Professional Affiliations

• Member, Board of Death Penalty Focus of California
• Member, Board of Center on Wrongful Convictions

Honors and Awards

• Appointed Reporter (1993-1994), Illinois Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct
• Recipient (1989, 2003), Robert H. Childres Award for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University School of Law
• Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, National-Louis University, 2003
• Recipient (1996), American Bar Association Pro Bono Award
• Recipient (1996), Mexican Legal Defense Fund Community Service Award
• Recipient (1999), Mario Cuomo Act of Courage Award, Death Penalty Focus of California
• Recipient, 2003 Illinoisan of the Year, Illinois Newsbroadcasters' Association