Admitted
1967, Iowa; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, New York; 1991, England and Wales (Barrister Middle Temple)
Law School
Drake University, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Drake University, B.A., 1966
Memberships
Iowa State (President Elect, 2003—; Member, Litigation Section), New York State (Member, Litigation and International Law Sections), American (Member, Litigation, Torts and Insurance and International Law Sections) and International Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat); American Arbitration Association
Biographical
Adjunct Professor of Trial Law and Practice, Drake University Law School, 1980-1989. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1982—, Chairman, 1983-1989. Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, U.S. District Court, 1990-1997. Chairman, Iowa State Bar Association Professionalism Committee, 1989-1996. Chairman, Iowa State Bar Association Special Committee on Foreign Practice, 1989-1995. Chairman, Iowa State Bar Association Litigation Legislation Committee, 1988-1990. Governor, 1981—, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, President, 1986-1987. Barrister, Honourable Society of Middle Temple Inn of Court (London, England). President and Master of the Bench, Honorable Society of Blackstone Inn of Court, Des Moines, Iowa. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Iowa Criminal Defense Association (Board of Governors, 1997—); Society of Advanced Legal Studies, London. (Certified as Civil Trial Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy)