Admitted
1998, Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 2000, Minnesota
Law School
Drake University, J.D., high honors, 1998
Law School Graduation Year
1998
College
University of Missouri, B.A., 1993; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, M.P.H., 1995
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1997-1998. Author: Note, Inhouse Defenders of Insureds: Some Ethical Considerations, 46 Drake L. Rev. 881, 1998; Pioneer's Paradox: Appellate Rule 4(a)(5) and the Rule Against Excusing Ignorance of Law, 48 Drake L. Rev. 677, 2000. Co-author: Hedge to Arrive Contracts and the Commodity Exchange Act: A Textual Alternative, 47 Drake L. Rev. 319, 1999.