Law School
Drake University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Drake University, B.A., with honors, 1972
Memberships
Product Liability Advisory Council; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1994; President, 1993-1994).
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Staff Member, Drake Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: Pre-Trial Challenges to Expert Testimony in Toxic Tort Cases, For The Defense (Defense Research Institute, 1989). Co-Author: Products Liability 50 State Handbook (West 1994); Statutes of Limitation and Repose Applicable to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation (Products Liability Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1997); Products Liability, Report on Civil Jury Instructions (Iowa Defense Counsel Association, 1990). Member, 1984-1990, Vice Chairman, 1988-1990, Litigation Legislation Committee; Litigation Section Council, 1993-1995, Iowa State Bar Association. Chair, Liability Reform Committee, Iowa Association of Business & Industry, 1996-1998.