Admitted
1983, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Drake University, J.D., with honors, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Drake University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1979
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Drake Law Review, 1982-1983. Judicial Law Clerk for U.S. District Court Judge R. E. Longstaff, Southern District of Iowa, formerly U.S. Magistrate, 1983-1984. Board Certified Mediator by the American Academy of Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorneys.