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Education

J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1972

B.S., M.E., with high distinction, University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, 1968

Events

• Construction Insurance and Disputes
• Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts

News

• Congratulations to the Super Lawyers of Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.
• Three FWHT Attorneys Nominated to International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers 2010

Briefing Papers

• The Stimulus: One Year Later

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Publications

Author/Lecturer, Construction Insurance and Disputes, presented for the National Business Institute (May 26, 2010)

Author/Lecturer, Managing Payment: Bonds, Liens, and Other Collection Strategies, presented for the California Chapter NECA (October 19, 2009))

Author/Lecturer, Managing Payment: Bonds, Liens, and Other Collection Strategies, presented for the Nebraska Chapter NECA (August 13, 2009)

Author/Lecturer, Bonds, Liens & Insurance, presented for Federal Publications, Inc., in selected regions of U.S. on ongoing basis (1976-2006)

Author/Lecturer, Minnesota Construction Law: What do you do when ..., presented for the National Business Institute (1999, 2001, 2006)

Author/Lecturer, Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts, presented for Federal Publications, Inc., in selected regions of U.S. on ongoing basis (1976-2006)

Author/Lecturer, Mechanic's Lien Law & Strategies, presented for the National Business Institute (1999)

Author/Lecturer, Design Build in MN: How and Why it Works, presented for the Minnesota State Bar Association (1999)

Author/Lecturer, Surety Bonds, Options After a Default, presented for Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1990)

Author/Lecturer, Architect-Engineer Liability Under Minnesota Law, presented for The Cambridge Institute (1988)

Author/Lecturer, Construction Law, presented for the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (Winter 1986) 

Author/Lecturer, The Standard CGL Policy: Analysis of Coverage Issues in Minnesota, presented to Recent Developments in Insurance Practice Seminar, Hamline University Advanced Legal Education (1985)

Author, How to Draft an Arbitration Agreement, Forum (1981)

Arbitration: Is It An Acceptable Method of Resolving Construction Contract Disputes?, 16 The Forum 281 (1980)

Author/Lecturer, Managing the Construction Contract Claim - Successful Pretrial Techniques, presented for the ABA Section of Litigation, Construction Law Committee, Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas (1979) 

Professional Organizations and Honors

Member, Minnesota and Ramsey County Bar Associations
Member, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
Member and past chair, American Bar Association, Arbitration Committee of Tort & Insurance Practice Section
Founding Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Member and past president, Association of Construction Professionals
Member, Regional Advisory Committee of American Arbitration Association
Qualified ADR neutral in Minnesota Courts

Former Registered Patent Agent -- Prosecuted Patents for Diversified International Manufacturer

Highest (Band 1) rating in Construction by Chambers USA

Admissions

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
United States District Court, Minnesota
State of Minnesota

State of North Dakota 
State of Wisconsin