Holding criminals accountable --    

• Increased case filings
• Successful prosecution of murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, and drug cases, among many others                 
• Several thousand years in prison sentences for convicted criminals
• Several hundred years in prison sentences for sex offenders    
• More than $200,000 collected in asset forfeitures from drug dealers
• Plus $95,000 collected from drug dealers in civil liability penalties
• Over $2 million collected in delinquent child support
• Over $2 million collected in restitution for victims

Making Coles County a safer, better place to live --

• 10 First Degree Murder convictions (6 at trial; one death sentence; 2 life sentences) and 2 Second Degree Murder convictions
• Only candidate with training and experience to be approved by the Supreme Court to handle death penalty cases

Awards & Recognition for Professional Excellence --

• Illinois State Police (2003)
• Illinois Prosecutors Association (2003)

Independent and Impartial as a Prosecutor -- Prosecutions based on Evidence, not on who you are or who you know --

• Prosecuted children and grandchildren of elected officials of both parties
• Prosecuted one attorney for domestic battery and another for writing bad checks
• Prosecuted the children and relatives of attorneys and law enforcement officers
• Prosecuted one police officer for theft and another for DUI
• Prosecuted teachers and other professionals and their relatives

Continuing Legal Education & Training --

• Completed Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, 2008
• Completed Advanced Trial Advocacy program for career prosecutors by Illinois Appellate Prosecutors Office
• Methamphetamine Labs & Designer Drugs
• Drug Courts -- Critical Issues
• Death Investigations
• Capital Litigation/Death Penalty training programs presented by Association of Attorneys in Capital Litigation and Illinois Appellate Prosecutors Office
• Advanced Trial Advocacy
• DNA Evidence
• Forensic Science
• Advanced Trial Strategies & Persuasion
• Traffic Law updates
• School Violence
• Child Abuse & Neglect, including National Children's Advocacy Center Conference
• Juvenile Justice
• Sentencing
• Anti-Government groups
• Arrest, Search & Seizure
• Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
• Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom
• Gangs & Drugs
• Drug Endangered Children
• Drug Asset Forfeitures
• Criminal Investigations & Interviews
• Arson Investigation
• Family Law updates
• Civil Law updates
• Victims Rights & Assistance
• Administrative Law
• Forensic Interviews of Children
• Internet Legal Research
• National Advocacy Center, Columbia, S.C. -- Traces of Evidence
• Advanced Cross-Examination & Trial Advocacy
• Legislative updates
• Criminal Law updates
• Managing Offenders in the Community -- Probation Services