Admitted
1981, Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1990, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Dist
Law School
University of Toledo, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
The Ohio State University, B.S., Agriculture, with honors, 1978
Memberships
Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Ohio State (Member, Agricultural Law Committee, 1982-1990, 2001—; Secretary, 1986-1988; Vice Chairman, 1988-1990) Bar Association; American Agricultural Law Association.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi. Instructor of Business Law and Real Estate Law, Owens Technical College, 1982-1985. Recipient, Young Professional Achievement Award, Ohio State University College of Agriculture Alumni Association, 1985. Author: Arbitrating Agricultural Disputes: The National Grain and Feed Association's Experience, 68 NORTH DAKOTA LAW REVIEW 539 (1992); Hedge-to-Arrive Contracts, 2 DRAKE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL LAW 153 (1997). Co-Author: Agricultural Law Update 2001, Ohio CLE Institute. National Secretary/Administrator, National Grain and Feed Association Arbitration System, 1990-2000. Active Arbitration Panelist Roster, National Futures Association, 2001—.