Law School
University of Minnesota, J.D., magna cum laude, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Minnesota Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to the Hon. Earl R. Larson, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1977-1978. Editor, Environmental Litigation (ABA Litigation Section, 1991). Author: Causation and Experts in Toxic Tort Cases-The Tension Between Science and Law (Scientific Experts in Toxic Tort or Drug Cases), in Expert Witnesses (ABA Litigation Section, 1991); Knowledge of Intermediary as a Defense in Duty to Warn Cases, Products Liab. Reporter, Vol. 17, No. 42, p. 1029 (Oct. 20, 1989). Co-Author: Handling Mega-Cases Effectively, Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1988). Author: Liability and Loss Allocation for Economic Losses in Construction Litigation Involving Design Professionals, 13 William Mitchell L.Rev. 81 (1987). Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1979. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association)