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Bar Admission

United States Supreme Court, 1997

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1987

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1980

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 2003

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, 2012

Minnesota Supreme Court, 1980

Professional Recognition

Listed, Best Lawyers in America (1995-present)

Fellow & Board of Governors, American Board of Criminal Lawyers

"AV-Rated" by Martindale-Hubbard®

MSBA Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist

Associations

Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past President, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member, Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice

Education

JD, Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, Minnesota, 1980)

BA, Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota, 1976) Cum Laude Graduate