Education

University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1960)
University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1965); Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.

Admissions

Iowa – 1965
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa – 1965
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa – 1967
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits – 1970
U.S. Supreme Court – 1993

Professional Associations

Scott County Bar Association (Executive Board 1983-1991)
Iowa State Bar Association (President, 1994; President-Elect, 1993; Vice President, 1992; Member Board of Governors, 1986-1992)
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers (President, 1996; Vice President, 1995; Secretary, 1994; Treasurer, 1993; Board of Governors, 1990-1992)
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1996-97)
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa State Bar Foundation
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, Inc. (President, 1987-1988)
LCDR, U. S. Navy (1960-1962)