Admitted
1984, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Brigham Young University, J.D., cum laude, with honors, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Weber State College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980
Memberships
Sixth District (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar (Chairman, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections); American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Legislative, Bankruptcy Rules and Research and Education Committees). Certified in Business Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Law by the American Board of Bankruptcy Certification.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board of Advocates, 1983-1984. Author: Effect of Bankruptcy on Pending State Court Litigation, U.S. Federal Court, 2002; Revised Article 9 and Bankruptcy, Idaho Law Foundation, 1999; Continuing Trends in the Trustee's Exercise of Avoiding Powers, Idaho Law Foundation, 1996; Anatomy of a Small Business Reorganization, Idaho Law Foundation, 1994; Professionals Eligibility and Fees, NBI, Inc., Eau Claire, WI, 1992; The Trustee, NBI, Inc., Eau Claire, WI, 1992; Bankruptcy - Effects on Secured Claims, NBI, Inc., Eau Claire, WI, 1991; The Legal Issues of Problem Collections in Idaho, NBI, Inc.; Eau Claire, WI, 1990. Co-Author: Successful Creditors' Strategies in Bankruptcy in Idaho, NBI, Inc., Eau Claire, WI, 1990. Lecturer and Author, bankruptcy related topics: Idaho State Bar; Idaho Law Foundation; Federal District Court; National Business Institute; Idaho State University; University of Idaho. Member, Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, District of Idaho.