| Admitted: | 1980, Indiana Supreme Court and U.S. Federal District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1981, U.S. Federal District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court |
| Undergraduate and Law School: | Indiana University – School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana 1974; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan J.D. 1979 |
| Member: | Indiana State Bar Association (Family and Juvenile Section – Past Chairman); Board Member, Family and Juvenile Law Certification Board, 2002 to Current Year; Allen County Bar Association (Executive Committee Member and Current Officer, Family Law Section, 1992- Past Chairman). |
| Biography: | Fellow – American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 1992 – Current Year. Certified Family Law Specialist – (as certified by the Family Law Certification Board) 2002 – Current Year. Selected: The Best Lawyers in America (Family Law) all editions, 1995 to Current Year. Family Lawyer of the year 2021. Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers 2010 and 2011. Selected: Indiana Super Lawyer (Family Law) all editions. Selected: Indiana Top Rated Lawyers – all years. Rated: AV- Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell 1992 – Current Year. Selected: Fort Wayne Top Lawyers – Fort Wayne Monthly; Instructor, Indiana Continuing Education Forum (I.C.L.E.F.), 1990- to Current Year. Board Member, Fort Wayne/Allen County Airport Authority, 2002- 2021. President, Allen County Public Defender Board, 2003-2020. Past Chairman ISBA Family Law and Juvenile Section; Board Member ISBA Family Law Certification Board; Past Chairman Allen County Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee. Fellow – Indiana Bar Foundation. Family Law Independent Certification Organization (Indiana) — Board Co-Chairman (2026 – ) |
| Born: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, January 6, 1952 |
| Practice Areas: | Divorce; Family Law; Dissolution; Domestic Relations; Matrimonial Law; Premarital Agreements |