PATRICIA
C.
BOBB
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
NEW
MEXICO
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
LAS
CRUCES,
NEW
MEXICO,
1965-1967;
ST.
MICHAEL’S
COLLEGE, 1967-1969, B.A.; MAGNA CUM LAUDE, 1969.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL, JURIS DOCTOR, 1972; BRUNEL UNIVERSITY/NOTRE
DAME LAW SCHOOL, SUMMER STUDY, 1972.
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
ADMITTED TO
PRACTICE: ILLINOIS
BAR; UNITED
STATES DISTRICT
COURT, NORTHERN
DISTRICT
OF ILLINOIS; SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS 1972.ASSISTANT
STATES
ATTORNEY:
COOK
COUNTY
STATES
ATTORNEYS
OFFICE;
FELONY
TRIAL
ATTORNEY AND FELONY TRIAL COURT SUPERVISOR, 1972 - 1978.
TRIAL
ATTORNEY,
PHILLIP
H.
CORBOY
& ASSOCIATES,
SPECIALIZING IN
PLAINTIFF’S PERSONAL
INJURY LITIGATION, 1978 - 80.PARTNER: BOBB, KANE, OBBISH & PROPES, 1980 - 1985.
PRESIDENT, PATRICIA C. BOBB & ASSOCIATES, 1985 TO DATE.
-SPECIALIZING IN GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION/PLAINTIFF’S PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
WITH AN EMPHASIS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.HONORS
AND
AWARDS
PROFILED IN TIME MAGAZINE AS ONE OF FIVE "OUTSTANDING FEMALE TRIAL LAWYERS IN THE
COUNTRY," MAY, 1983.
LISTED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA: PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION, 1983; NEW EDITION
1987 - WOODWARD/WHITE, NEW YORK; BY STEVEN NAIFEH AND GREGORY WHITE SMITH,
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL.
SELECTED BY GLAMOUR MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE "TEN OUTSTANDING WORKING WOMEN IN
THE UNITED STATES," 1984.SELECTED BY TOWN & COUNTRY MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE "BEST LAWYERS IN THE U.S." IN
THE AREA OF PERSONAL INJURY, MALPRACTICE AND PRODUCT LIABILITY, MAY, 1985.APPOINTED MEMBER, LAWYERS ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ALTERNATE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION, ILLINOIS JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 1987.
APPOINTED BY ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AS A MEMBER OF PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE FOR A JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM, ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT,
JUNE 5, 1987 TO DATE.
APPOINTED MEMBER, ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MANDATORY CONTINUING
LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
APPOINTED MEMBER, ISBA-CBA JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL COMPENSATION FOR
1988 - 1989.
APPOINTED MEMBER OF BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE INSURANCE CRISIS, CHICAGO
BAR ASSOCIATION; JANUARY - MAY 1988.
APPOINTED BY THE HONORABLE HARRY G. COMEFORD, CHIEF JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
COOK COUNTY TO COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
COURT-ANNEXED MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROGRAM FOR COOK COUNTY, FEBRUARY, 1988.
APPOINTED MEMBER, JUDICIAL ETHICS OPINIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, JOINT COMMITTEE OF
ILLINOIS JUDGES COMMITTEE, CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION AND ILLINOIS STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION, 1992.
ELECTED FELLOW, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS, OCTOBER, 1992 TO DATE.
-
REGENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2001-2004.
-
LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
-
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM
RECIPIENT, CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM J. WHITE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, FOR
SERVICE IN THE JUDICIAL EVALUATION PROCESS, MAY, 1993.
ELECTED FELLOW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS, APRIL, 1996 TO DATE.
ELECTED FELLOW INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BARRISTERS, JULY, 1997 TO DATE.
SELECTED IN A SURVEY OF HER LAWYER PEERS IN
ILLINOIS, THROUGH THE
LEADING
LAWYERS
NETWORK, AS THE #1 LEADING WOMAN LAWYER IN ILLINOIS, 2007-2012.
APPOINTED TO ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULES COMMITTEE, DECEMBER1995-2003; CHAIR
2001-2003.
APPOINTED BY THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AS A COMMISSIONER OF THE ATTORNEY
REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION, DECEMBER 2001 TO DECEMBER 2007.
PANEL, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, 2002.
ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP 24TH ANNUAL LAW LUNCHEON, RECIPIENT OF THE ST. IGNATIUS
COLLEGE PREP HONORARY ALUMNA DIPLOMA, MARCH 2005.
COMMISSION MEMBER, SEVENTH CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN JURY PROJECT
COMMISSION, 2005-2008.
APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF CHICAGO, 2009.
RECIPIENT, WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS’S RISE UP AND REACH BACK, 2010 ESTHER
ROTHSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, JANUARY 2010.
APPOINTED MEMBER, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
LIABILITY, 2012.
SELECTED IN A SURVEY OF HER LAWYER PEERS IN
ILLINOIS, THROUGH THE
LEADING
LAWYERS
NETWORK, AS THE #1 LEADING WOMAN CONSUMER LAWYER IN ILLINOIS, 2013.
SELECTED IN A SURVEY OF HER LAWYER PEERS IN
ILLINOIS, THROUGH THE
LEADING
LAWYERS
NETWORK, AS THE #8 LEADING PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFFS’ LAWYER IN ILLINOIS, 2013.
PUBLICATIONS,
TEACHING
AND
LECTURING
GUEST SPEAKER, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL TRIAL ADVOCACY CLASS, FALL, 1976.
GUEST LECTURER, INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR, CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF
LAW, FALL, 1977.
GUEST INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW SCHOOL, TRIAL ADVOCACY CLASS,
JANUARY, 1978.
FACULTY MEMBER, ADVOCACY INSTITUTE TRIAL WORKSHOP, INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING LEGAL
EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, SPRING, 1978; SPRING, 1981.
GUEST INSTRUCTOR, UNITED STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, TRIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WINTER
AND SPRING, 1978.FACULTY MEMBER, COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TRAINING PROGRAM, MAY,
1981.
FACULTY MEMBER, FEDERAL TRIAL SKILLS SEMINAR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY, 1983.
FACULTY MEMBER, THE TRIAL MAGIC OF MOE LEVINE WORKSHOP/SEMINAR, NOVEMBER, 1983.
GUEST INSTRUCTOR, CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, SPRING, 1984.
MEMBER OF CORE FACULTY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE, FEDERAL TRIAL BAR ADVOCACY
SEMINAR (I.C.L.E. FOR FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS), SPRING
AND SUMMER, 1983.SPEAKER, ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS EVIDENCE UPDATE SEMINAR, OCTOBER, 1984.
SPEAKER, KENTUCKY ACADEMY OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS ANNUAL SEMINAR, OCTOBER, 1984.
SPEAKER, P.L.I. SEMINAR, ANATOMY OF AN AUTOMOBILE CASE, AUGUST, 1985, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
FACULTY MEMBER, ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, UPDATE AND REVIEW SEMINAR,
SEPTEMBER, 1983; SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TACTICS & TECHNIQUES SEMINAR, DECEMBER, 1983;
UPDATE AND REVIEW SEMINAR - EXPERT EVIDENCE, SEPTEMBER, 1985.
PANEL DISCUSSION/SPEECH TO EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIANS AT NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL, "MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES," CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; OCTOBER 17, 1985.
PANEL MEMBER/SPEAKER, "FEDERAL PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM LEGISLATION-IMPACT ON
CURRENTLY SIGNIFICANT THEORIES OF PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGISLATION," NATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON PRODUCT SAFETY, SPONSORED BY NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS; DECEMBER 5, 1985.
SPEAKER, TRIAL TECHNIQUES COMMITTEE MEETING, OPENING STATEMENTS; MARCH, 1986.
AUTHOR, CHAPTER 20, "
OPENING STATEMENTS: A WINNING APPROACH
," I.C.L.E. HANDBOOK ON
TRANSPORTATION NEGLIGENCE; FALL, 1986.
AUTHOR, CHAPTER 13, "
HOW TO MAXIMIZE DAMAGES IN CHILD DEATH CASES
;" WOMEN TRIAL
LAWYERS: HOW THEY SUCCEED IN PRACTICE AND IN THE COURTROOM, EDITED BY JANINE N.
WARSAW, PUBLISHED 1987, PRENTICE HALL, INC.
PANELIST, IIT CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW SEMINAR, "THE SETTLEMENT OF LIABILITY
CLAIMS," MARCH, 1987.
SPEAKER, MOCK TRIAL: PRODUCT SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE - EMPLOYER VS. MANUFACTURER
LIABILITY, PRODUCT SAFETY COMMITTEE, NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CONGRESS &
EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; OCTOBER 6, 1987.
SPEAKER, ASSOCIATION YOUNG TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA - 1988 MIDWINTER CONVENTION,
"OVERCOMING JUROR BIAS IN PSYCHIATRIC NEGLIGENCE CASES," MAUI, HAWAII; JANUARY 18,
1988.
SPEAKER, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, "ILLINOIS CIVIL TRIAL
EVIDENCE," CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 12, 1988.
INSTRUCTOR, WORKSHOP ON DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION, PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 24-26, 1988.
SPEAKER, PROVING AND DISPUTING LIABILITY IN TORT CASES, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, MAY 24, 1988.
AUTHOR, CHAPTER 41, “
PLAINTIFF'S CASE IN CHIEF
,” MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE,
CALLAGHAN & CO., PUBLISHED 1988.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, TRIAL ADVOCACY I AND II,
SPRING 1981; FALL, 1981; SPRING, 1982; FALL, 1982; FALL, 1983; FALL, 1984; FALL, 1985; FALL,
1986; FALL, 1987; FALL, 1988.
SPEAKER, “WINNING YOUR CASE IN OPENING STATEMENT", MASTERS OF ADVOCACY SEMINAR,
TENNESSEE TRIAL LAWYERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, DECEMBER 3, 1988.
AUTHOR, CHAPTER 4, "
RES ISPA LOQUITUR
," ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL
EDUCATION HANDBOOK ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, 1989.
SPEAKER, “WINNING YOUR CASE IN OPENING STATEMENT," KANSAS TRIAL LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION SEMINAR, AUGUST 26, 1989.
PANELIST, “INSPIRING PROFESSIONALISM IN THE COURTS," PLENARY SESSION, 1989; NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF METROPOLITAN COURTS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 19, 1989.
SPEAKER, “WOMEN IN THE COURTROOM,” “THE MASTERS SPEAK,” THE ART OF PERSUASION,
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1990.
SPEAKER, THE ULTIMATE TRIAL SEMINAR, "OPENING STATEMENT", NEW MEXICO TRIAL
LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, JUNE 22, 1991.
SPEAKER, "WINNING YOUR CASE IN OPENING STATEMENT", NEVADA TRIAL LAWYERS ANNUAL
MEETING, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992.
SPEAKER/PANELIST, "RULE 220/EXPERT WITNESS PROGRAM", PRESENTED BY ILLINOIS STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION TORT LAW AND CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 6, 1992.
SPEAKER, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, MEDICINE AND SOCIETY CLASS,
FEBRUARY, 1993.
SPEAKER, ANNUAL MEETING, NEW YORK STATE TRIAL LAWYERS, "OPENING STATEMENT", JUNE
12, 1993.
SPEAKER, VIRGINIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, WOMEN IN LITIGATION: STRATEGIES FOR THE
‘90S; "WITNESS EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES - MUST WOMEN BE DIFFERENT", SEPTEMBER 21,
1993.
SPEAKER, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL, IDC ROOKIE SEMINAR, "CIVILITY
IN AND OUT OF THE COURTROOM - A PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY'S PERSPECTIVE", OCTOBER 16, 1993.SPEAKER, MAINE TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGES TO THE TRIAL PRACTICE IN THE
1990'S, "ARE WOMEN JURORS BIASED AGAINST WOMEN AND OTHER COMMONLY PERCEIVED
STEREOTYPES IN JURY SELECTION", NOVEMBER 5, 1993.
SPEAKER, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, MEDICINE & SOCIETY CLASS,
"EVALUATING A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE", FEBRUARY, 1994.
SPEAKER, WOMEN IN THE COURTROOM/OPENING STATEMENT DEMONSTRATION, DEFENSE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHICAGO, MARCH 22, 1994.
FACULTY/CLOSING ARGUMENT DEMONSTRATION, THE WOMEN ADVOCATE, SECOND ANNUAL
INSTITUTE, PRENTICE HALL LAW & BUSINESS SECTION OF LITIGATION, MAY 5-6, 1994.
SPEAKER, "WINNING YOUR CASE IN OPENING STATEMENT", KENTUCKY TRIAL LAWYERS ANNUAL
CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994.
SPEAKER, NEGOTIATING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN LAWYERS, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, APRIL 28, 1995.
SPEAKER, "LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN A SHIFTING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT",
PREPARATION OF A WITNESS: PERSUASIVELY PRESENTING YOUR CASE, MOSBY/AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ATTORNEYS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 13, 1995.
SPEAKER, MEDIATING THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE, HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT
SOCIETY OF METROPOLITAN, CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 8, 1996.
SPEAKER, "WINNING YOUR TRIAL IN OPENING STATEMENT", MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL
ATTORNEYS, LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI, JUNE 21, 1996.
SPEAKER, "EVALUATING A PERSONAL INJURY CASE", SUMMER BOOT CAMP FOR ASPIRING
LITIGATORS, THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION, AUGUST 22, 1996.
SPEAKER, "THE PLAINTIFF'S VIEW OF CATASTROPHIC CLAIMS", MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS, INC., SEPTEMBER 19, 1996.
SPEAKER, "THE ART OF PERSUASION", ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS, NOVEMBER 9, 1996.
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1997.
SPEAKER, FIFTH ANNUAL TRIAL ADVOCACY SEMINAR "DIRECT & CROSS EXAMINATION" DUPAGE
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS, MARCH 8, 1997.
SPEAKER, "DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES", CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE
OF LAW, JUNE 3, 1997.SPEAKER, DOMESTIC AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: FROM THREAT TO INTERVENTION, “PERSONAL,
EMPLOYER & PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY”, THE OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY,
NOVEMBER 5, 1998.
PANEL MEMBER, “RESOLVED: AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR DEMOCRACY”
ILLINOIS JUDGES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 11, 1998.
SPEAKER, “WINNING YOUR TRIAL IN OPENING STATEMENT”, LOUISIANA TRIAL LAWYERS, NEW
ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 19, 1998.
SPEAKER, FIRST ANNUAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION DAY CONFERENCE: “EFFECTIVELY MANAGING
AND RESOLVING CONFLICT” INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, MAY 11, 1999.
SPEAKER, THE AMERICAN JURY: PAST AND PRESENT IN HARM’S WAY - JURY DAMAGE AWARDS;
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, MARCH 17, 1999.
SPEAKER, THE ART OF MAXIMIZING (AND MINIMIZING) DAMAGES IN A PERSONAL INJURY ACTION
– “LAYING THE GROUNDWORK - EFFECTIVE OPENING STATEMENTS”, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, DECEMBER 13, 2000.
SPEAKER, PRACTICAL KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR NEW ILLINOIS LAWYERS, “POWERFUL SOURCES OF
HELP, SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION FOR NEW LAWYERS”, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING
LEGAL EDUCATION, CHICAGO, JANUARY 19, 2001.
SPEAKER, INDIANA TRIAL LAWYERS ANNUAL MEETING, INDIANAPOLIS,
INDIANA - DEMONSTRATIVE MEDICAL EVIDENCE IN THE COURTROOM, NOVEMBER 10, 2004.
SPEAKER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA OF NEW JERSEY, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW
JERSEY – “THE ART OF SUBTLE PERSUASION THROUGH THE USE OF A CASE THEME” AND “HOW
TO USE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE PERSUASIVE VISUAL EVIDENCE FOR THE JURY”,APRIL 2005.
FACULTY MEMBER, ANNUAL ADVANCED ADVOCACY COURSE, LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND,
DUBLIN, IRELAND, SEPTEMBER, 2005.
SPEAKER, KANSAS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL MEETING VOIR DIRE IN MEDICAL
NEGLIGENCE CASES, DECEMBER 2, 2005.
AUTHOR, CHAPTER 44, “
YOUR WITNESS
:
CROSS-EXAMINATION BEFORE DIRECT EXAMINATION
,” LAW
BULLETIN PUBLISHING COMPANY, 2008.
SPEAKER, WHAT WOMEN (LAWYERS) WANT (AND NEED), RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - PANEL
DISCUSSION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, APRIL 4, 2008.
SPEAKER, LAW BULLETIN: LITIGATION SKILLS II CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 16,
2008.
JUDGE, AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION - 2008 COLLEGE MEDIATION TOURNAMENT,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 31, 2008.
PANEL
MEMBER,
THE
CHICAGO
INN OF
COURT,
“SECURITY,
PSEUDO-PATRIOTISM, AND THE
EROSION OF AMERICAN LIBERTIES,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 11, 2008.
SPEAKER, LAW BULLETIN: LITIGATION SKILLS I CONFERENCE, “CASE EVALUATION: WHEN TO
TAKE A CASE AND WHEN TO SETTLE,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 12, 2009.
SPEAKER, TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE – A PREMIER MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SEMINAR,
“DEVELOPING A THEME,” NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009.
SPEAKER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE “ADVANCED MEDICAL TRIAL SKILLS,”
CHANDLER, ARIZONA, OCTOBER 1 – 4, 2009.
SPEAKER, CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION, TRIAL SUPERSTARS ON PRESENTING YOUR CASE,
“CONNECTING WITH THE JUDGE AND JURY: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES AT
TRIAL,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 16, 2009.
EXPERT PANEL, THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION COLLEGE OF TRIAL ADVOCACY, “OPENING AND
CLOSING TRAINING PROGRAM”, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 19, 2009.
SPEAKER, ILLINOIS TRIAL ASSOCIATION, “MEDICAL MALPRACTICE” SEMINAR, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 5, 2009.
SPEAKER, NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL NETWORKING COMMITTEE, “EVALUATING YOUR CASE,”
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 10, 2010.
PANEL MEMBER, ABA SECTION OF LITIGATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE, “MEDIATION WITH THE
MASTERS”, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 10, 2010.
FACULTY, 7
TH ANNUAL ADVOCATE INJURY SYMPOSIUM: “TRAUMA 2010: DON’T GAMBLE WITHYOUR LIFE!” (MOCK MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRIAL), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 18, 2010.
GUEST LECTURER, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL “PERSPECTIVES IN TORT LAW” CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 11, 2011.
SPEAKER, ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS, “THE TRIAL OF NEGLIGENCE CASE,” OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS,
MARCH 25, 2011.
SPEAKER/PANEL MEMBER, LAW BULLETIN, “THE JURY’S DELIBERATION 2: EXPERTS REVIEW THIS
JURY’S RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE PRESENTED,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 28, 2012.
SPEAKER,
AMERICAN
JUSTICE
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL
CONVENTION,
“NEW
STRATEGIES FOR
CAPTURING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF JURORS,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 28, 2012.
FACULTY MEMBER, LAWYERS WITHOUT BORDERS/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRIAL ADVOCACY
SUPPORT THROUGH TRIAL ADVOCACY TRAINING, “VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAM,”
NAIROBI, KENYA, AUGUST 5-12, 2011; AUGUST 11-18, 2012; AUGUST 2-12, 2013.
FACULTY MEMBER, CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION, “PREPARING YOUR CASE WITH YOUR TRIAL IN
MIND, YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION”, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012.
PANELIST,
AMERICAN
BAR
ASSOCIATION,
SECTION OF
INSURANCE
COVERAGE
COMMITTEE,
WOMEN IN
INSURANCE
NETWORK,
“MEDIATION:
COVERAGE
LAWYER AS THE
CAPTAIN OF THE
SHIP,” WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 18, 2012.
GUEST LECTURER, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL “ACCELERATED TORTS CLASS –
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 3, 2013
MEMBERSHIPS
AND
OFFICES
HELD
MEMBER OF CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION, 1978 – TO DATE.
CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE, 1978-1979; YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION, TRIAL TECHNIQUES
COMMITTEE, 1981-1983; TORT LITIGATION COMMITTEE, 1979-1986; VICE CHAIR,
1983-1984; CHAIRMAN, 1984-1985; DEFENSE OF PRISONERS COMMITTEE, 1980-1982;
EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES COMMITTEE (INVESTIGATION DIVISION), 1980-1982;
VICE-CHAIR (INVESTIGATION DIVISION), 1982-1983, 1990-1991; CHAIR (HEARING
DIVISION), 1983-1984; GENERAL CHAIR, 1991-1992; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1992-1993;
MEDICAL-LEGAL RELATIONS, 1989-1995; VICE-CHAIR, 1989-1990; CHAIRMAN,
1990-1991; SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE
JUDICIAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE, JUNE, 1987. NOMINATING COMMITTEE, 1989;
AMICUS COMMITTEE, 1988-1995; SPECIAL BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL
REDISTRICTING, 1991-1992; SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER JEC RULE 27
“RE-EVALUATION, RE-HEARING AND WITHDRAWAL OF RECOMMENDATION”, 1989;
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW JEC PROCEDURES, 1987-1988; FEDERAL BAR POLL
COMMITTEE, 1989, 1991; LAWYER REGULATION COMMITTEE, 1990-1995;
-BOARD OF MANAGERS, 1992-99.
-SECRETARY, 1994-95.
-SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, 1995-96.
- FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, 1996-97.
-PRESIDENT, 1997-98.
ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, 1978 TO DATE.
-BOARD OF GOVERNORS, 1982-1984.
-MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, 1985-1987.
-ASSEMBLY RULES AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE.
-CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE COUNSEL
-CO-CHAIR, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DISCOVERY, 1993-1994.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, 1978 TO DATE
SOCIETY OF TRIAL LAWYERS, 1988 TO DATE.
WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION, 1980 TO DATE.
AMERICAN
TRIAL
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
(NOW KNOWN AS
AMERICAN
JUSTICE
ASSOCIATION),
1980 TO DATE.
- BOARD OF GOVERNORS, 1998-1999.
- VICE-CHAIR, ADVANCED TRIAL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, 1985-1986.
- ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, 1985-1986.
- JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE COMMITTEE, 1985-1986.
- VICE-CHAIR, VICTIM’S BILL OF RIGHTS COMMITTEE, 1985-1986.
- COLLEGE OF ADVOCACY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1995-1998.
ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, 1978 TO DATE.
- BOARD OF MANAGERS.
- MEMBER, LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE.
- MEMBER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MEMBER, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, 1980 TO DATE.
-
LITIGATION
SECTION
CHAIRMAN,
PLANNING
SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURER’S
LIABILITY COMMITTEE
- SECTION ON INSURANCE, NEGLIGENCE AND COMPENSATION LAW.
FOUNDING MEMBER CHICAGO INN OF COURT, 1988 TO DATE.
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, 1990 TO DATE
- PRESIDENT, 1990-91
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND MASTER OF THE BENCH, 1988 TO DATE.
A
MERICANB
ARA
SSOCIATION(ABA):
ADVOCACY PROGRAM, OXFORD, ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER, 1984.
PANEL MEMBER; AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LITIGATION SECTION ANNUAL MEETING, PANEL
DISCUSSION: "THE ETHICS OF ADVOCACY," CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; OCTOBER 24, 1987.
SPEAKER/PANELIST, "EXPERTS AT TRIAL - PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS," LITIGATION
SECTION, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, AUGUST 9, 1989.
PANEL MEMBER, CHICAGO INN OF COURT, "THE RIGHT TO DIE" PROGRAM PRESENTED BY THE
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION YOUNG LAWYER'S DIVISION INNS OF COURT COMMITTEE AND
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LITIGATION SECTION, AUGUST 4, 1990, ABA ANNUAL MEETING,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
PANEL MEMBER/DEMONSTRATOR, "THE LAST FRONTIERS: WOMEN LAWYERS AS RAINMAKERS
AND LITIGATORS," PRESENTED BY THE GENERAL PRACTICE SECTION OF THE AMERICAN BARASSOCIATION, ABA ANNUAL MEETING, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 4, 1990.
PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL, MOCK TRIAL DEMONSTRATION, "TRIAL BY JURY" INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM, SECTION OF LITIGATION/GENERAL PRACTICE SECTIONS, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING, NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 8, 1994.
MODERATOR, MASTERS IN TRIAL...HONORING LEONARD RING, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,
APRIL 24, 1998.
SPEAKER, WOMEN IN PRODUCTS LIABILITY REGIONAL MEETING, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION,
“BECOMING A LEADER IN YOUR FIRM, YOUR BUSINESS AND THE BAR,” CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
DECEMBER 6, 2001.
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SPEAKER,
ASSOCIATION OF
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TECHNIQUES,
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, NOVEMBER, 1982.
FACULTY MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ADVANCED COLLEGE OF
ADVOCACY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, JUNE, 1983.
FACULTY MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, BASIC COURSE IN TRIAL
ADVOCACY, CHICAGO, APRIL, 1983.
FACULTY MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ADVANCED COLLEGE OF
ADVOCACY, YALE UNIVERSITY, JUNE, 1984.
FACULTY MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ADVANCED COLLEGE OF
ADVOCACY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, SPRING, 1985.
SPEAKER, "OPENING STATEMENTS," POUND FOUNDATION SEMINAR, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL
LAWYERS OF AMERICA; CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; OCTOBER 26, 1985.
SPEAKER, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION: "ARE WOMEN
JURORS BIASED AGAINST WOMEN AND OTHER COMMONLY PERCEIVED STEREOTYPES IN JURY
SELECTION?" JULY, 1987.
SPEAKER TORT LAW SECTION, "DEVELOPMENT OF A THEME IN A MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASE,"
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ANNUAL CONVENTION, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,
JULY, 1988.
SPEAKER, "PROOF AND ARGUMENT OF DAMAGES," ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA
SEMINAR, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO, AUGUST 18-20, 1988.
SPEAKER AND MODERATOR, "VOIR DIRE IN MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES," ASSOCIATION OF
TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, WORKHORSE SEMINAR, SEPTEMBER, 1989.
PANEL MEMBER, "WOMEN IN THE COURTROOM," ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA,
MID-WINTER MEETING, JANUARY, 1990.
SPEAKER, TRIAL ADVOCACY TRACK, "DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF ECONOMIST,"
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, TORONTO, CANADA, JULY,
1991.
SPEAKER, MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION, HIGHWAY, PREMISES AND GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY
SECTION; "HOTEL LIABILITY FOR CRIMINAL ACTS COMMITTED ON THE PREMISES," ASSOCIATION
OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, TORONTO, CANADA, JULY, 1991.FACULTY MEMBER, ULTIMATE TRIAL ADVOCACY COURSE, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF
AMERICA, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, MARCH, 1992.
SPEAKER, "PREPARING AND EVALUATING MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES," SEMINAR SPONSORED
BY ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ON SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT TECHNIQUES:NEGOTIATING FOR OPTIMAL RECOVERY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, MAY 8, 1992.
SPEAKER, WOMEN ADVOCATES: COMBAT THE OBSTACLES, GAIN THE EDGE; "WHAT WOMEN
CAN USE IN OPENING STATEMENTS AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS THAT MEN CANNOT";
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, JULY 25, 1992.
PANELIST, WOMEN ADVOCATES: COMBAT THE OBSTACLES, GAIN THE EDGE; "BECOMING YOUR
OWN RAINMAKER"; ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, JULY
25, 1992.
SPEAKER, TRIAL ADVOCACY TRACK; "LAYING THE PROPER FOUNDATION" PANEL DISCUSSION;
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, JULY 26, 1992.
PANELIST, WOMEN TRIAL LAWYERS CAUCUS: "PRACTICING SUCCESSFULLY IN THE OFFICE:
AGGRESSIVE MARKETING FOR WOMEN"; ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL
CONVENTION, JULY 26, 1992.
SPEAKER/MODERATOR, "GYNECOLOGICAL ISSUES: LEGAL ISSUES IN PROVING THE STANDARD OF
CARE; LITIGATING BREAST AND GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER CASES: CRUCIAL MEDICAL AND
LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, NATIONAL COLLEGE OF
ADVOCACY, OCTOBER 16-17, 1992.
SPEAKER/PANEL MEMBER, "SUCCESSFUL LESSONS FROM UNSUCCESSFUL TRIALS", ASSOCIATION
OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, MID-WINTER CONVENTION, JANUARY, 1993.SPEAKER, WOMEN'S TRIAL LAWYERS CAUCUS; "NEW ISSUE IN GYNECOLOGICAL MALPRACTICE
CASES: DO WOMEN GET SECOND CLASS CARE?” ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA,
ANNUAL CONVENTION, SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 3, 1993.
PANEL MEMBER, TRIAL ADVOCACY TRACK, "TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE", ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL
LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ANNUAL CONVENTION, SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 3, 1993.
SPEAKER/SEMINAR PLANNING COMMITTEE, CATASTROPHICALLY INJURED INDIVIDUAL,
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, MAY 20-21, 1994.
SPEAKER/PANEL MEMBER, "FEDERAL RULES WORKSHOP, THE 1993 AMENDMENTS; CHANGES IN
DEPOSITION PRACTICE", ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING,
CHICAGO, JULY 25, 1994.
SPEAKER, "EMERGENCY ROOM LIABILITY", PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE SECTION PROGRAM,
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, CHICAGO, JULY 26, 1994.
CO-CHAIR, FACULTY MEMBER, MEDICAL TRIAL SKILLS COLLEGE OF ADVOCACY, ASSOCIATION
OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C.,OCTOBER 6-10, 1994.
PANELIST, SMALL OFFICE PRACTICE SECTION, MANAGING YOUR PRACTICE: WOMEN IN THE
SMALL OFFICE PRACTICE - SPECIAL CHALLENGES; ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA
ANNUAL CONVENTION, NEW YORK, JULY 16, 1995.
LECTURER, DEMONSTRATION: A SAMPLING OF EFFECTIVE CLOSING ARGUMENTS; ASSOCIATION
OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION, NEW YORK, JULY 18, 1995.SPEAKER/PANELIST, "HOW THE MASTERS TRY CASES: HURRAY FOR HOLLYWOOD"; PLENARY
SESSION, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 8,
1995.
COURSE ADVISOR, SPEAKER & FACULTY MEMBER "DIRECT EXAM FOR EFFECT"; THE THEME:
WHY MY CLIENT SHOULD WIN"; "DEPOSING THE DEFENDANT PHYSICIAN": "CLOSING ARGUMENT
TO SUM UP THE CASE" MEDICAL TRIAL SKILLS COLLEGE; ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF
