Admitted
1978, South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
South Dakota State University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
The State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association (Member, Trial Techniques Committee, Automobile Technology Committee, Litigation Committee, Criminal Justice Committee; Negligence and Tort Law Committee); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1994); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member, Thomas Sterling Honor Society. Lead Article Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1977-1978. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western Division, 1978-1980.