Admitted
1993, Iowa; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Drake University, J.D., 1992
Law School Graduation Year
1992
College
Drake University, B.A., 1989
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1999; Administrative Committee, 1998-1999) and American (Presidential Appointments Committee, 2002-2003; Standing Committee on Membership, 2002-2005; Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2002-2003; Chair, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, Corporate Sponsorship Committee, 2003-2004) Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Mock Trial Association (Recipient, Chief Justice W.W. Reynoldson Award, 1993; Inductee, Judges Hall of Fame, 1999); National Order of Barristers.
Biographical
Law Clerk, Hon. Dick R. Schlegel, Iowa Court of Appeals, Des Moines, Iowa 1992-1993. Assistant Editor: Cumultive Suplement, Trial Handbook, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993.