Position:
Partner
Practice Areas: Medical, Legal and Accounting Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Insurance Claim Disputes
Admitted: 1972, South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Educated: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972)
Member: State Bar of South Dakota (Current Member: Medical-Legal Liaison Committee) (Past Member: Disciplinary Board; Ethics Committee; Judicial Qualification Commission); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1986 - 2002, President, 1988-1989); American Association for Justice (Delegate, 1992 - 2002; American Board of Trial Advocates (National Board Representative, 2002—); Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Awards: South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1991; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award, 2003.
Biography: Managing Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, 1972-1973.
Born: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, March 31, 1947

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