Admitted: 1983, North Dakota; 1984, U.S. District Court, North Dakota; 1987, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits; 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Law School: University of North Dakota, J.D.
Member: Grand Forks County, North Dakota State and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; North Dakota Trial Lawyers' Association.
Biography: Former Member, Board of Governors, North Dakota Trial Lawyers' Association. Commissioner, Grand Forks Historical Preservation Commission, 1989-1999. Legal Staff, North Dakota Legislative Assembly, 1982-1983.
Born: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, July 18, 1953
Cases: Mertz v. 999 Quebec, et. al., 2010 ND 51, 780 N.W.2d 446 (N.D. 2010); Vicknair v. Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., 2009 ND 113, 767 N.W.2d 171 (N.D. 2009); In re Asbestos Product Liability Litigation, MDL 875, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88763 (E.D.Pa. August 26, 2010); In re Asbestos Product Liability Litigation, MDL 875, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88779 (E.D.Pa. July 30, 2010); In re Congelum Corporation, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 21093 (3rd Cir. October 7, 2010); In re Congelum Corporation, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72431 (D.N.J. July 19, 2010); In re Congelum Corporation, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4730 (D.N.J. January 21, 2010); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62838 (D. Ariz. June 2, 2011); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58952 (D. Ariz. May 27, 2011); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28908 (D. Ariz. March 17, 2011); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19620 (D. Ariz. February 24, 2011); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20356 (D. Ariz. February 23, 2011); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131285 (D. Ariz. November 29, 2010); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122718 (D. Ariz. November 2, 2010); In re Zicam Colde Remedy Mtkg., Sales Practices & Product Liability Litigation, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113405 (D. Ariz. October 7, 2010); United States v Cavanaugh, 948 F.2d 405 (8th Cir. 1990); Boechler v. Department of the Interior, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6436 (Fed. Cir. March 19, 2009); Morris v. Clifford, 903 F.2d 574 (8th Cir. 1990).