- J.D., Drake University Law School, 1984 With Honors, Order of the Coif. Projects Editor, Drake Law Review, 1983-84.
- B.S., Iowa State University, 1980
Bar Membership
- Iowa - 1984
Publications
- Revisiting Buy-Sell
- LLCs Taxed as "S" Corporations: The Best of Both Worlds?
- Limited Liability Companies Part I
- Limited Liability Companies Part II
- Limited Liability for LLCs; Is it an Urban Legend?
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section; Economic Development Committee; Chair, Limited Liability Companies Committee 1992-94, 1996-1988, and 2002-present) and American (Member, Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations Committee, Banking Law Committee) Bar Associations. Observer, Drafting Committee on Amendments to the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (2003). Board Member, Des Moines Public Schools (1997-2003, 2004-present) and President of the Board, Des Moines Public Schools (2002-2003). Board Member, Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation (appointed by Governor of Iowa in January 2009 to serve term that expires in June 2011). Also serves on: Board of Directors, Greater Des Moines Partnership; Board of Directors, Downtown Community Alliance; Board of Trustees, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (2001-2004); Park and Recreations Board, City of Des Moines (2003); and Building and Fire Code Appeals Board, City of Des Moines. Other memberships include: United Way Campaign Cabinet, 2001, 2002; and the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Class of 2000.
Published Works
Author, chapter on Foreign Corporations, Corporate Attorneys' Practice Guide, LexisNexis, 2009.
Author, LLC Operating Agreement Form featured in the 2008-2009 edition of the Limited Liability Company Handbook by Mark A. Sargent and Walter D. Schwidetzky, published by Thomson West.
Author, Guide to Limited Liability Companies, published by CCH, Inc.; A Guide to the Iowa Limited Liability Company Act, 42 Drake Law Review 385 (1993).
Author, Memo to New Board Members: Staying Focused on Student Achievement is the Hardest Part of the Job, American School Board Journal, June 2004.
Presentations
"Helping Your Client Choose the Best Entity Option," National Business Institute Seminar, Des Moines, Iowa, March 6, 2009.
"New Iowa LLC Act," Des Moines, Iowa, December 9, 2008.
"New Iowa LLC Act," Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 8, 2008.
"New Iowa LLC Act," webinar presented by Iowa State Bar Association, Des Moines, Iowa, November 11, 2008.
"New Iowa LLC Act," University of Iowa College of Law CLE program, Iowa City, Iowa, November 7, 2008.
Listed in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Corporate/M&A for the fifth year and in the area of Banking Law for the second year.