Admitted
1956, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Dakota, J.D., 1956
Law School Graduation Year
1956
College
Concordia College, B.A., 1950
Memberships
State Bar Association of North Dakota (Board of Governors, 1978-1981, 1986-1989; President, 1987-1988; Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Chairman, Probate Division, 1982-1986; Member, Business, Banking and Corporate Law Section); Cass County (President, 1964-1965) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Senior Lawyers and Law Practice Management) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; Red River Valley Estate Planning Council (President, 1982-1983); Defense Research Institute; American Arbitration Association (Panelist, 1993—); North Dakota Judicial Conference (1982-1988); North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, North Dakota Law Review, 1955-1956. Assistant City Attorney, Fargo, North Dakota, 1956-1968. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1990-1998. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chairman, 1981-1986; Board of Regents, 1984-1991; Bylaws and Manual Committee, 1988—, Chair, 1990-1993; Elder Law Committee, 1991—; Fiduciary Litigation Committee, 1994—). (Retired)
Military
1st Lieut., U.S. Army, active duty, 1951-1953