Admitted
1963, Iowa; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Tenth Circuits; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
College
Drake University; University of Iowa, B.A., 1958
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Council on Environmental Law, 1978-1982, 1988-1990, 1999—; Litigation Legislative Committee, 1986-1989; Chairman, Electronic Research Committee, 1982-1984; Professionalism Committee, 1996—) and American (Member, Committees on: Environmental Law, 1980—; Construction Law, 1989—; Litigation Section; International Law Environmental Subcommittee) Bar Associations; The Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1962-1963. Men of Achievement, 1986—. International Leader in Achievement, 1987. Co-Author: Employer Protection against Loss of the Key Employee, 57 Iowa Law Review 75, 1971; UST Implications of Leaking Tanks and Mandated Financial Responsibility Requirements, Iowa State Bar Association Environmental Seminar, 10/89; Environmental Update Seminars, 11/88, 11/89, 11/90, 11/91, 11/93; Avoiding Environmental Liability in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, National Business Institutes, 9/90; Environmental Site Assessment, National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, 1991; Laser Animation, legal presentation to Lex Mundi, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 1993; Computer Generated Animation Use in Trial—What Is This Animal? Advocate's Society Fall Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 1994; Ignorance is not Bliss—Jury Expectations and Education, ITLA's Fourth Annual Rapid Fire seminar, April 16, 1999. Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1996, Chairperson, Dispute Resolution Committee, 1990-1994 and Co-Chair, Technology Committee, 1996—, Lex Mundi.