- B.S.E.E., Iowa State University, 1971
- J.D., Drake University Law School, 1974 With Honors; Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Drake Law Review, 1973-74.
Bar Membership
- Iowa - 1974
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Agricultural Law Section) and American Bar Associations.
Selected for inclusion in the 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law and Derivatives Law. Selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Corporate/M&A area. Selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of General Commercial Litigation and in the 2010 edition in the area of Corporate/M&A.