Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1981

Education:

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1981 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1978 B.S., Bachelor of Science

Associations:

Illinois State Bar Association

Logan County Bar Association, Former President

Logan County Shrine Club, Secretary 

YMCA Board

Illinois Masons

Beason Sportsman's Club

Lincoln Elk's Club, previously served on the Board of Trustees

Lincoln Methodist Church, Stewardship Committee

University of Illinois Alumni Association

Art Fair Patron

Biography:

Attorney, Gehlbach Law Offices, 1981-1986

Attorney, Solo Practitioner/Bell & Turner, 1987-1998

Eleventh Circuit Associate Judge, 1999-2007

Attorney, Personal Injury, Kelly Law Offices, P.C., Bloomington Illinois, 2007 to present

Former Member:  Rotary Club (Former President, Paul Harris Fellow), St. Clara's Board, Logan County Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Judge's Association, Logan County Duck's Unlimited, Logan County Turkey Association, Logan County Quail Unlimited, Mt. Polaski Men's Club, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Board (Former Treasurer), Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation, Main Street Lincoln, (Former Board Member), Lincoln High School Foundation, Lincoln High School Trust Board, City of Lincoln Attorney, Village of Elkhart Attorney, State of Illinois Advisory Board for the Handicapped

Born: Lincoln, Illinois