Construction litigation, commercial and residential properties

Commercial litigation

Employment litigation

Mediation and alternative dispute resolution

J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1993

B.A., University of Minnesota, 1984

Member, Minnesota and Hennepin County Bar Associations

Construction Law Section (Member of Governing Council, 1997-1998)

Labor & Employment Law Section

Qualified Civil Cases Neutral - Minnesota State court system

Member, American Bar Association

Rated "AV" (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Co-author, The Construction Business Handbook, Chapter "Contractors' Rights and Remedies when an Owner Breaches the Contract" (Aspen, scheduled publication 2003)

Author/Lecturer, "Mechanics' Lien Litigation Issues" (Lorman Educational Services Annual Construction Claims in Minnesota, Course Chair, 2001)

Author/Lecturer, "Mechanics' Liens in Minnesota," (Lorman Educational Services Annual Construction Claims in Minnesota Seminar, Course Chair, 2000)

Author/Lecturer, "Employment Issues," (Minnesota Plumbing Contractors, 2000)

Author/Lecturer, "The Design-Build Institute of America's Standard Form Contracts" (Minnesota Institute Legal Education, 1999)

Author/Lecturer, "Mechanic's Lien Statements" (Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1999)

Author/Lecturer, "Work Place Violence" (Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 1996)

United States District Court, Minnesota

State of Minnesota

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Court of Central Jurisdiction