Admitted
1984, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit; 1989, Iowa and U.S. District Court Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Ci
Law School
University of Iowa, J.D., with distinction, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
University of Iowa, B.A., with distinction, 1981
Memberships
Polk County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; Iowa Defense Counsel Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Comment, Nixon v. Fitzgerald: A Justifiable Separation of Powers Argument for Absolute Presidential Civil Damages Immunity? 68 Iowa L. Rev. 557 (1983). President, 1996, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce.