Admitted
1983, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of South Dakota, B.S., 1980
Memberships
Butte County (President, 1996-1997), Pennington County and Jackrabbit Bar Associations; D.R.I.; The State Bar of South Dakota (Member, Board of Directors, South Dakota Young Lawyers Section, 1984-1985; Member, Judicial-Bar Liaison Committee, 1989-1990, 2001-2002; Bar Commissioner, 1990-1993; Multijurisdictional Practice Committee 1999-2002; Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee, 1999-2001; Ethics Committee, 2000-2002; President-Elect, for State Bar of South Dakota, 2000-2001; President, 2001-2002; Member, Disciplinary Board, 2002-2008); American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1994; Chairman, Education Committee, 1988-1991; Chair, Health Care Costs Committee, 1993-1994; Budget Committee, 1991-1994; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991; President-Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993; Past-President, 1993-1994; Trustee, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Political Action Committee, 1992-1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Council of Presidents, 1991-1994).
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Member, American Judicature Society. Commissioner, Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1995-1999. Lecturer, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association 1994 Fall Seminar; Past President's Seminar, 1998 Practice With The Best Seminar; Institute for Paralegal Education, 1996. Featured: in “Best Lawyers in America”, 1999-2002. Board Member, South Dakota Bar Foundation, 2002-2005. Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2000-2002.