Admitted
1978, North Dakota; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Dakota, J.D., with distinction, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of North Dakota, B.S., magna cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Big Muddy and American (Member: Public Utility Law Section, Administrative Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Member, Administrative Law Committee, 1985-1999; State Advisory Council for Administrative Hearings, 1991-2000; Inquiry Committee West, 1996-2002; Chair, 2000-2002; Legislative Committee, 2001—); North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; North Dakota Supreme Court (Joint Procedure Committee, 1997—).
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Paul Sand, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1978-1979. Assistant Attorney General, North Dakota Public Service Commission, 1979-1985.