Construction law

Commercial law

B.A., Colgate University, 1981

J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1984

Managing Editor, Case Western Law Review, 1983-1984

Obtained verdicts or awards of $8.8 million, $8.5 million, $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $807,000; settled cases for $29 million and $16 million

Co-Lecturer, Construction Law from A to Z, American Subcontractors Association of Minnesota (2005)

Author, Liquidated Damages, CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS HANDBOOK (2004)

Author/Lecturer, Learn to Draft a Workable Arbitration Agreement, Arbitration of Commercial, Construction, Employment, Securities and Labor Disputes, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (2001)

Author/Lecturer, Arbitration Law, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (2001)

Author/Lecturer, Mechanics Lien Law and Strategies in Minnesota, National Business Institute, (2001)

Co-Author, Claims Against Construction Managers, Design Professionals, General Contractors, and Design-Builders, Proving and Pricing Construction Claims (2001)

Fiduciary Duties in Cost-Plus Contracting, 1 Construction Law and Business, No. 4, p.13 (2000)

Co-Author, Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions, Construction Law Handbook (1999)

Author/Lecturer, The Industry Reacts to A201, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, Las Vegas, Nevada (1999)

Author/Lecturer, Bad Faith Litigation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1997-99)

Author/Lecturer, Construction Law: New Developments, Minnesota Law and Politics (1998)

Author/Lecturer, Remedies for Disappointed Bidders, Public Construction Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1995)

Co-Author, Midwest Region, Wiley Construction Law Update (1995-2001)

Author/Lecturer, Bid Protests, Public Construction Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1995)

Author/Lecturer, Protective Devices: The Unpaid Supplier Syndrome, Mechanic's Liens and Payment Bonds Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1995)

Author/Lecturer, Bad Faith Surety Law, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1994, 1997, 1998, 2000)

Author/Lecturer, Copyright of Plans and Specifications, Construction Institute--1993 Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1993)

Author/Lecturer, CGL Policies-From "A" to "Z", Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1993)

Contributing Author, Fifty State Construction Lien & Bond Law, Wiley Law Publications (1992, 1994-98)

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

Author/Lecturer, Bonds, Liens & Insurance, Federal Publications in San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida (1990); Las Vegas, Nevada and Orlando, Florida (1991); Seattle, Washington and New Orleans, Louisiana (1992)

Author/Lecturer, Surety Bonds, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1990)

Author/Lecturer, Arbitration of Construction Disputes, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1990)

Author/Lecturer, The Use of RICO in Construction Litigation, Fifth Annual Construction Institute Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1990)

Author/Lecturer, Inspection, Acceptance and Warranties, Advanced Workshop Series in Highway Contracting, Minnesota Department of Transportation (1987)

Author/Lecturer, Specific Third-Party Claims, Construction Litigation: The Claims of Third Parties Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1986)

Author/Lecturer, Construction Issues, Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Seminar, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (1985)

Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Construction Law Section

Member, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry

Arbitrator Experience, Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association

Editorial Advisory Board, Construction Law and Business (2000-2001)

Achievements

AV (highest) rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Selected as a "Super" construction attorney by the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics (1997-2006)

Selected as one of Minnesota's top 100 attorneys by the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics (2001-2006)

Selected as a leading Minnesota construction law attorney by The American Research Corporation (1997-2006)

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

United States District Court

United States District Court, Minnesota

Minnesota