Law School
Drake University, J.D., with honors, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Iowa State University, B.S., 1980
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section; Business Law Council; Committees: Chair, Limited Liability Companies, 1992-1994, 1996-1999; Chair, Banking Law, 2000-2001; For Profit Corporation, 2000—) and American (Member, Banking Law Committee; Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Projects Editor, Drake Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Limited Liability Companies Guide (CCH), 1995; A Guide to the Iowa Limited Liability Company Act, 42 Drake Law Review 385, 1993. Adjunct Professor of Law, Drake Law School, Business Planning, 1996. Member: Board of Education, 1997— :and President of the Board, 2002-2003, Des Moines Public Schools; Board of Directors, Greater Des Moines Partnership, 2002—; Board of Directors, Downtown Community Alliance; Board of Trustees, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 2000—; Board of Directors, Park and Recreation Board, City of Des Moines, 2002—; United Way Campaign Cabinet, 2001-2002; Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Class of 2000; Des Moines Rotary.