Speed Case: an Introduction to Creating Case Analyses Like a Lawyer and Presenting Them Like an Actor

SPEED CASE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATING CASE ANALYSES LIKE A LAWYER AND PRESENTING THEM LIKE AN ACTOR

Abstract Submission for Redesigning the MBA: A Curriculum Conference

May 8–10, 2016

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Submission deadline: November 6, 2015

Response deadline: December 1, 2015

Name: Richard Thomas Title and Rank: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC); Master Teaching Scholar of The Learning Center of the Office of the UIC Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Departments and College: Managerial Studies and iLead Student Professional Development Program, UIC College of Business Administration (UICBusiness) Email: [email protected] Cell: 312-285-5415 I have strong experience as a trial lawyer, main stage improviser at Second City and, of course, as a teacher. I am interested in teaching critical thinking, analysis, logic and self-discipline skills AND creativity, connectivity and internal and external awareness skills in a balanced and synergistic way in his ethics, management, professional presence and communications classes. I am excited to teach and therefore explore how this approach can be applied to disciplines and courses that offer students knowledge and/or skills in the field of business. SPEED CASE: AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATING CASE ANALYSES LIKE A LAWYER AND PRESENTING THEM LIKE AN ACTOR Below is a breakdown of time and the lesson plan for the rest of the 60 minutes if you are interested----a something wonderful right away (improvisational acting concept) approach: 6 minutes with white board to lay out basic presentational approaches to case analysis---basic definitions of introduction, issues, facts, analysis, recommendations and conclusions (a slightly modified law school---and law practice method of briefing a case).

4 minutes showing a video as source material for the lesson’s activities: for example--- http://www.marketwatch.com/video/nfl-makes-twitter-first-social-media-draft-pick/4F690D8E- D98C-4748-BA09-BCE014FFA2B3.html This should leave 50 minutes. 6 minutes on presentation of facts (of circumstance presented in video) ---Participant volunteer speaks for a minute----entire group debriefs what she did 6 minutes on presentation of issues---Participant volunteer speaks for a minute---entire group debriefs what she did 6 minutes on analysis----Participant volunteer speaks for a minute----entire group debriefs what she did 6 minutes on recommendations----Participant volunteer speaks for a minute----entire group debriefs what she did 10 minutes on introduction and conclusions----2 Participant volunteers---one presents intro, one presents conclusion----entire group debriefs what they did This should leave 31 minutes. By this point the group should have a general consensus on how they want to present the case: introduction says what they are going to do and how they are going to do it and what they will recommend in headlines so decision makers know where they are going (a trial advocacy approach); issues lay out problems or other considerations (and recommendations offer action plans in response to the listed issues) facts are concrete details of the case presented with completeness and specificity (answering the need for complete investigation of details analysis looks at the facts in light of relevant conceptual information (research of highest thought available normally; or the highest knowledge and intelligence in real time of the participants in the improvisational Speed Case) and viewed with critical thinking and logic recommendations offer action plans in response to the listed issues conclusion mirrors the introduction saying what team did, how they did it and what they recommended the decision makers do. The volunteers will deliver the presentation in approximately16 minutes. 15 minutes is left for general discussion. The main focus of the conversation will be how preoccupation with a complex substantive task freed the communication and other professional presence skills of the presenters and how the “crisis” atmosphere of improvising helped the

presenters improve their understanding of the elements of a well-argued case analysis and the attendant skills of critical thinking, logic, teamwork and decision-making. RECENT CLASSES TAUGHT AND CV Course numbers and titles that I have taught in the last 3 years. • BA 200, Managerial Communication • BA 100, CBA Freshman Orientation • BA 290, Business Ethics • BA 420, Professional Presence • ACCT 470, Ethical Environment of Business • MGMT 594, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability • MGMT 494, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

Curriculum Vitae Richard S. Thomas 5320 N. Sheridan Road, # 1703 • Chicago, IL 60640-7345 • (312) 285-5415 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-thomas/2b/78a/342 SUMMARY I am a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Business School (UICBusiness) who has recently been named a Master Teaching Scholar of The Learning Center of the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs (see below). I am a lawyer. I practiced primarily in the field of ethics and professional responsibility, but I no longer do so. I teach improvisation at UIC (I am an alumnus of the resident company of Chicago’s Second City Theater) ---as a method of professional presence and development training. My background as a lawyer, teacher, writer and theatrical improviser are the credentials needed for the job. I also--- and equally---act, improvise, teach actors, direct, write for the theater and remain open to good opportunities to do all of same. Joseph Campbell said the artist should teach his form as his job and create art as his work. I love my job and my work. In addition to my professional development and communications work at UIC, I equally teach in and provide service for the Managerial Studies Department, and accreditation assessment and ethics’ initiatives at UICBusiness.

My teaching method involves experiential learning and exploration---a hybrid of arts, ethics and professionalism training with a focus on the tasks and issues professionals actually perform and encounter. I have developed and worked with these methods for many years. I also independently provide teaching, writing, consulting, training and coaching services for legal, business, academic, arts and other professionals. I have a B.A. in Communication Arts from Notre Dame, a J.D. from Loyola Law (Chicago) and, as mentioned above, I’m a Second City veteran. I draw on all of my diverse education and experience in my work. EDUCATION Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois Juris Doctor, 1981 • Taught “Street Law” at Wells High School in Chicago University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Bachelor of Arts, 1977, American Studies and Communication Arts • Dean’s List • Resident Assistant, Keenan Hall • Co-founder and emcee of the original Keenan Hall Revue, which has become a campus tradition and is produced every year http://issuu.com/the- observer/docs/finished_template_20_pages__2-25-13_/1 (Notre Dame Observer issue with article re: visit to 2013 Revue) ACADEMIC AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE Master Teacher Scholar, University of Illinois at Chicago, The Learning Center of the Office of Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs September 2015 – Present I have been selected as a Master Teaching Scholar (MTS) for the 2015-2016 academic year by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Learning Communities (TLC) of the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. I will be working with 11 other MTSs in this campus wide initiative to support UIC faculty’s growth as teachers of our talented and diverse student body and strengthen the culture of action and reflection related to the improvement of teaching at UIC. MTSs are peer leaders, anchoring the Center’s programming and supporting faculty who seek to strengthen any number of aspects of their teaching practice by becoming Center members on a semester-basis as Teaching Scholars (TSs).MTSs provide mentoring, consultation, and support to TSs individually and/or in a group setting (ratio of about three TSs to one MTS) and contribute to the design and implementation of seminars/workshops on teaching and learning in 4

college classrooms. MTSs also take turns leading Teaching Conversations among all MTSs and TSs, which are also open to all UIC faculty. In the Fall 2015 semester, all MTSs will contribute to the development and implementation of seminars/workshops focused on topics of their choice that are consistent with the Center’s mission.

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration, Chicago, Illinois, August 2014-present. I call on my background as an improvisational theater artist, lawyer, teacher and writer in this position. Courses: • Managerial Communications (primarily managerial writing) • Professional Presence I, II, III (Improvisation used as pedagogy to teach communication and interpersonal skills) • Business Ethics • Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility • Other courses by assignment of the College including Managerial Studies Department, Ethics and Professional Development initiatives Service: • Assessment of College-wide Student Writing and Oral Presentation Skills • Creating and Presenting Improvisational Workshops re: networking, team-building and presentation skills at Liautaud Graduate School of Business Orientation, and Transfer and Honors Students Boot Camps and Intensives • Coaching Intra- and Inter-Collegiate Case Presentation Teams • Presenting Improvisational Workshops and Publicly Speaking for incoming students for the College’s recruiting and admissions initiatives • Speaking to student organizations re: Professional Development topics • Working on team curriculum development projects for Professional Development initiatives; led intensive seminar re: public speaking, teaching and presenting for UIC Business staff Principal, Independent Teaching, Writing, Consulting, Coaching and Training, July 2011-Present I provide teaching, writing, consulting, coaching and training for schools, businesses, non- profits, law firms, associations, arts organizations and individuals. See some representative clients and approaches below. 5

Guest Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law, Department of Experiential Learning, Chicago, Illinois, October 21, 2014 Many thanks to Professor Josie Gough and her Experiential Learning students at Loyola Law School for attending my lecture, "Professional Presentation Skills: In and Out of the Courtroom, Classroom or Boardroom" and discussing the necessity of theater arts education for lawyers and other professionals. Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration, Chicago, Illinois, January 2014-August 2014. I provided service for UICBusiness' professional development initiatives including membership on several committees of the Professional Development Program, coached inter- and intra- collegiate case competition teams, publicly spoke to student organizations, publicly spoke at UIC and Truman College for UICBusiness’ recruiting and admissions programs, created and led improvisation workshops for the Liautaud Graduate School of Business’ Spring Orientation for new students focused on teaching communication and networking skills. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Managerial Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration, Chicago, Illinois, August 2013-January 2014; Taught Managerial Communications; Worked on Assessment Project which evaluated students’ oral and written communication skills for college accreditation purposes. I taught principles of effective business communication with an emphasis on written communication. I assessed approximately 500 student writing projects and over 100 student case analysis oral presentation teams. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Justice, Law and Public Safety Studies, Lewis University, Romeoville and Oak Brook, Illinois, January 2012-August 2013. I taught the following courses: • Legal Research and Writing • Interviewing and Investigating • Rights, Civil-Liability and Administrative Actions • Ethics and Professional Responsibility • Torts and Personal Injury Law “Professor Thomas is a wonderful teacher! He has helped me to develop both as a student as well as a professional within the legal field. He has a great wealth of knowledge that needs to be shared with students and colleagues. I have learned so much from him during my time at Lewis University and look forward to his classes in the future!” Katie Brinkman, Student, Lewis University Judge, American Bar Association Law Student Division Appellate Advocacy Competition-- Quarterfinals, Chicago, Illinois, April 5, 2013

Role-played as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice questioning students in a mock oral argument competition, and judged the competition assessing student performances and determining winners. Guest Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law Career Services Office, Basic Communication Skills for Attorneys, Chicago, Illinois, March 12, 2013 Offered tips, discussed the art of legal communication and directed student attendees in interactive exercises that instruct through experiential learning. Master Teacher, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Chicago Chapter, Communication Skills for the Expert Witness, Chicago, Illinois, March 7, 2013 • CLE and 1.2 MCLE credits pending approval by the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois and NASBA • This class introduced ways to develop skills needed by expert witnesses to impart to triers of fact a clear understanding of their testimony. • Experts know the importance of connecting with judges and juries. They know their best testimony is persuasive, concise and trustworthy. Marnie Gucciard and John Levitske of FEWA asked me to introduce some techniques and concepts to help experts achieve those communications goals. • This interactive event engaged attendees in critical analyses of real-world examples of public communication (by filmmakers, writers, politicians and others) in theater games, lecture and discussion. • Many thanks to Marnie and John and the experts who enthusiastically participated. I look forward to working with FEWA again in the future. Visiting Faculty, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, March 1, 2013 I led a two-hour improvisation class for approximately 100 law students in Dean Cynthia Fountaine's Professionalism Program, using interactive exercises and discussion to introduce and develop communication skills needed by attorneys.

Master Teacher, Southern Illinois University School of Law CLE Program, Communication Skills Needed to Comply with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Carbondale, Illinois, March 1, 2013 • I led an improvisational and interactive class using participatory exercises to develop skills needed by attorneys to effectively comply with basic communication requirements of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

• 2.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0 hours PMCLE credit was awarded to 20 attorney- attendees. http://www.law.siu.edu/cle.php . Master Teacher, Arkansas State Bar Association, Communication and Improvisation for Lawyers CLE, Mid-Year Meeting, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee, January 25, 2013 I presented a 3 hour CLE. Approximately sixty lawyers attended. They were great to work with. I lectured for a half hour. The attendees then got up on their feet for two hours and performed in various communication skill building exercises and engaged in spirited and useful discussion. In the final half hour we looked at YouTube clips and analyzed the skills demonstrated within them. Adjunct Faculty, Trial Practice Intensives, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, January 12-19, 2013 • Critiqued students’ performances in trial exercises in eight-day intensive course • Presented lecture on trial communication skills Master Series and Faculty Development Teacher, Illinois State Bar Association (“ISBA”), Improvisation for Lawyers CLEs, Chicago, Illinois, September 20-21, 2012 • Attendees were awarded 2, 4 or 6 hours of MCLE credit including PMCLE credit • Attendees chose 1 of 3 sessions or attended all 3 sessions. Exercises and emphasis varied in each session so attendees could benefit from attending all three sessions. • Improvisation is widely known as an approach to acting for the theater most often used in comedy. However, these interactive workshops are designed specifically for attorneys by using the study of the practice of improvisation as an educational method to help them improve the communication skills that they need when engaged in many of the varied and numerous tasks that comprise the practice of law. The pedagogy of improvisation recognizes that on-your –feet performance experience is the best teacher of those skills. • SESSION ONE: Basic Communication Skills for Attorneys • SESSION TWO: Basic Communication Skills Needed to Effectively Comply with Rule 1.4 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct • SESSION THREE: Basic Communication Skills for Trial Practitioners • On September 20, 2012, I presented 3 sessions re: teaching, public speaking and presenting to ISBA faculty members, also for 2.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0 hours PMCLE credit.

“Richard presentation was valuable for folks, like me, who frequently provide CLEs to our colleagues in the Bar and do presentation to the general public. Richard also made learning "fun" - which is not a word most often associated with lawyer CLEs. Thanks Richard, great job!” Sandra Crawford, Assembly Member, Illinois State Bar Association “I speak often in the community on issues related to immigration law, and in spite of the relevance and emotional charge of the topic, I’d been frustrated in my efforts to engage my audience. I took Richard’s “Improv for Lawyers” course in September in the hopes of improving my public speaking, and the class far exceeded my expectations. Richard has a wealth of experience to draw from and approaches the material from a unique perspective. Through a series of exercises and short lectures, he created an environment in which it was safe to take risks and learning was just plain fun. His feedback was positive, discerning, and insightful. After taking Richard’s class, I realized that I’m much more effective in motion, writing on a white board, than I am stuck behind a podium clicking through a PowerPoint. I’m energized and confident and I’ve seen dramatic changes in engagement and responsiveness from my audience. I would recommend his courses to anyone, and I look forward to future opportunities to study with Richard.” Elizabeth McGuan, Illinois Attorney Master Teacher, CLE, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Midwest Affiliates (“NAPABA”), offices of Brinks Hofer Gibson Lione, Chicago, Illinois, August 18, 2012 • Improvisation for Lawyers, Basic Communication Skills for Trial Practitioners • Special thanks given in NAPBA Midwest Affiliates Program for its August conference Teacher, CLE, Goldberg Weissman Cairo, Chicago, Illinois, February 6, 2012 • Improvisation for Lawyers, Basic Communication Skills for Trial Practitioners “Richard’s presentation was innovative and exciting. Our lawyers all enjoyed participating in the improv games and I know that we learned a great deal from his class. I believe that this exercise was not only rewarding, but was also a lot of fun for our trial lawyers.” Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative. Michael Goldberg, President, Goldberg Weissman Cairo Legal Career Advisor, Chicago, Illinois, 2012 “I can recommend Rick Thomas highly. The guided writing approach greatly facilitated my clarification of my own career goals, and taught me to convincingly market my own skills and experiences to fulfill the needs of my most desired positions. The personalized coaching sessions were very informative and helpful, using real world examples to provide a new perspective and to illustrate the lesson. Through the career coaching I was able to develop successful networking skills, and recently left a networking having made some very helpful contacts, an incredible improvement from my previous experiences in networking. This coaching has left me optimistic about my career and with concrete ideas of how I can improve my networking and job searching to find precisely where my interests meet the needs of the market.” Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative. Amanda Swanson, Attorney, 2012 LLM in Health Law, Loyola School of Law 9

LEGAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Chicago, Illinois Litigation Counsel, 2008-2011 • Argued, litigated and presented disciplinary hearing matters before panels of the ARDC’s Hearing Board • Presented proposed disciplinary complaints to panels of the ARDC Inquiry Board • Advised ARDC Administrator on sanction recommendations in disciplinary matters • Wrote motions considered and allowed by Illinois Supreme Court • Managed and conducted investigations of disciplinary complaints • Counseled attorneys re: compliance with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct on the ARDC Ethics Inquiry Hotline • Wrote informational articles for the ARDC website • Prepared CLE accredited seminar “Tips on Public Speaking” • Publicly spoke about ARDC policies and procedures at a seminar conducted by the U.S. Marshalls Service at the Dirksen Federal Building • Guest- instructed a session of a class in ethics and professional responsibility for paralegals at Lewis University in Shorewood, Illinois Meckler, Bulger & Tilson, LLC, Chicago, Illinois Associate, 2006-2008, Clerk, 2005-2006 • Acted as liaison to various stakeholders to facilitate development of amicus briefs for client association • Wrote and researched memos on various topics for example: the culture of the state of Connecticut (to advise on jury selection) • Drafted pleadings • Re-wrote portions of a practice guide relating to attorney/client and work product privileges • Participated in group which considered innovative ways of using demonstrative evidence in complex litigation OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Illinois Attorney General’s Office Gang Crime Prevention Center, Chicago, Illinois Director of Marketing; Legislation and Special Assignments, 2001-2003 10

• Wrote advisory memos for various stakeholders, for example: whether or not smaller municipalities should adopt legislation similar to Chicago’s (2002) Gang Crime Loitering Ordinance • Wrote Hearing Voices an examination of international approaches to encouraging nonviolence • Produced Cable Access television talk show about the Center’s activities in Rockford, Illinois • Marketed and performed outreach for statewide conference on gang crime prevention to various stakeholders including law enforcement personnel, judges, attorneys, community leaders, clergy, educators and citizens Vocational Economics Inc., New York City, New York and Louisville, Kentucky Attorney Liaison, 1999-2000 • Devised marketing strategy for and marketed expert witness services of vocational rehab professionals and economists to personal injury and employment discrimination attorneys relating to lost earning capacity issues • Greatly expanded firm’s New York and Chicago operations; introduced firm to thousands of attorneys New York Law Journal, New York City, New York Inside Sales Representative, 1997-1999 • Led office in total sales, 1997-1999. THEATER ARTS EXPERIENCE Second City Theater, Performing Arts, and Non-Professional Teaching, Directing and Writing Experience, 1981-present, New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois • Taught improvisational acting classes at Second City, the Victory Gardens Theater and independently • Member of Second City Chicago’s resident acting company; well-reviewed by many publications’ critics including Frank Rich of The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/02/arts/revuew-second-city-comes-to-first-city.html and John Simon of New York Magazine; received Obie and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for ensemble acting; performed in Second City’s 50th Anniversary Alumni Show; co-wrote and performed in Second City Revues: Exit Pursued by a Bear, Glenna Loved It!, and Orwell that Ends Well; directed Second City’s National Touring Company developing young talent including Chris Farley, Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris

• Film acting work for Mike Nichols http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e28Y80Er8HQ and Woody Allen • Free-lance writer for Saturday Night Live and Sesame Street • Performance Artist and Comedian at Second City ETC Theater, New York’s Improv Comedy Club and West Bank Café; wrote and performed one man shows The Rick Show and Good Times praised by Second City Founder Paul Sills and West Bank Café’ Founder Lewis Black • Led improvisational acting workshops and performed for the Young Presidents Organization and an audience that included former President Jimmy Carter • Performed at Chicago’s Annoyance and IO Theaters Second City Alumni Satire Panel, Chicago, Illinois, December, 2014 I participated in a lively debate on content creation, putting up a revue, and the Del Close connection. Hosted by Rachael Mason and also featured Nate Herman and Jamie Swise. Master of Ceremonies, Songs of Giving Hearts Charity in Concert 2014, Michigan City, Indiana, November 2014 “Thank you so much, Richard, for donating your time and talent…your wonderful spirit and heartfelt kindness helped make the event a great success this year. Your support has brought much needed help to the Citizens Concerned for Learning Center, and Keys to Hope Center, as well as the Trinity Episcopal Food Pantry and the Sacred Heart Food Pantry.” Michelle Alexander, Director, Notre Dame Church Peace and Social Justice Commission Actor/Writer/Improviser, Play/Prov Retreat, Artistic New Directions, Chatham, Massachusetts, July 2014 I was a member of a collective of artists who wrote scripts based on improvisations that we created in the workshop. My fellow attendees were: Jeffrey Sweet (award-winning playwright and author), Deb Lacusta ("Simpsons" writer), Dan Castelleneta (voice of Homer Simpson), Jonathan Stark (creator of "According to Jim"), Michael Gellman (Second City teacher and director) and several noted Boston and New York-based improviser/writers. We were hosted at the home of the generous and gracious Andy and Bob Dodds. Consulting Director, Boogie Stomp, April 2014 I consulted re: script and acting for this exciting production.

Boogie Stomp! the Play tells the largely untold tale of boogie woogie and how it has shaped popular American music. If you love blues, jazz, swing, stride, rhythm and blues, and/or rock and roll, then you’ll love Boogie Stomp.

Boogie Stomp! is the story of past and present American performers and audiences, and the vibrant music that emerges from their lives. Boogie Stomp stars Bob Baldori who has been a mainstay of blues, boogie and rock for over 40 years. He has performed in hundreds of venues nationally including the White House for President Clinton. Baldori started his career in the late sixties in Detroit with his group, The Woolies, and soon released a national hit, Who Do You Love. He has performed and recorded albums with the Chuck Berry. Bob has worked and recorded with many other blues and rock legends, including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Luther Allison, Del Shannon, John Hammond, Hubert Sumlin and Bo Diddley. It also stars Arthur Migliazza, an award winning Blues and Boogie Woogie pianist. Arthur began playing the piano professionally at the age of 13. His teachers include Henry Butler, and Ann Rabson. He has spent years studying the recordings of piano players such as Otis Spann, Albert Ammons, Jimmy Yancey, Professor Longhair, James Booker, and many more. LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS The Illinois State Bar Association will be publishing my article Presentation Planning---What We Can Learn from the Theater in Fall 2016. Course book: ISBA’s Law Ed Faculty Development Series: The Art of Effective Communication INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION FOR LAWYERS: Basic Communication Skills for Public Speaking Teaching and Presenting, Illinois State Bar Association, September 20, 2012 (copy available on request) https://www.box.com/s/ur4yu04d0g4nfjsxhhi6 Course book: INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION FOR LAWYERS: Session One: Basic Communication Skills for Attorneys, Illinois State Bar Association, September 21, 2012 (copy available on request) https://www.box.com/s/sk7891mh0njbvqf2lstc (see session one) Course book: INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION FOR LAWYERS: Session Two: Basic Communication Skills Needed to Effectively Comply with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Illinois State Bar Association, September 21, 2012 https://www.box.com/s/sk7891mh0njbvqf2lstc (see session two) • Focuses specifically on Rule 1.4 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct Course book: INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVISATION FOR LAWYERS: Session Three: Basic Communication Skills for Trial Practitioners, Illinois State Bar Association, September 21, 2012 https://www.box.com/s/sk7891mh0njbvqf2lstc (see session three) Newspaper column: Today’s legal job market requires imagination, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, August 8, 2011 https://www.box.com/s/1c1u6k2c74czjl908agj • Discussion of creative career development strategies in a changing market

National Organization of Bar Counsel, Reporter for Midwest Region, 2009

• Wrote disciplinary case summaries for nine states that are published on the NOBC website • Wrote Case of the Month analyses for NOBC website including: • September 2008: Improper Litigation Management and Improper Oversight of an Inexperienced Subordinate Attorney Warrant Discipline http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/September_2008.aspx • October 2008: Flat fees should initially be deposited into a trust account but must be transferred to an operating account as soon as fees are earned with reasonable promptness http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/October_2008.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • November 2008: Disbarment is an appropriate sanction when a lawyer fails to conform his behavior to his large law firm’s culture of ethical practice, notwithstanding attention deficit disorder, sleep apnea and severe personality problems http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/November_2008.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • December 2008: Advertising describing attorneys as “Super Lawyers,” “Best Lawyers in America,” or similar comparative titles may be protected commercial speech http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/December_2008.aspx • January 2009: The constitution and immigration laws do not entitle an alien in removal proceedings to relief for a lawyer’s mistakes, but the Department of Justice may as “a matter of administrative grace” reopen removal proceedings where an alien shows he was prejudiced by the actions of private counsel http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/January_2009.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • February 2009: The goal of the lawyer disciplinary process is to protect the public and it is not the duty of a licensing Court to engage in psychological analysis as to why a lawyer has engaged in acts of neglect, but rather to remove that lawyer from practice where warranted http://www.nobc.org/casofthemonth/February_2009.aspx • March 2009: A public defender’s office may not necessarily be considered a “law firm” in determining whether client confidences should be imputed to all public defenders serving in that office http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/March_2009.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • April 2009: A federal prosecutor’s personal animosity leading to a collateral investigation of an opposing defense team warrants sanction http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/April_2009.aspx • May 2009: A lawyer may be subject to reciprocal discipline in a jurisdiction where that lawyer is not licensed http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/May2009.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • June 2009: The Board of Immigration Appeals and Immigration Judges must once again follow Lozada guidelines when reviewing motions to reopen removal proceedings based on 14

claims of ineffective assistance of counsel http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/june_2009.aspx (with James J. Grogan) • July 2009: A Judicial Regulator’s Inappropriate Tactics in Dealing with a Judge who may have engaged in Judicial Misconduct may not Necessarily Rise to the Level of a Due Process Violation http://www.nobc.org/caseofthemonth/july_2009.aspx (with James J. Grogan) ARDC website reporter, 2009 including the following articles (no longer on website): • Important News Re: FDIC Coverage of IOLTA and Low Interest Client Trust NOW Accounts in 2009 • Recent Developments: Dowling THEATRICAL WRITING CREDITS • Exit Pursued by a Bear, Co-writer, Second City-Chicago Resident Company, 1982 • Glenna Loved It, Co-writer, Second City-Chicago Resident Company, 1983 • Orwell that Ends Well, Co-writer, Second City-Chicago Resident Company, New York’s Village Gate Theater 1984 • Good Times, Writer, West Bank Café Theater, 1985 • The Rick Show, Writer, Second City-Chicago ETC Theater, 1986 SELECT CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED • Matt Hovde’s Directing Master Class, a 2 day workshop at the Second City Training Center discussing several key elements of directing sketch/improv at Second City. Topics included material development (how to create something from nothing), running orders (the math and science of sketch), managing an ensemble (how to minimize drama and maximize output), and artistic leadership (what the heck does a director DO?) • Personal Essay and Memoir Workshops at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA • Building Trial Skills, 8 day seminar directed by James P. Carey of Loyola School of Law for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), 2011 • ARDC Board Seminar on professionalism, ethics and malpractice prevention, 2010 • Speaking to Win: The Art of Effective Speaking for Lawyers, and Legal Writing: Results –Oriented Writing for Busy Practitioners, taught by Stephen Stark, former presidential speechwriter and attorney, 2009 • ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, 35th National Conference on Professional Responsibility, 2009

• July 2009 Conference of the National Organization of Bar Counsel BAR ADMISSIONS • Illinois State Bar, Member, 2006 • Northern District of Illinois Bar, Member, 2006 ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS • Illinois State Bar Association