;

· Canada: Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Meeting, Economic Damages, Toronto, 1991;

· District of Columbia: Larry King Live, Washington, May 22, 1989;

· District of Columbia: National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Seventh Annual Washington DC Masters Advocacy Program, "Direct and Cross Examination of an Economic Witness," Washington, October 15, 1991;

· District of Columbia: National Assn. of Protection & Advocacy Systems, Inc., 19th Annual Conference, "Assessment and Proof of Damages," Washington, May 30, 1996;

· Florida: Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1992 Winter Convention, Boca Raton, "Cutting Edge Developments in Economic Testimony," January 15, 1992;

· Florida: Brain Injury Association 10th Anniversary Trial Lawyers Conference, Palm Beach, September 19, 1996;

· Florida: National Assn. of Consumer Advocates, 2003 NACA-FCRA Conference, Building on Our Success, Panel of Experts,"What the Experts Have Learned, A View From the Witness Box, " Orlando, March 9, 2003;

· Georgia: National Academy of Economic Arbitrators Annual Meeting, Differences in Economic Assumptions in Personal Injury Wage Calculations, Atlanta, December, 1989;

· Georgia: National Assn. of Forensic Economics Annual Meeting, Value of Life, Atlanta, December, 1989;

· Hawaii: American Bar Assn. Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HI, Speaker and Expert Witness at Mock Trial, Honolulu, August, 1989;

· Idaho: Inner Circle of Advocates Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, August, 1989;

· Illinois: University of Chicago 1982 Annual Management Conference on Venture Capital;

· Louisiana: American Bar Assn., National Institute Transportation Megaconference, New Orleans, March 5, 1993;

· Louisiana: Defense Research Institute, Medical Malpractice Seminar, New Orleans, May 6, 1994;

· Louisiana: Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Winter Convention, Litigation at Sunrise, "Measuring the Loss of Enjoyment of Life in Personal Injury Cases -- Hedonic Damages Over the Last Ten Years," New Orleans, February 12, 2001;

· Louisiana: National Assn. of Consumer Advocates, 2005 NACA-FCRA Conference, "Litigating Accuracy Issues with Furnishers of Credit Data," Speaker on Economic Damages, New Orleans, June 5, 2005;

· Michigan: Northwest #255 Air Disaster Steering Committee Mtg, Detroit, June, 1989;

· Nevada: American Rehabilitation Economics Association Conference, Mock Trial Presided by Nevada Supreme Court Justice William Maupin, Reno, May 15, 1999;

· Nevada: National Assn. of Consumer Advocates, 2006 NACA-FCRA Conference, "Experts on Damages," Washington, May 6, 2006;

· Nevada: National Assn. of Consumer Advocates, 2006 NACA-FCRA Conference, "Breakfast with the Stars," Washington, May 7, 2006;

· Nevada: Brain Injury Association of America; Mastering the Science and Trial Strategies, "Making Tangible the Intangible: Expanding the Traditional Measures," Las Vegas, April 4, 2008;

· Pennsylvania: Swiss Re American Annual Claims Conference, "Looking to the Third Millenium," Hershey, June 3, 1996;

· Texas: MADD Advanced Victim Assistance Institute Seminar, Dallas, November 12, 1994;

· Texas: National Norplant Litigation Conference 1995, Houston, June 22, 1995.

Regional Presentations:

·   Hawaii: Western Trial Lawyers Assn. 1994 Annual Convention, "Making it Work-Trial Practice in the 90's," Maui, June 16, 1994;

· Illinois: GSA Seminar "Selling your Business", Chicago, October, 1987;

· Louisiana: Southern Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1988;

· Louisiana: Southern Trial Lawyers Assn. 1996 Mardi Gras Conference, ATLA Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, "Economic Implication of a Closed Head Injury," New Orleans, February 18, 1996;

· Michigan: Advocacy Institute, Continuing Legal Education, 46th Annual Seminar,"Wrongful Death of an Older Person," Ann Arbor, May 12, 1995;

· Michigan: Lorman Education Services, "Direct Examination of Experts in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case," Novi, August 21, 1997;

· Michigan: Lorman Education Services, "Direct Examination of Experts in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case," Livonia, August 26, 1998;

· New York: Eastern Finance Assn. Special Session on Pension Fund Asset Reversions, 1985;

· New York: American Reinsurance Company for Senior Claims Executives Annual Meeting, August, 1989;

· Ohio: Anderson Publishing Co., Proof of Economic Damages Seminar, Cincinnati, November 2, 1990.

Statewide Presentations:

·   California: Arizona State Bar Fourth Annual "CLE By The Sea," San Diego, July 22-23, 1994;

· Connecticut Trial Lawyer Assn., "All About Experts," Hartford, November 21, 1992;

· Florida State Bar Assn., National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Advanced Trial Advocacy Seminar, Speaker and Expert Witness at Mock trial on Economic Damages, Gainesville, May 14, 1991;

· Georgia Brain Injury Association & Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, "Hedonic Damages: Proving Loss of Enjoyment of Life in Non-Fatal Injury Cases," Atlanta, March 29, 2002;

· Idaho Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting, Twin Falls, February 23, 1996;

· Illinois State Bar Assn. CLE Series, April, 1989;

· Illinois: Insurance Group of the Union League Club of Chicago, "Toward A More Rational Approach to Liability Judgments," Chicago, March 19, 1991; 

· Indiana State Bar Assn. Annual Meeting, October, 1989;

· Indiana Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting, November 30, 1990;

· Indiana State Bar Assn. "Masters in Trial" Spring Meeting, South Bend, April 18, 1997;

· Iowa Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting, Des Moines, November 5, 1993;

· Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys Damages Seminar, Louisville, August 18,1995;

· Louisiana Trial Lawyer Assn.,     Baton Rouge, "Winning with Experts" Seminar, November 10, 1989;

· Louisiana Trial Lawyer Assn., "Winning With the Masters" Seminar, New Orleans, November 21, 1995;

· Louisiana Trial Lawyer Assn., "Winning With the Masters" Seminar, New Orleans, December 10, 1997;

· Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Assn., "Learn From the Experts," Boston, October 9, 1992;

· Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Mtg, Boston, October 29, 1993;

· Michigan Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Mtg, Wrongful Death Damages, May, 1990;

· Michigan Head Injury Alliance Fifth Annual Seminar on Closed Head Injury, Detroit, March 24, 1994;

· Michigan Head Injury Alliance Sixth Annual Seminar on Closed Head Injury, Detroit, March 23, 1995;

· Michigan Head Injury Alliance Seventh Annual Seminar on Closed Head Injury, Detroit, March 28, 1996;

· Michigan Head Injury Alliance Eighth Annual Seminar on Closed Head Injury, Detroit, March 27, 1997;

· Michigan, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, "The Name of the Game is Damages--Plaintiff and Defense Strategies in Negligence and Employment Cases," Troy, July 20, 2000;

· Michigan Trial Lawyers Assn. Winter Seminar, "Hedonic Damages and Other Special Economic Issues," Gaylord, February 24, 2001;

· Michigan Trial Lawyers Assn. 13th Annual Seminar in the Snow, Litigation Strategies and Techniques, "Loss of Society and Household Companionship and Advisory Services," Bellaire, February 22, 2003;

· Mississippi Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Convention, "Shooting Stars Seminar," Biloxi, May 19, 1995;

· Mississippi Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Convention, "Taking Your Recovery to the Next Level: Hedonic Damages," Biloxi, May 10, 2001;

· Mississippi: Arkansas Trial Lawyer Assn. "Maximizing Damages in the Personal Injury Case," Tunica, MS, October 24, 2003;

· Missouri: Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting, Kansas City, December 8, 1990;

· Missouri State Bar Annual Meeting, Kansas City, September 19, 1996;

· Missouri State Bar CLE Seminar, Proving Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases, "Hedonic Damages after September 11th and An Economist's View on Proving Economic Damages," Kansas City, April 19, 2002;

· Missouri State Bar CLE Seminar, Proving Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases, "Hedonic Damages after September 11th and An Economist's View on Proving Economic Damages," St. Louis, May 9, 2002;

· Montana Trial Lawyer Association Fourth Annual Convention, "Proving The Intangible (Hedonic) Value of Human Life," Whitefish, July 23, 1993;

· Montana Trial Lawyer Association Seventh Annual Convention, Seminar of the Masters, Polson, August 1, 1996;

· Montana Trial Lawyer Association Spring Seminar, Scientific Evidence, "Making Tangible the Intangible: Loss of Enjoyment of Life, and Society & Companionship Damages," Billings, April 25, 2003;

· Nevada: Required Medical and Legal Education for the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, "9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Hedonic Damages: Implications for the State of Nevada," Las Vegas, October 25, 2002;

· New Hampshire Trial Lawyer Association, "Secrets & Strategies of Trial Law," Concord, October 8, 1993;

· New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Economic Damages, Santa Fe, June 22, 1991;

· New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation Damages Seminar, Albuquerque, October 11, 1996;

· North Carolina, Brain Injury Assn. of NC, First Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, "The Use of Expert Testimony in Brain Injury Litigation," Charlotte, January 26, 1996;

· North Carolina, Brain Injury Assn. of NC, Second Annual Trial Lawyers Conference, "The Loss of Enjoyment of Life in Personal Injury - Hedonic Damages," Charlotte, January 24, 1997;

· North Dakota Trial Lawyers Assn, Annual Meeting Trial Practice Seminar, Fargo, May 4, 1995;

· Ohio Assn. of Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Speaker and Expert Witness at Mock Trial on Wrongful Death Damages, Toledo, April, 1990;

· Ohio Head Injury Association, "Representing the Survivor of Mild Head Injury," Annual Seminar, Columbus, June 3, 1994;

· Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association CLE Lecture Series, March 17, 1993;

· South Dakota Trial Lawyers Assn. Spring Seminar, April, 1989;

· Texas Trial Lawyers Assn., Medical Malpractice Seminar, Wrongful Death Damages, Houston, May, 1990;

· Washington State Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting & Convention, Stevenson, July 11, 1998;

· Wisconsin Assn. of Trial Lawyers Annual Mtg, Wrongful Death Damages, Door County, July, 1990;

· Wisconsin Brain Injury 2nd Annual Seminar, "Identifying and Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury," Green Lake, May 31, 1997.

Local Presentations:

·   Alaska: Alaska Trial Lawyers Assn., Anchorage, August, 1989;

· California: "Value of Life:  Dismal Science From the Courtroom, "Economics Department Workshop Colloquium, Pomona College, Claremont, April 17, 2006;

· Illinois: Chicago North Suburban Bar Assn. May, 1988;

· Illinois: Chicago Advocates Society, June, 1988;

· Illinois: Northwest Chicago Suburban Bar Assn., January, 1989;

· Illinois: Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ, February, 1989;

· Illinois: DuPage County, Bar Assn., Chicago, May, 1989;

· Illinois: Sangamon County Trial Lawyers Assn., Springfield, May, 1989;

· Illinois: McHenry County Bar Assn., Chicago, May, 1989;

· Illinois: Chicago Bar Assn. Wrongful Death Seminar, Wrongful Death Damages, February, 1990;

· Illinois: Chicago Bar Assn. Torts Seminar, Defense Perspectives on Economic Damages, January 21, 1991;

· Illinois: Chicago Bar Assn., Wrongful Death Seminar, February 11, 1993;

· Illinois: Chicago Bar Assn. Effective Direct and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses - A Demonstration, January 9, 1995;

· Illinois: Interstate National Corporation, "Cutting Edge Developments on Economic Damages - Defense Perspectives",Chicago, August 2, 1995;

· Illinois: Interstate National Corporation, "Cutting Edge Developments on Economic Damages - Defense Perspectives", Chicago, September 2, 1997;

· Illinois: Cassiday Schade & Gloor, "Catastrophic Damages...They're Back! - Limiting Damages After the Invalidation of Tort Reform," Chicago, November 18, 1998;

· Michigan: American Radio Network, WFOX, Detroit, January, 1989;

· Michigan: Oakland County Bar Association Negligence Committee, Bloomfield Hills, November 5, 1996;

· Ohio: Hamilton County, Bar Assn. Seminar on Economic Damages, Cincinnati, January 31, 1991;

· Law Bulletin Publishing Company, Legal Career Day, Economic Outlook for Lawyer Employment, April 13, 2004.

Television/Video Presentations:

·   American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section Annual Meeting, "Hedonic Damages," San Francisco, August 10, 1992

·   American Law Institute-American Bar Association, ALI-ABA Tape, "Hedonic Damages: Litigating the Loss of Enjoyment of Life," The Lawyers' Video Magazine, Vol. III Issue 20, December, 1991

· CNN: Larry King Live, May 22, 1989.

Personal Background:

Born November 16, 1946, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Graduated Nicolet High School 1964, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honorable Discharge U.S. Army, 1975
Member of Chicago Board Options Exchange 1975-1978

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