Admitted
1983, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Law School
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Minnesota, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Hennepin County, Minnesota State (Chairman, Art & Entertainment Law Section, 1991-1993) and American (Member, Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Mortar Board; William Mitchell Law Review, 1981-1982; Moot Court Society. Recipient: University of Minnesota Student Leadership Award of Merit; William Mitchell Alumni Award of Merit. Adjunct Professor: Entertainment Law, William Mitchell College of Law, 1993— and Hamline University Law School, 1993-1995. Chairman, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education: Law and Business Practice in the Entertainment Industry, 1992. Published Articles: The Practical Musician, contributing author and editor - Chpt. 4 - Business Structures for Musicians (co-author), Chpt. 9 Music Publishing (co-editor), Chpt. 12 Booking Contracts (co-author), CLE Press - A music business/law handbook for musicians, May 1993, (First Publication); Music Agent or Manager? Newsletter of the Art & Entertainment Section -Minnesota State Bar Association Entertainment Law Section, April, 1994; Agents, Managers and Lawyers -A Roadmap for the Entertainment Attorney Entertainment and Sports Lawyer - American Bar Association Publication - Exploring the traditional and non-traditional roles of agents, manager and lawyers in the entertainment industries, Fall, 1996; Legal Fee Agreements for Entertainment Law Matters Minnesota State Bar Association - Continuing Legal Education - A review of legal fee agreements for entertainment clients, September, 1997; Entertainment Law Ethics Practising Law Institute, 1999, 2000, 2001. Board Member, Midwest Institute on Art and Entertainment Law, 1991-1994. Trustee and Chair, Cricket Theater, Minneapolis, 1990-1996; President, Minneapolis Athletic Club, 1997-1998; Entertainment Law, Minnesota Super Lawyer, 1994-2002. Board Member, Minnesota Film Board, 1997-2000. Editor-in-Chief, ABA Entertainment & Sports Lawyer. Governor, ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 2000-2002. Chairman, T.J. Martell Foundation, Midwest, 1999-2001. Voting Member, Musician/Producer, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Lawyers Initiative Executive Committee.