Admitted
1987, Kansas (inactive); 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois; 1996, Iowa
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with high distinction, 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
University of Iowa, B.S., with honors, 1984
Memberships
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Linn County, Illinois State (Member: Public Utilities and Transportation Law Section Council, 1989-1993 and 1997-2000; Corporate Law Departments Section Council, 1997-2000; Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 14,000 members, 1995-1996; Committee on Bar Leadership, 1995-1996; Employee Benefits Law Section Council, 1992-1993); Iowa State (Member, Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment; Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1996-1997) Kansas and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Labor and Employment; Public Utilities; Science and Technology) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar.
Biographical
Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Author, Who Supplies Our Electricity: A Primer on the Electric Suppliers Act, Illinois State Bar Association, Public Utilities and Transportation Section newsletter, March, 1992. Co-Author, Allocation and Payment of Capital Credits, National Telephone Cooperative Association, Legal Seminar, November, 1992. Author and Speaker: Client Relations 101, Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers program, May and December, 1995; Employee Leave Issues, A Business Lawyers Guide, Illinois State Bar Association, Employee Benefits Section program, May, 1995; The Organizational Process, Cooperative AgVentures, Illinois Department of Agriculture program, June, 1992. Coordinator and Moderator, Building a Well-Balanced Life in the Law, Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyers program, June, 1995.