University Attended:
Gordon College, 1982; University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 1984
Law School Attended:
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1989
Year of First Admission:
1990
Admission:
1990, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1996, Iowa; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Iowa State, New York State, Federal and American Bar Associations; National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (Sustaining Member).
Birth Information:
Kalamazoo, Michigan, September 21, 1961
Reported Cases:
Becker v. Astrue, 676 F. Supp. 2d 813 (S.D. Iowa 2009); Vander Molen v. Astrue, 630 F. Supp. 2d 1010 (S.D. Iowa 2009) (law of the case); Torruella v. Astrue, 2008 WL 4371333 (S.D. Iowa 2008); Pence v. Astrue, 2008 WL 925047 (N.D. Iowa 2008); Heckethorn v. Astrue, 520 F. Supp. 2d 1111 (S.D. Iowa 2007); Silk v. Astrue, 509 F. Supp. 2d 779 (S.D. Iowa 2007); Beardsley v. Astrue, 496 F. Supp. 2d 1031 (S.D. Iowa 2007); Wood ex rel. Wood v. Barnhart, 2007 WL 98354 (S.D. Iowa 2007) (medical improvement); Kinzebach v. Barnhart, 408 F. Supp. 2d 773 (S.D. Iowa 2006); Hinders v. Barnhart, 349 F.Supp. 2d 1218 (S.D. Iowa 2004); Walker v. Barnhart, 302 F. Supp. 2d 1072 (S.D. Iowa 2003); Downes v. Barnhart 289 F. Supp. 2d 1072 (S.D. Iowa 2003); Roberts v. Barnhart, 283 F. Supp. 2d 1058 (S.D. Iowa 2003); Selk v. Barnhart, 234 F. Supp. 2d 1006 (S.D. Iowa 2002); Kramer v. Apfel, 57 F. Supp. 2d 774 (S.D. Iowa 1999).
