Admitted
1980, South Dakota; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, Minnesota
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of South Dakota, A.B., 1978; University of South Dakota, M.A., 1983; Harvard University,
Memberships
Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1996-1997); American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society.
Biographical
Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, South Dakota Board of Regents, 1978-1980. Elected State's Attorney, Jerauld County, 1980-1982. Elected South Dakota House of Representatives, 1982, 1984, 1988 (Speaker Pro-Tem, 1984-1987). Recipient, Bush Fellowship 1991-1992. Member, South Dakota Senate, 1989-1992. Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law, 1986—.