Selected sample of appellate briefs authored

American Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 406 F.3d 867 (7th Cir. 2005)

Appellant's Brief

Reply Brief

Andrews v. Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., 545 F.3d 570 (7th Cir. 2008)

Brief for Appellant

Reply Brief for Appellant

Avery v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 746 N.E.2d 1242 (Ill. Ct. App. 2001)

Brief of Appellant

California Dental Ass'n v. FTC, 526 U.S. 756 (1999)

Amicus Brief

Choate v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., 954 N.E.2d 760, 2011 IL App (1st) 100209 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011)

Opening brief

Petition for rehearing

Petition for leave to appeal

Reply brief

Choate v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. , 980 N.E.2d 58 (Ill. 2012)

Opening brief

Reply brief

City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999)

Amicus Brief

Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Giannoulias, 129 S. Ct. 2764 (2009) (Mem.)

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

In re Terra Int'l, Inc., 134 F.3d 302 (5th Cir. 1998)

Petition for Writ of Mandamus

Jablonski v. Ford Motor Co., 955 N.E.2d 1138 (Ill. 2011)

Amicus brief

Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 706 F.3d 92 (2d Cir. 2013)

Opening Brief

Appellants' Reply Brief

Simpkins v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 965 N.E.2d 1092 (Ill. 2012)

Petition for Leave to Appeal

Appellant's Brief

Appellant's Reply

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Speroni, 525 U.S. 922 (1998) (order)

Reply Brief

Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

Tri-State Coach Lines, Inc. v. Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, 532 U.S. 994 (2001)

Brief in Opposition