EDUCATION AND PRACTICE Graduated with Distinction, University of Iowa Law School 1977. Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Urban J. Steimann, Third Judicial District, State of Minnesota, Faribault, MN. Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Department of Justice, Tort Claims Division. Licensed to practice in all Federal and State courts in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. MAJOR VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS  Multiple recoveries exceeding $1 million  Largest personal injury jury verdict in Fillmore County. One half million dollar jury verdict against City of Red Wing for breach of contract. Significant confidential settlement in ski injury case resulting in amputation of right arm. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Named a Leading Minnesota Attorney in personal injury law by the American Research Corporation. Named a Minnesota Personal Injury Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law and Politics. Recognized by Minnesota Law and Politics for two of "Minnesota's Top Recoveries" for brain injury cases. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Past Dean of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM). Served on Board of Governors of Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA). Requested speaker at Mayo Clinic Brain Injury Conference, Minnesota Brain Injury Association Conference, and Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee Conferences. Featured in Headlines "Member Spotlight" for the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota. I-35 Bridge Collapse Consortium attorney. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES  Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee - Past Co-Chair. Brain Injury Association of Minnesota - Professional Roundtable. Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL) - Past Board President. Wing House: Residential living for TBI survivors - Past Board President. Bear Creek Services Foundation board - Member Rochester Chamber of Commerce - Leadership 2000 - Past Director, Past Advisory Committee Chair. City of Rochester Charter Commission - Past Member.