Admitted
1962, Minnesota and Federal District Court of Minnesota; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Minnesota, LL.B., 1962
Law School Graduation Year
1962
College
University of Minnesota, B.A., cum laude, 1960
Memberships
Wadena County, Seventh Judicial District, Minnesota State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American College of Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Minnesota Law Review, 1961-1964. Assistant County Attorney, Wadena County, 1963-1966. Seventh Judicial District Ethics Committee, 1976-1982, Chairman, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Education, Independent School District #819, 1970-1976, Chairman, 1973-1976. Member, MN Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (LPRB), 1982-1992; Chairman, 1989-1992; Vice Chairman, 1986-1989. Past Member, Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection. Qualified neutral on Minnesota statewide ADR Neutrals Roster (Rule 114) as published by Alternative Dispute Resolution Review Board (ADR Neutrals Roster, Supreme Court Continuing Education). Completed advanced mediation and arbitration training 1995-1999. Attended Minnesota ADR Institute, 1998 and 1999. Neutral in all types of ADR processes.