Admitted
1984, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1995, Florida
Law School
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
University of Minnesota, B.A., History, 1976; University of Minnesota, B.S., Accounting, 1978
Memberships
Hennepin County (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section), Hillsborough County, Minnesota State (Member: Legislative Committee, 1999-2000; Education Committee, 1999-2000) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Biographical
Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota, 1981. Author: Partners in Life and at Death: The New Minnesota Elective Share of a Surviving Spouse Statue, William Mitchell Law Review, Volume 23, Number 2, 1997; Gift Transactions Under the Statutory Short Form of Power of Attorney, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, September 1999; Special Powers of Appointment: The Key to Flexibility in Planning, Estate Planning, Warren Gorham & Lamont, RIA Group, Vol. 27, No. 1, January 2000; Footnote, Beware of the Gift Tax Valuation Penalties Under IRC §6662, November 1999; Shifting Sands for Minnesota Snowbirds, The New Florida Elective Share Statute, Minnesota Lawyer, January 31, 2000. Adjunct Professor, Estates and Trusts, William Mitchell College of Law, 1998—. Court Appointed Receiver, District Court, 10th Judicial District, The Honorable John Dablow, 1984. Treasurer: Re-election Committee, The Honorable Doris Ohlsen Huspeni, Judge of Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1987; Committee to Retain the Appellate Courts Judges, 1996—. Member: Toastmasters International, 1988; The Minneapolis Estate Planning Council, 2000—; Mpls. #9 Rotary, 2001—; Board Member: Make-a-Wish Foundation of Minnesota, 2000; Feed My Starving Children, 2000.