Law School
University of Montana, J.D., high honors, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Montana First Judicial District (Lewis and Clark County) and American (District Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1989; Vice-Chair, Elder Law Committee, General Practice Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Trustee, 1991-1994, 1999—; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1987; Member, Tax and Probate Council, 1987—; Chairman, Tax and Probate Section, 1988-1989); President, First Judicial District Bar Association, (Helena, Montana), 1997-1998
Biographical
Member, 1978-1980 and Managing Editor, 1979-1980, Montana Law Review. Co-Author: Montana Supreme Court Survey, Civil Procedure and Evidence, 41 Montana Law Review, 1980; Of Crabbed Interpretations and Frustrated Mandates: The Effect of the Environmental Policy Acts on Pre-Existing Agency Authority, 41 Montana Law Review, 1980. Law Clerk to U.S. Senior District Judge William J. Jameson, 1980-1981. Director and Treasurer, Harvard Club of Montana, 1985—. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1995—; Yellowstone Valley Estate Planning Council (President, 1986-1987); Helena Estate Planning Council; Christian Conciliation Service of Montana (Director and Vice Chairman, 1982-1990); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Montana Community Foundation Gold Region; Governor's Task Force on Endowed Philanthropy, 1997—.