Background
Mills, Martha Alice was born on May 11, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Edward Lucien and Muriel (Eastman) Mills.
Mills, Martha Alice was born on May 11, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Edward Lucien and Muriel (Eastman) Mills.
Macalester College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1964). University of Minnesota (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1965).
Worked at Bellows and Bellows, A Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Litigation, Appellate Work, Professional Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1966, New New York 1967, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1968, Mississippi and United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.
1970, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois.
United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and United States.
Supreme Court. 1974, United States. Tax Court. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Author, "The Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case, A Review," Legal Video Review, Volume X, Number.
3, May 1995; "Creative Demonstrative Evidence: Planning and Preparing Winning Demonstrative Evidence. Using Demonstrative Evidence to Persuade in Trial and Settlement, A Review," Volume III, Legal Video Review, Number.
8, November 1993. Treatise, Automobile Accident Law and Practice, Matthew Bender, 1988.
"Gerry Spence: Winning in the Courtroom, A Review," Legal Video Review, Volume 1, Number. 3, Winter 1986; Handbook, "Transportation Negligence," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1986.
"Opening Statements," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 10 and 13, 1982. "Motions to Disqualify: Caveat Advocatus," 6 Litigation Journal 47, 1979.
Handbook, "Handling Business and Commercial Litigation," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1978.
"Collateral Attacks on Convictions: A Survey of Federal Remedies," 12 John Marshall J. of Prac. & Proceedings 27, 1978; "Seventh Circuit Review: Civil Procedure," 54 Chicago-Kent L. Review 364, 1977; "Computer-Generated Evidence Specially Prepared for Use at Trial," 52 Chicago-Kent L. Review
600, 1976.
Treatise, Weinstein, Korn & Miller, New York Civil Practice, Matthew Bender, 19966-1967. Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1995. Instructor, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent School of Law, 1976-1982.
Formerly with: White & Case, New New York
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Jackson, Mississippi. Chief Counsel, Cairo, Illinois.
City Attorney, Fayette, Mississippi, 1969. Member: Chicago (Member, Executive Committee, Alliance for Women, 1993), Federal (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996) and American (Member, Governing Council, Litigation Section, 1979-1984) Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers (Former Member, Board of Governors).
Member: Chicago (Member, Executive Committee, Alliance for Women, 1993), Federal (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996) and American (Member, Governing Council, Litigation Section, 1979-1984) Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers (Former Member, Board of Governors).
Married A. Patrick Papas, March 17, 1940.