Admitted
1977, Minnesota; 1982, Iowa; 1992, Wisconsin
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with distinction, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Iowa, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Olmsted County (Treasurer), Third Judicial District and Minnesota State Bar Associations; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, Executive Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Arbitration Association (Board of Arbitrators); Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers (Secretary Treasurer, Dean); Brain Injury Association, Inc.; Brain Injury Association of Minnesota; Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee; SE MN Center for Independent Living (Past President, Board of Directors).
Biographical
Law Clerk to the Honorable Urban J. Steimann, Judge of Third Judicial District, State of Minnesota, 1977-1978. Assistant Attorney General, State of Iowa, 1982-1984. Recognized by Minnesota Law and Politics for Minnesota's Top Recoveries, September 1998. Selected by his peers as Leading American Attorney in Personal Injury. Selected as a Minnesota Super Lawyer for 2003 by Minnesota Law and Politics. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). (Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy)