Areas of practice:
- Family Law / Child Protection
- Criminal Law / Delinquency
- Bankruptcy / Chapter 7 & 13
- Estate Planning / Conservatorship
- Business Law / Contracts
- State of Minnesota Public Defender
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions & Certifications:
- Minnesota, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1993
- Civil Mediator under Minnesota Rules
- Trained Collaborative Law Practitioner
Education:
- St John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1981
- B.S., Business Management
- Graduated U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, 1981
- U.S. Peace Corps training program for Spanish language, 1982
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1988
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Studied in Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and Macao
Foreign experiences and involvement:
- Clientele and travel experience throughout Central America including Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Niagara, and Panama
- Legal Investigation in Mexico
- Nepal Social Service Fund
- Board of Directors President 2000-Present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Board of Governors, 1999-2003
- Minnesota 10th District Bar Association
- Past President
- Freeborn County Bar Association, 1993
- Minnesota 5th District Bar Association
- Steele County Bar Association
- Freeborn County United Way, 1994
- Salvation Army of Freeborn City
- Mediation Center of Austin, Minnesota
- American Lutheran Church
- Northridge Church of Owatonna
- United Pentecostal Church
- St. Theodore's Catholic Church
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