Achievements

“Super Lawyer,” 11 consecutive years in Law and Politics Minnesota & Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. I am honored that my peers selected as the top 3% of Minnesota lawyers fighting for employees.

“Top 12 Appellate Lawyers,” Mpls./St. Paul Magazine, 2001

Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Lawyers, Stressors and Life Choices, 1997-2000

Introduced as the Settlement Guru, based on my books and settlement strategies.

Credentials – Admitted to Practice before the Following Courts:

United States Supreme Court, 1984
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1980
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2007
U.S. District Court for Minnesota, 1980
U.S. District Court for Iowa, 2003
U.S. District Court for Virginia, 2007
Minnesota Supreme Court, 1980

Memberships

Board Member, National Employment Lawyers Association 1985-1990
Chair of the Human rights Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association 1984-1986
Founder, Computer Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1983
Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Lawyer and Depression, 1997-2000
American Bar Association, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Playwrights Center, board member  1998-2004
Minnesota Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association board member (1991-96) Chair, 93-96