Indiana DUI DWI, OWI, Drunk Driving, Impaired Driving defense Attorney Lawyer ~ Indiana Criminal Defense Attorney

Education

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Valparaiso University, December 1978
• Bachelor of Arts, Duquesne University, May 1976
• Post-Doctoral studies:
• National Judicial College
• Institute for Court Management-National Center for State Courts
• Judicial Conference of Indiana
• American Judges Association
• National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
• Indiana Public Defenders Council

Admissions, Certificates & Honors

• Admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1979 at the age of 23.
• Appointed Judge in 1985 at the age of 30, re-elected in 1990.
• Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest.
• Twice chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Men of America”-(1984 and 1989).
• Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Indiana University Northwest.
• Former member of Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission.
• Death penalty qualified under Indiana Criminal Rule 24.

Professional and Academic Memberships

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
• American Judges Association (AJA)
• National Association for Court Management (NACM)
• American Constitution Society (ACS)
• National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
• Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity (Δ Θ Φ)
• Phi Alpha Theta International History Honorary Society (Φ Α Θ)
• Organization of American Historians (OAH)
• Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity (Α Φ Ω)
• National Rifle Association (NRA)