Arbitration

Architectural and engineering law

Professional liability law

Construction litigation

Fidelity and surety law

Property & casualty law

Fire loss and subrogation

General civil litigation

J.D., Harvard Law School, 1950

B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa, 1947

Author/Lecturer, Arbitration: How to Bring Your Dispute to a Close, presented to National Practice Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994)

Co-Author, Recent Developments in Surety Law, 1992 Wiley Construction Law Update 149

Contributing Author, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Wiley Law Publications (1992)

Author/Lecturer, Shaping the Complex Construction Case for Presentation to a Jury, presented to Annual Convention of Arizona State Bar Association, Phoenix, Arizona (1991)

Author/Lecturer, Negotiating and Drafting Modifications to the 1987 Edition of AIA Document A-201 from the Owner's Viewpoint, presented to the Fourth Annual Construction Litigation Superconference in San Francisco, California (1989)

Bad Faith Litigation Against Sureties, 24 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 18 (1988)

Author/Lecturer, Changes in the AIA General Conditions, presented to the Construction Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1987)

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation and Mini-Trial, 37 Federation of Insurance & Corporation Counsel Quarterly 113 (1987)

General Contractor Damage Claims, 4 The Construction Lawyer 3 (1985)

Author/Lecturer, The Obligations of the Parties, presented to FDIC Conference Proceedings (1985)

Author/Lecturer, Rights of the Owner and Contractor With Respect to Time, presented to the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the ABA Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of TIPS, Midwinter Meeting, New York (1984)

Author/Lecturer, Construction Claims--Recent Developments in Proof of Entitlement, Damages, and Method of Proof, presented for The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. (1984)

What Every Lawyer Should Know About Payment and Performance Bonds, 17 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 674 (1982)

Contributing Author, The Business Insurance Handbook, Dow-Jones-Irwin (1981)

Author/Lecturer, The Comprehensive General Liability Insurer, presented to the ABA National Institute, San Francisco, California (1978)

Author/Lecturer, Bonds, Liens and Insurance, presented for Federal Publications, Inc., in Los Angeles, California and Arlington, Virginia (1976)

Author/Lecturer, Measurement and Payment of Contractors' Work, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1967)

Author/Lecturer, Status of the Subcontractor in Federal Government Cases--The Surety's Point of View, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1965)

A Provision in a Construction Contract Requiring Arbitration of Disputes is a Disadvantage Both to the General Contractor and His Surety and to the Subcontractor and His Surety, 31 Insurance Counsel J. 453 (1964)

Member, Minnesota, Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar Associations

Member, American Bar Association

Forum on the Construction Industry

Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Past Chairperson)

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow and past President, American College of Construction Lawyers

Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Life Member

Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, Founder and First President of Chapter

Member, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel

Member, International Association of Defense Counsel

Member, Defense Research Institute

Member, Construction Specifications Institute

Lieutenant Colonel, JAGC, United States Army (Retired)

ABA TIPS Andrew C. Hecker Lifetime Achievement Award (1998-1999)

Forum on the Construction Industry Cornerstone Award (1997)

ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Martin J. Andrew Lifetime Achievement Award

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Military Appeals

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

United States District Court, Minnesota

State of Minnesota