Admitted
1971, Minnesota; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of Minnesota, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
University of Minnesota, B.A., 1967
Memberships
Hennepin County (Member: Executive Committee, Securities Law Section, 1975—; Real Property Section; Corporate, Business Law and Franchising Section), Minnesota State (Member: Blue Sky Committee, 1974—; Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section and Art and Entertainment Section), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Author: The Third Market, Commercial Law Journal, 1971. Lecturer: Securities Law for Entertainment Lawyers, William Mitchell College of Law, 1993—; Initial Consideration in Corporate Formation, Minnesota CLE, May 1988; Film Financing for Independent Film Makers, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, October 1995; The Lawyer as Investor: Small Firm, National Practice Institute, 1998, 1999, 2001. Contributor: Other People's Money: Financing the Low-Budget Independent Feature Film, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (Fall 1998) and Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook (1998-2000). Trustee of the Village of Minnetonka Beach, 1987-1989; Mayor, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994 and 1994-1995; Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 1995—. President, Minneapolis Athletic Club, 1990-1991. Leading American Attorneys, Small & Privately Held Business Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities & Venture Finance Law, 1998 and 1999; Super Lawyer 1998-2002.
Military
1st Lieut., MSC, USAR, 1968-1974