| public services | Member Editorial Board of Journalism Monographs (1995- ) |
| Member Editorial Board of Communications Law and Policy (1995- ) | |
| Member Board of Editors, Illinois Bar Journal (1990-1996). | |
| Chair, Media Law Committee of Illinois State Bar Assn. (1995-1996). | |
| Chair, Law Division of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (1984-1985). | |
| UIUC Freshman Convocation Speaker, August 1998. | |
| Numerous speeches and panel presentations at various national, regional and local venues. |