Admitted
1968, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, Nebraska; 1977, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1985, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Col
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., cum laude, 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of South Dakota, B.A., 1965
Memberships
Nebraska State and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota; Nebraska Association of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1993); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Executive Committee, 1992-1993; Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1993)
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Author: The Psychology of Trial, 1989 NATA Civil Trial Manual; The Trial Lawyers as a Story Teller, Trial Diplomacy Journal, May-June, 1992.; The Opening Story: Primary Persuasion Personified, National Trial Lawyer, Sept. 1993; The Use of Focus Groups: Felicity or Foible, Gavel Magazine, October 1995; Storytelling Throughout Trial, Trial, August 1995; Making Your Case Come to Life, Forum Magazine, June 1996; Bringing the Case to Life, Trial, January 2002. Faculty Member: ATLA Basic College of Advocacy, 1988—; Harvard Advanced College of Advocacy, 1988. Co-Chair, National College of Advocacy Board of Trustees, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996-1998. Chair, ATLA Commercial and Business Litigation Advisory Group, 1991-1992. Chair, National College of Advocacy Hastings College of The Law Advisory Committee, 1991. Chair and Faculty Member, Harvard Ultimate Trial Advocacy College, 1991—. Fellow, International Society of Barristers.