Admitted
1976, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of North Dakota, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Concordia College, B.A., cum laude, 1972
Memberships
Big Muddy and South Central District (President, 1989-1991; Vice-President, 1987-1989; Secretary-Treasurer, 1983-1987) Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1992-1993; President-Elect, 1991-1992; Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1994; School Committee, 1982-1993; Member, Legislative Committee, 1978-1986); Law North Dakota Bar Foundation (Chairman, 1986-1989; Vice-Chairman, 1981-1986); Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Association; North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Conference of Bar Presidents.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Co-Author: The Changing Insurance Market-Who Will Bear the Risks? 32 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 17-1, 1986. Staff Attorney, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1976-1978. Executive Director, State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1978-1981. Member, Board of Directors, Independent Bankers Association of America, 2001-2002. President-Elect, Council of Community Banking Association, 2001-2002. Certified Neutral Mediator and Arbitrator.
Military
U.S. National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, 1972-1978