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  • Education: Law Degree From Thurgood Marshall Law School at Texas Southern University;
  • Centre College of Kentucky; Government Major, with a double minor in History and Economics;
  • Admitted: U.S. Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Eastern Division; Federal Trial Bar for the Eastern Division/Northern District of Illinois; and U.S. Tax Court;
  • Certified as a Child Rep/GAL through the Circuit Court of Cook County;
  • Special Agencies: Previously has served as a Special Asst. Corporation Counsel-City of Chicago; Chicago Transit Authority - per diem personal injury defense attorney; 
  • Previously served as Local General Counsel for Mammoth Life Insurance Company;
  • Currently certified as an arbitrator in connection with the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program;
  • Third Generation Illinois Trial Attorney (Maintains a private practice in Chicago  concentrating in numerous areas of the law);
  • Administrative Law Judge (City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings);
  • Provides online legal commentary and is also a legal columnist; 
  • Law Day Panelist;
  • Has served as a cooperating attorney for the NAACP Chicago Chapter;
  • Previously Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America;
  • Texas Southern University Alumni Club;
  • Centre College Club of Chicago;
  • Listed in Who's Who Among Successful African Americans;
  • Listed in National Registry of Who's Who;
  • Who's Who Among Practicing Attorneys For 1990;
  • Eagle Scout;
  • Has Served as an Assistant Scout Master with Troop 534;
  • Member of the National Eagle Scout Association;
  • Member of Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts of America;
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

            

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Tackling legal problems requires a concerted mix of diverse skills! Over the years I have been successful in helping people get what they want... contact me if YOU need my help.

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Sometimes life's challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed and defenseless. And legal problems give you much more to think about, above and beyond your feelings! Let me guide you through this maze, whether your problem is a criminal charge, a contract dispute, a divorce, a civil rights claim or any of the other many legal matters that I have handled in my 20+ years of legal experience.

  1. Your checklist when you face a legal problem:
  2. A lawyer who is quick on his feet.
  3. A Conscientious Lawyer and Person.
  4. Knowledgeable and able to explain all aspects of the legal process to me;
  5. Keeps me informed of the progress of my case.
  6. Has extensive experience with my kind of problem.