Admitted
1977, Illinois and Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
John Marshall Law School, J.D., with honors, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Linn County, Iowa State (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1984-1985) and American (Member: Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1983-1984; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1990; President, 1990-1991); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1999—; President, 2003-2004); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Board of Governors, 1992—; Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Member, Professional Negligence Section); Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers.
Biographical
Member, John Marshall Journal of Practice & Procedure, 1976-1977. Member, National Labor Law Moot Court. Member, Supreme Court Study Committee on Lawyer Specialization, 1985-1986. Founding Sponsor, Civil Justice Foundation. Member, Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, 1989—.