Practice Areas

Civil Litigation Civil Rights Family Law Children

Constitutional Law Disabilities Health Law

Admitted

• Massachusetts (1971)
• Vermont (1972)
• District of Columbia (1973)
• Illinois (1973)
• U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• J. D. cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1970
• B.A. cum laude, Yale College, 1967

Professional Affiliations

• Chicago and American Bar Associations
• Chicago Council of Lawyers
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Experience

• Deputy Director and Litigation Director, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, 1983-1996
• Partner, Lehrer and Redleaf, 1996-2005
• Adjunct Professor (Remedies), Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 2004-present
• Adjunct Professor (Illinois Civil Procedure), DePaul University College of Law, 2005-present
• Hearing Officer, Illinois State Board of Education (special education cases under IDEA), 2005-present