Admitted: Illinois, 1978; Missouri, 1979; United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1979; Sole practice, 1993 to present Edwardsville, Illinois; 1983 to 1993 Farrel and Long, P.C., Godfrey and Edwardsville, Illinois; 1978 to 1983 Chapman and Carlson, Granite City, Illinois
Law School: Valparaiso University, J.D., 1978
College: Valparaiso University. Bachelor of Arts (psychology), 1975
Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Section Memberships:Trusts & Estates; Real Estate; Business Adv. & Financial Planning; Agricultural Law; Federal Taxation; Commercial Banking & Bankruptcy; The Missouri Bar Madison County Bar Association,Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Collinsville Illinois,Meridian Village Senior Residential Community (Lutheran Senior Services), Board of Directors,Business Network International, Edwardsville Illinois Chapter ,Goshen Rotary Club (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Troy),Alzheimer Association, St. Louis Chapter
Biography: Real Estate Broker, Illinois, 1990. Instructor, Real Estate Continuing Education, Illinois, 1991.
Born: St. Louis, Missouri, February 4, 1953
Cases: Groetken v. Illinois Department of Revenue (7th Cir. 1988).