ROBERT S. HOOVER, born Freeport, Illinois, May 15, 1966; admitted to the State Bar of Illinois 1993, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1993; United States Supreme Court, 1998, State Bar of Colorado, 2003; United States District Court, District for Colorado, 2005. Education:  University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1989); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1993).  Lecturer: Seminar on Health Law, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, 1995; Seminar on Health Law, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1995-1996; Seminar on Medical Ethics and Health Law, Midwestern University, Chicago, 1996-2001.  Appointment: Special Investigative & Trial Counsel for the Majority, United States House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, 105th Congress, 1998-1999.  Member: Illinois State Bar Association, The Colorado Bar Association, Pitkin County Bar Association (Secretary, 2006-2007), The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.  Reported Cases:  Fontana v. Board of Trustees of City of Highwood, 695 N.E.2d 530 (1998), Stern v. Ritz Carlton Chicago, 702 N.E.2d 194 (1998).  Fontana v. Board of Trustees of City of Highwood, 769 N.E.2d 576 (2000). Practice Areas:  Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts; Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Related Litigation; Health Care Law; Contested Estates and Probate Litigation; Guardianships, Construction Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury & Torts, Defamation and Privacy Law.