Construction law

Architectural and engineering law

Insurance and surety law

Civil litigation

Arbitration

Mediation

J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1986

Staff member and note author, William Mitchell Law Review

B.S., magna cum laude, St. John's University, 1980

Atlas Foundation Co.

Bay West, Inc.

BDA Architecture

Bor-Son Construction Company

Ankeny Kell Architects

City of Brooklyn Center

City of Northfield

City of Olivia

Clark Engineering

Elcor Construction

Gephart Electric Company

Gilbert Mechanical Contractors

Independent School District 621

James Steele Construction Company

Karges-Faulconbridge, Inc.

Knutson Construction Services

League of Minnesota Cities

Magney Construction, Inc.

Miller Architects & Builders

Northern Industrial Erectors

Roers' Construction

Thein Well Company

Tri-State Drilling

Wanzek Construction

Weis Builders

Author/Lecturer, The Construction Process, presented at Commercial Real Estate Transactions III (Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1999)

Author/Lecturer, Foreclosing Mechanic's Liens and Suing Out Payment Bond Claims, presented at Mechanic's Liens & Payment Bonds (Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1999)

Fifty State Contractor and Design Professional License Law, Chapter 26, Minnesota (Wiley Law Publications, 1997)

Author/Lecturer, Tools for Collecting Payment--Contract Terms, Mechanic's Liens & Payment Bond Claims, presented to Minnesota Electrical Association's Business Seminar (1997)

Author/Lecturer, Construction Claims: From Recognition to Recovery, presented to Minnesota Utility Contractors Association (1997)

Contributing Author, Avoid Costly Sub Claims Against You When Owner's at Fault, Construction Company Strategist, Oct. 1996, page 1

Author/Lecturer, Limiting Your Liability as a Design Professional, presented to Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers (1996)

Author/Lecturer, Owners' Time-Related Rights & Liabilities, presented to Construction Professionals in Retail (1996)

Author/Lecturer, Encouraging Prompt Payment, presented at Minnesota Construction Law Seminar, Lorman Educational Services (1996)

Author/Lecturer, Design-Build for Electricians in Minnesota, presented to Minnesota Electrical Association (1995)

Author/Lecturer, Collecting Payment--The Other Half of the Job, presented to Minnesota Utility Contractors Association (1995)

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

Lecturer, Construction and Design Law, Mankato State University (1992)

Co-Author and Lecturer, Construction Bonds, Liens and Insurance UnderMinnesota Law, presented for The Oxford Group (1990)

Author/Lecturer, Claims and Disputes During Construction, presented to M.S.A.I.A./U.M.C.A. Architectural Practice Seminar (1990)

Author/Lecturer, Delay, Suspension and Acceleration, presented to MWBE Seminar, Minnesota Department of Transportation (1989)

Rule 11: Scalpel or Cudgel? Seeking Sanctions Under FRCP 11, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Oct. 1988, page 19

Author/Lecturer, Contribution and Indemnity in Minnesota Workplace Injury Cases, presented to Products Liability Seminar (1986)

Bankruptcy: Can it Save the Family Farm?, 11 William Mitchell Law Review 1019 (1985)

Member, Minnesota and Dakota County Bar Associations

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Arbitration Assocation Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators

Qualified ADR neutral in Minnesota courts

Member, MSBA Colleague Panel on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law and Mechanic's Liens

Member, Minnesota Utility Contractors Association

Member, Minnesota Electrical Association

Law Clerk, Senior Judge Edward J. Devitt, U.S. District Court, Minnesota, 1986-1988

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States District Court, North Dakota

United States District Court, W. Dist. Wisconsin

United States District Court, Minnesota

State of Minnesota