Background
Novotny, David Joseph was born on October 3, 1953 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph F. and Dorothy E. (Erickson) Novotny.
Novotny, David Joseph was born on October 3, 1953 in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph F. and Dorothy E. (Erickson) Novotny.
De Paul University (Bachelor of Science, with high honors, 1975. Juris Doctor, with honor, 1978). Executive Editor, De Paul Law Review, 1977-1978.
Law Clerk to Honorary John J. Sullivan, Illinois Appellate Court, 1978-1980. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Law clerk to justice Illinois Appellate Court, Chicago, 1978-1980. Associate Rooks, Pitts & Poust, 1980-1983, Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel (now Peterson & Ross), Chicago, 1983-1988, partner, since 1988. Arbitrator American Arbitration Association, since 1987, Circuit Court Cook County Court-Annexed Arbritration, since 1990.
Bar: Illinois 1978, United States District Court (northern district), Illinois 1978, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1985, United States District Court (northern district), Indiana 1995, United States District Court (central district) Illinois 1999.
Executive editor DePaul Law Review, 1978.
Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Society Trial Lawyers, Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, Legal Club Chicago, Defense Research Institute.
Married Gladys Ruth Korynecky, May 1, 1982.