Admitted: 1976, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Claims Court
Law School: Creighton University, J.D.
Member: : Dickinson County, Iowa State (Member, Committee on Litigation Legislation, 1986-1990); Judicial Nomination Commissioner, Judicial District 3A, 1987-1992; Federal Practice Committee, (1992-1996) and American Bar Associations; The Federal Bar Association; Iowa Association for Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992); American Association for Justice (Member, Vaccine Litigation Group); National Board of Trial Advocacy (Diplomate); Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Selected as a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine (2007); Million Dollar Advocates Forum; American Trial Lawyers Association; Selected Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Iowa.. Fellow: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Born: Albert Lea, Minnesota, June 21, 1950
MilitaryService: 1st Lt., Field Artillery, IANG, 1973-1974