Background
Cassling, Donald Roger was born on November 18, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Donald Eugene and Elizabeth Lain Cassling.
Cassling, Donald Roger was born on November 18, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Donald Eugene and Elizabeth Lain Cassling.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1976). Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1975-1976.
Law Clerk, Chief Judge John R. Brown, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976 1977.
Worked at Jenner & Block (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Litigation, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Courts of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits.
1983, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar. Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1975-1976.
Law Clerk, Chief Judge John R. Brown, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976-1977. Company-Author: "Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice," (Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1987).
Annual supplements to "Illinois Code Comments to Uniform Commercial Code," 1983-1987.
"Illinois Practice - UCC Forms Annotated," and "Uniform Laws Annotated - UCC Forms and Materials," 1983. Member: Illinois State and American (Member: Uniform Commercial Code Committee and Business Bankruptcy Committee, Vice Chair, Rules Subcommittee) Bar Associations.
Trustee Roycemore School Board Trustees, Evanston, Illinois, since 1992. Member board elders Grace Lutheran Church, Northbrook, Illinois, since 1994. Member American Bar Association (UCC and business bankruptcy committees), Illinois Bar Association.
Married Sally Ann Netznik, September 20, 1975. Children: Thomas Owen, Gwendolyn Lee.