Admitted
1972, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
Creighton University; Yankton College, B.A., 1968
Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota (President, 1991-1992); American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1973—; President, 1979-1980; South Dakota Trial Lawyer of theYear, 1988); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1974-1985; Member, Board of Governors, 1985—; Chair, Organizational Review Committee, 1990-1991; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1990—; Co Chair, Educational Advisory Committee, 1988—); National College of Advocacy (Trustee, 1990—); American Judicature Society; Society of Law and Medicine; International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates.
Biographical
Lecturer: Belli Seminar; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Sports Seminar; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; Western Trial Lawyers Association; Wyoming Multi-State Coaches Clinic and Instructional Institution; International Conference of Trial Lawyers, Vancouver, British Columbia; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Nebraska Trial Lawyers Association; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; American Society of Trial Consultants; Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Faculty, Ultimate Course in Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School; Hastings College of the Law, Wisconsin University, School of Law; University of Arizona, School of Law. Adjunct Professor, University of South Dakota. School of Law.Author: Gym and Health Spa Injuries, 33 Am. Jur. Trials 401; Premise Liability, Trial, Vol. 22 #3, March 1986. Co-Author: Anatomy for Attorneys, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., 2001. Invited Publications: Trial Magazine; Bancroft-Whitney (Am. Jur. Trials); Mealey Publication, Michie Co.