Federal Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions – Author Information

Stephanie Hoit Lee has a solo practice specializing in appellate and motion research, brief writing, and appellate oral argument in complex cases. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Northern District Court of Illinois. Prior to her solo practice, Ms. Lee worked for the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office, the Cook County Public Guardian's Office, the Hennepin County Attorney's office, the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and several private firms.

She received her Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is a 1993 graduate, Cum Laude, of the University of Minnesota Law School. She has written more than 100 briefs for the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's office and has performed contract work for a variety of attorneys in private practice. She is co-author of Federal Motions in Limine and Illinois Motions in Limine. She has published several journal articles and is an update contributor to Lane's Goldstein Trial Techniques and Lane Medical Litigation Guide.


David N. Finley, Esq. has nearly 20 years of combined experience in litigation and legal publishing. He has conducted extensive legal research in State and Federal courts, and has worked up a number of cases for trial and arbitration. He is the creator and co-author of Federal Motions in Limine and Federal Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions as well as nearly two dozen additional state versions of the in limine motion line. He is the creator and former Editor-in-Chief of the national voir dire newsletter, The Jury Expert. He graduated from Hastings College of the Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honors Board and an award recipient for best written brief. He is also an adjunct Instructor of Legal Research and Writing at Chapman University School of Law.

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