University Attended:
University of Iowa, B.A., 1977
Law School Attended:
University of Iowa, J.D., 1980
Year of First Admission:
1980
Admission:
1980, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern Districts of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; Illinois
Memberships:
Linn County (Chairman: Fee Arbitration Committee, 1988-1992; Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1992-1998; Member, Board of Governors, 1996-2001; President, 1999-2000), Iowa State (Member: Litigation Section; Board of Governors, 2000-2004) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Counsel Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2007. Chairman: Jury Instruction Committee, 1996-1997; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1997-2002; President, 2002-2003); International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Advocacy, Practice and Procedure and Casualty Insurance Committees; Faculty Member: IADC Trial Academy, 2003; Masters in Advocacy, Presentation, 2004); DRI (Member: Product Liability and Casualty Insurance Committees; Diversity Committees).
Birth Information:
Anderson, Indiana, February 15, 1955