Position: Member

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Admitted: 1977, Illinois and Iowa, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Law School: John Marshall Law School, J.D., with honors, 1977.

College: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1972.

Birth Date and Place: Pontiac, Illinois, November 16, 1950.

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Car Wrecks, Truck Wrecks, Wrongful Death, Insurance Law, Federal Tort Claims, Motorcycle Accidents, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Premises Liability

Additional Information:  Linn County, Iowa State (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1984-1985) and American (Member: Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1983-1984; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1990; President, 1990-1991); Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1999�); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Board of Governors, 1992�; Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Member, Professional Negligence Section); Iowa Association of Workers Compensation Lawyers. Member, John Marshall Journal of Practice & Procedure, 1976-1977. Member, National Labor Law Moot Court. Member, Supreme Court Study Committee on Lawyer Specialization, 1985-1986. Founding Sponsor, Civil Justice Foundation. Member, Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, 1989�. The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. A description or indication of limitation of practice does not mean that any agency or board has certified such lawyers as specialist or expert in an indicated field of law practice nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged to make their own independent investigation and evaluation of any lawyer being considered. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Iowa.