Admitted
1971, North Dakota; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Northwestern University, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
Purdue University and Northwestern University, B.A., 1962; Purdue University and Northwestern Univer
Memberships
Burleigh County and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Sigma Xi. Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: Surface Damages and the Oil and Gas Operator in North Dakota, 58 North Dakota Law Review 457, 1982; Keeping Oil and Gas Leases Alive, Rocky Mountain Min. Law Foundation Institute on Problems and Opportunities During Hard Times in the Minerals Industry, May, 1986; The Basis of the Implied Covenants, Rocky Mountain Min. Law Foundation Workshop, November, 1986; Methodology of Reviewing Title Data and Preparing the Title Opinion, Rocky Mountain Min. Law Foundation Institute, Mineral Title Examination III, February 1992; Acquiring Mineral Rights of Unknown or Unlocatable Heirs, Rocky Mountain Min. Law Foundation 1994 Annual Institute. Co-Author: North Dakota Mineral Title Standards, State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1989. Adjunct Professor, Oil and Gas Law, University of North Dakota School of Law, 1983-1989. Adjunct Professor, Astronomy and Meteorology, Bismarck State College, 1995—. Member, Board of Directors and Legal Committee of Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, 1984-1999. Member, Grants Committee of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Member, Board of Directors of North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, 1999—.