Admitted
1983, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa; 1987, U.S. Claims Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of Iowa, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Johnson County, Iowa State (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, 1993-1995) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Representative, Board of Governors, 1993—; Secretary, Workers' Compensation Section, 1997-1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, 2002-2003); Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee (Claimant's Counsel Representative, 2000—); Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Attorneys (Representative, Board of Governors, 1993—).
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Contemporary Studies Project, Iowa Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Honorable William C. Stuart, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1983-1985. Author: Harmless Error in Criminal Appeals, 67 Iowa Law Review 607, 1982. Iowa Representative, National Board of Governors, Workplace Injury Litigation Group, 1997—.