i was born on May 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. I spent my childhood and teenage years growing up on the near northwest side of Chicago. I graduated from Chicago’s Gordon Technical High School in 1984 and went on to receive my Bachelor of Science Degree from Elmhurst College. I attended the Orange County Deputy Sheriff’s Academy and accepted a law enforcement position with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in Santa Ana, California. After nearly three years, I returned back to the Chicago and accepted a law enforcement position with the Roselle Police Department. After fourteen (14) years of employment with the Roselle Police Department, I chose to resign from the department and accepted a law clerk position with a downtown Chicago law firm. I received my law degree and was offered a full-time associate position, but opted to start my own law practice. I now currently share a law suite with two other attorneys in Elmhurst, IL. I am a general practitioner who concentrates in employment and labor law.