Responsive, Competitive And Efficient
Biography
Born October 31, 1954. Married, three children, one grandchild. Graduated University of Notre Dame, BA degree in Modern Language, 1976; 45 hours towards Masters Degree in Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1976-77; St. Louis University School of Law, JD, 1987. Licensed to practice in Illinois and Missouri; AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell.
Sportswriter and Sports Editor, Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL, 1977-85.
Arbitrator for Mandatory Arbitration Program 20th Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County; chapter author Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Workers' Compensation Handbook, 1990- present.
Co-author seminar paper on Psychological Injury in Worker’s Compensation, Illinois Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section, 1989.
Lecturer ISBA Workers' Compensation Section, Winter Seminar, 1994; Lecturer, Worker's Compensation Claims Association, 1997.
Past Co-Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee for Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Member St. Clair County Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, East St. Louis Bar Association, Illinois Self-Insured Association.
Joined Keefe & DePauli, P.C. 1988.
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. - 1987
- University of Notre Dame
- B.A. - 1976
- Major: Modern Language
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Masters Degree in Journalism - 1977
Classes & Seminars
- Lecturer, ISBA Workers' Compensation Section, Winter Seminar, 1994
- Lecturer, Worker's Compensation Claims Association, 1997
Published Works
- Sportswriter and Sports Editor, Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL, 1977-1985
- Arbitrator for Mandatory Arbitration Program 20th Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County; chapter author Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Workers' Compensation Handbook, 1990- Present
- Co-author seminar paper on Psychological Injury in Worker’s Compensation, Illinois Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section, 1989
Current Employment Position
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Occupational Diseases cases
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1988
- Missouri, 1988
Professional Associations
- Past Co-Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee for Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- St. Clair County Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Bar Association, Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Member
- East St. Louis Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Self-Insured Association, Member