Admitted
1975, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
The Ohio State University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Goethe Institute, Germany and Central Michigan University, A.B., 1972
Memberships
Linn County (Board of Governors, 1993-1997) and Iowa State (Member: Iowa Jury Instructions Committee, 1991; Legal Forms Committee, 1987-1991; Professional Conduct Committee, 1990-1991; Family Law Section, Secretary, 1991-1993, Chair, 1993-1995, Council 1992-1995; Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section Council, 1995-1997, 1999-2001; Legal Assistants Committee, 1997-2001) Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Dean Mason American Inn of Court.
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Theta. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America-Family Law, 1986-2000. Adjunct Instructor of Business Law and other subjects, Coe College and Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Member, National Security Forum, Air University, USAF, 1989. Member, Iowa Supreme Court Child Support Guideline Review Committee, 1994-1995.