Admitted
1974, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
University of Wisconsin, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
St. Olaf College, B.A., cum laude, 1969
Memberships
Oneida-Vilas-Forest County and American (Member, Litigation Section; Chairman, 1991-1992) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Special Committee on Medical Malpractice, 1980-1985; Member, Special Committee on Product Liability, 1980-1986); Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (Sustaining Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1987; Treasurer, 1979-1980; Vice President, 1980-1981; President-Elect, 1982-1983; President, 1984-1985); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member: Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1988; Chairperson, Wisconsin Public Affairs, 1986-1987); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 1992-1993; Vice President, 1991-1992; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomat)
Biographical
Member, 1972-1974, Wisconsin Law Review. Author: Radiation Therapy, Trial Magazine, Vol. 23 No. 5, May 1987; Note, Criminal Law— Unanimous Jury Verdict is not Constitutionally Required in State Criminal Cases, 1973, Wisconsin Law Review 926. Lecturer: Opening Statement, 1985 Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Meeting; Radiation Therapy - The Cure Can be Worse Than the Disease, 1987, Midwinter, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Private Remedies for Denial of Health Care Coverage of Benefits: Action on the Insurance Policy and Bad Faith Claims, Center for Public Representation Conference on Legal Issues Confronting Families with Children who have Special Health Care Needs, October 1987. Member, Supreme Court of Wisconsin Decorum Study Committee. Senior Counsel: College of Master Advocates and Barristers; American College of Barristers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military
With U.S. Army, 1969-1971