| Admitted | 1992, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1993, Minnesota; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1996, U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court |
| Biography | Member, New York University Review of Law and Social Change, 1989-1991. Federal Practice Columnist, Bench and Bar of Minnesota, October, 1995-. Author: "Appeals in Intra-Circuit Ancillary Proceedings," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Journal, 2013; "Appeals from Orders Relating to Attorneys' Fees: A Trap for the Unwary," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee LISTSERV, September, 2011; Author: "Venue Transfers and Writs of Mandamus: An Emerging Trend?," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Journal, Spring, 2011; Author: "Time to Object," Bench and Bar of Minnesota, June, 2011; "Eighth Circuit Adopts Majority Rule on En Banc Review of Previous Panel Decisions," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee LISTSERV, June, 2010; "Fraudulent Misjoinder Doctrine Extends Its Reach," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee LISTSERV, March, 2010; "New Federal Rules Will Govern Indicative Rulings," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Journal, Summer, 2009; "New Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 12.1 Addresses Indicative Rulings," American Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee LISTSERV, June, 2009; "Blakely v. Washington: Off the Judicial Richter Scale," Bench and Bar of Minnesota, September, 2004; "Pleading Punitive Damages: An Erie Dilemma," Bench and Bar of Minnesota, February 2001; "Recovering Research Costs," Bench and Bar of Minnesota, May/June 1997. Co-Author: "The Statute of Limitations Under 10(b): Headed Toward Uniformity But Not There Yet," The Legal Pad, November, 1992; "Intake, Discovery, Settlement: Defense Strategies May Vary," New York Law Journal, September 20, 1993. Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, New York, 1991-1995. Appellate Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, 2007-. Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1996-98. Member, ABA Appellate Practice Committee, Appellate Rules and Statutes Subcommittee, 2008-. |
| Reported Cases | Backlund v. Hessen, 104 F.3d 1031 (8th Cir. 1997); Zuffa, LLC v. Parker, 2012 WL 1466773 (D. Minn. Apr. 27, 2012); Advanced Logistics Consulting, Inc. v. C. Enyeart LLC, 2009 WL 1684428 (D. Minn. June 16, 2009); Clergy Financial, LLC v. Clergy Financial Services, Inc., 598 F. Supp. 2d 989 (D. Minn. 2009); Murrin v. Mosher, 2009 WL 2366119 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009); Binder Printing Co. v. Fidelity Leasing, Inc., 2004 WL 193165 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004). |