Admitted
1974, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of Nebraska, J.D., with distinction, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Nebraska, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Lincoln (Trustee, 1989-1996, Secretary, 1992-1993, Vice President, 1993-1994, President, 1994-1995), Nebraska State (Member, House of Delegates, 1988—; Member, House Executive Committee, 1992-1996; Seminar Planning Chairman, 1990 and Director, 1992—, Family Law Section; Secretary, 1994—; Legislative Committee, 1998—) and American Bar Associations; Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Biographical
Member, Innocents Society. Rhodes Scholarship Finalist. Delta Theta Phi. Order of Barristers. Chair, City of Lincoln Charter Revision Commission, 1987-1994. Charter Member and Master, Robert Van Pelt American Inn of Court, 1987-1990. President, Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska, 1991-1993. President and Chairman of the Board, Nebraska Legal Services, 2000—. Board Member, 2000—, Vice President, 2001—, The Mediation Center. Vice Chair, 2001-2002, Chair, 2002—, Advisory Council, Office of Dispute Resolution. Member, NSBA District One Committee on Inquiry, 1997—. Director, 1997—, Vice President, 1998-2001, President, 2001, Child Advocacy Center. Lifetime Fellow, Nebraska State Bar Foundation (Director, 1988-1994).
Military
NCO, U.S. Army; C.I.B., R.V.N. Service Decorations, 1966-1968; Permanently Retired, 1973