Admitted
1977, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1978, District of Columbia
Law School
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
St. Cloud State College, B.A., with highest honors, 1973
Memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1995); Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates.
Biographical
Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Woodward and White, 2001-2004; Distinguished Alumni, St. Cloud State University, 2001; Top Personal Injury Lawyer in Minnesota, Minnesota Law & Politics, April 2002; Top Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics, August 2000. President, Douglas Amdahl American Inn of Court, 1998-1999. President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Minnesota Chapter, 1999. President, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1986-1987. Author: The Practitioner's Guide to Minnesota Trial Practice, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1981; The Illustrated Guide to Soft Tissue Neck Injury, Burgess Publishing Co., 1983. Chapter Author: The Ultimate Trial Notebook, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1997; Damages in Automobile Collision Cases, Minnesota Motor Vehicle Accident Deskbook, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1989; Effective Opening Statements, MTLA, 1988; Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, MTLA; Brain Injuries, MTLA, 2000; Articles: ROPS Revisited, Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 2; Road Rollers are Dangerous Without ROPS, 17 Product Liability Law Reporter, 142, August, 1998; Damages for Wrongful Death of a Child, Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10; Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case, Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine. Vol. 29. Assistant to Senator and Vice President Walter F. Mondale, 1975-1978. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)