Bio

· Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin ( B.A. History 1969)

· Michigan State University (M.A. History 1972)

· Drake University Law School (J.D. 1975)

Iowa Supreme Court Commission

· Model Rules Committee (2000-2002)

· Iowa Board of Bar Examiners (1995-2004)

American Bar Association

· Board of Governors (2017-2020)

· Iowa State Delegate - House of Delegates (1998-present)

· Member, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2010-2013)

Vice Chair, ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2020-)

Iowa State Bar Association

· Award of Merit Recipient (1999)

· Named Dean of Iowa Bar (2007)

· Member of the Iowa Supreme Court Commission Reviewing the proposed adoption of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in Iowa and a presenter at the Supreme Court Hearing relating to the adoption of these rules (2005)

· President’s Award (2005)

· Co-Chair, Task Force on Administrative Law (1993-1999)

· Co-Chair, Task Force on Courthouse Security (2005)

· Chair, Blue Ribbon Committee on Legal Education and Licensure (2013-2014)

· Keeper of the Flame Award (2014)

· Counsel to the Presidents

Polk County Bar Association

· Past Junior Bar President

· Lawyer Grievance Commission

· Judicial Nominating Commission (1992-1998)

Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers

· Past President, current Secretary–Treasurer

American College of Trial Lawyer

· Past State Chair

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

· Current State Chair

American Board of Trial Advocates

· Past State Chapter President

· Outstanding Advocate Award – Iowa Chapter, 2015

Drake University Law School

· Outstanding Alumni of the Year Recipient (2004)

· President, Drake University Law School Board of Counselors (2010-2016)

Community Activities

· Active participant, Drake University Law School, Student Development

· Outstanding Alumni of the Year, University High School (2007)

· Recipient, Honorary Doctor of Law, Illinois State University (2014)

· Active participant, Illinois State University Foundation Board

· Active participant, local cancer charities

· Past member – Des Moines Library Foundation Board

· Past Chair – Wakonda Christian Church

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