Biographical
Municipal Finance Section Chairman. Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1979-1980. Founding Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel. Frequent Speaker and Author on subjects relating to Municipal Finance. Founding Fellow, Government Relations Committee, American College of Bond Counsel. National Association of Bond Lawyers (Bond Attorneys Workshop Steering Committee, 1985, 1986, 1990-1995, 2000; Committee on Opinions, 1993-1997; Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1994-1997; Chairman, 2001-2002; Education Committee, 1995, 1996; Chairman, Bond Banks Workshop, 1985, 1986; Tax Increment Workshop, 1989; Opinions and Roles and Responsibility of Bond Counsel Workshop, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994; Panelist: Bond Banks Workshop, 1987; Tax Increment Workshop, 1988; Solid Waste Workshop, 1989; Government Obligations Workshop, 1989, 1990, 1991; Opinions and Professional Responsibility Workshop, 1990, 1991, 1995-1999. Faculty, Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law, Opinions and Professional Responsibility, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997; Vice Chairman, 1995, Chairman, 1996 Washington Seminar, 1995); Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Chairman, Municipal Law Seminars, 1984-1992; Chairman, Practical Impact of Tax Reform Act of 1986, 1986; Panelist, Municipal Utility Finance, 1988, Public Law 10-1991); Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 1983—); Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Foundation (Vice President, Board of Directors, 1994, 1995, President 1996—); Indiana Economic Development Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1997); Co-Chair, Midwest Bond Buyer Conference, 1998. Southern Indiana Rural Development Project (Board of Directors, 1999). Included in Marquis' Who's Who in America in 1998 and 1999 and in the 1994-1995 Edition of Who's Who in American Law. Author of the Professional Responsibility quarterly feature in the Municipal Finance Journal 1999. Author of the General Law Section and Editor of the Professional Responsibility Sectio