Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with highest distinction, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Iowa, B.A., 1975; Columbia University, M.A., 1977
Memberships
Linn County, Iowa State (Member, Environmental Law Council) and American (Member: Construction Industry Forum; Section on Environmental Law) Bar Associations; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Arbitration Association National Registry of Arbitrators.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. International Fellow; Recipient: Hancher-Finkbine Medallion; Iowa State Bar Academic Excellence Award. Editor-in-chief, Journal of Corporation Law, 1979-1980. Author: Architect's and Engineer's Liability Under Iowa Compensation Law, 50 Drake Law Rev. 33, 2001; Mechanic's Liens in Iowa, 30 Drake Law Review 39, 1980; Mechanic's Lien Law in Iowa - Revisited, 49 Drake Law Review 1, 2000. Co-Author: Iowa Construction Law, National Business Institute, 1987 and 1998. Law Clerk to Hon. Donald P. Lay, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1980-1981. Chairperson, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2001; State of Iowa Democratic Central Committee, 1983-1990; Linn County Democratic Chairperson, 1987-1988; President, Cedar Rapids Art Museum, 1998.