Admitted
1980, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota State (Co-Chair, MSBA Legal Education and Bar Admissions Committee, 1999-2001; Chair, 2001—;Governing Council Member, Section on: Labor and Employment Law, 1989-1993; Governing Council Chair, 1987-1988 and Governing Council Member, 1983-1989, Computer Law Section), Federal (Member, Board of Directors, 1994—; Officer, 1994-1996; President-Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999) and American (Member, E.E.O. Committee, Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1992—) Bar Associations; American Employment Law Council; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Member, International Moot Court Team. Law Clerk, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1980-1981. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2000—. Author: Avoiding a Costly Mistake: How to Handle a Sexual Harassment Investigation, Hennepin Law, Nov.-Dec., 1993 at 8; Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace, 14 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 255, 1988; The Legal Perils of Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace, Hennepin Law, Jan.-Feb., 1987 at 6. Member: Board Member, 1993-2000 and Chair, 1995-2000, Minnesota Supreme Court Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account Board; Bar Admissions Advisory Council, Minnesota Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners, 1995—; Member, Minnesota Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, 1998—; Alumni Board of Directors, University of Minnesota Law School, 1991-1998. Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.