Personal Biography

I was born and raised in the Fargo-Moorhead area and have lived here all of my life. I am married and have two children. My son is a chiropractor, practicing in Fargo and my daughter is a school teacher in Moorhead, Minnesota. We are blessed with four grandchildren.

Educational Background

I attended the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks. I received my Juris Doctor Degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1965. I was a member of the Board of Editors of the North Dakota Law Review.

Admissions to Practice

I have been admitted to practice in the State of North Dakota since 1965. I am admitted to practice in the United States District Courts of North Dakota, the United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. I have been admitted to practice for specific cases in Minnesota, South Dakota, California and Florida.

Areas of Practice

The primary focus of my practice over the last 43 years has been plaintiffs' serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. I have handled a large number of brain injury cases. The majority of my cases are the result of automobile and truck accidents. I also work in the area of medical malpractice, and with people who are injured as a result of defective products. Most of my cases involve very serious injuries. I also focus on wrongful death cases, one in particular, wrongful deaths of children.

Honors

I have been fortunate in being recognized and honored for my work representing injured consumers. As a result, I have been qualified to be part of the following trial lawyer groups and received the following honors:

Affiliations

I am also affiliated with the following trial lawyer organizations, locally and nationally:

2. North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1975 - Present

3. North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1986-1987

   President

4. North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - Present

   Member, Board of Directors

5. American Association for Justice , 1989 - Present

   Member, Board of Governors

6. American Association for Justice , 1974 - Present

   Member

7. Association of Trial Lawyers of America

   Member, NCA Board of Trustees (1997 - 1999)

8. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1988 - 1996

   Member, Board of Directors

9. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1985 - Present

   Member, (Sustaining Founder)

10. American Bar Association, 1967 - Present

    Member

11. Cass County Bar Association, 1967 - Present

    President 1977

12. Member of Minnesota, California, Arizona, and Texas Trial Lawyer Associations

Teaching and Legal Education

I have had the privilege of being a frequent lecturer at the University of North Dakota School of Law. I have lectured at numerous trial advocacy seminars around the country on all aspects of trial advocacy. As a faculty member for the National College of Advocacy, the teaching arm of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, I have participated as a lecturer of trial advocacy at various law schools which have been held for trial lawyers throughout the Country. These include Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, University of California at Berkeley, Alabama, New Mexico and Hastings College of Law in San Francisco.

I have been asked to speak on a variety of legal issues to attorneys, other legal professionals and the public on how to try personal injury and wrongful death cases. I have lectured in over 30 states, Canada and Mexico on all aspects of how to represent personal injury clients, prepare their cases for settlement and how to try their cases to a judge or jury.