Born Braddock, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1948, admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania: 1984, Indiana: 1987, Tennesee, United States. Supreme Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Seventh Circuits: U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Western District of Pennsylvania and Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., Political Science), 1970 University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1973). Recipient, William I. Patterson Memorial Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh, 1970-1973. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Municipal Litigation; Corporate Litigation. Certified mediator, Indiana Supreme Court, 1994. Current member Indiana State Bar standing committee on Professional Responsibility and Ethics; current member Indiana State Bar standing committee Relations with Federal Judiciary.