Admitted
1981, Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with distinction, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Iowa, B.A., with honors, 1978
Memberships
Polk County (Chair, Bench & Bar Committee, 1993-1995), Iowa State (Member: Family Law, Litigation Section and Labor and Employment Law Sections; Section Council, 1991-1994; Young Lawyers Division, Chair, Mock Trial Committee, 1988-1990) and American Bar Associations; Iowa Defense Council.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Student Director, Trial Advocacy Board, University of Iowa College of Law. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law, 1996-2002. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Drake University Law School, 1996-2000. Counsel, Republican Party of Iowa, 1999-2000. Member, Iowa Senate Ethics Committee, 1991-1992.