- B.A., University of Chicago, 1966
- J.D., University of Iowa, 1972
Admitted to Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Membership
- Iowa - 1972
Publications
- "Hell or Highwater" Provisions
- Supreme Court Grants Insured Relief From "Catch-22" Policy Claim Limitation
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Chair, Legal Heritage Committee, 2008-) and American (Member, Sections on Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa; Iowa Board of Law Examiners (2008-).
Recent Presentations
"Employee Dishonesty in Times of Recession: Safeguards and Proper Handling," DMTH 2009 Employment Law Seminar, West Des Moines, Iowa, October 8, 2009.
Listed in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Commercial Litigation for the third consecutive year. Selected for inclusion in the 2009 Iowa Super Lawyers list published by Great Plains Super Lawyers magazine. Selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of General Commercial Litigation.