Bachelor's Degree
Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971)Juris Doctor:
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1974)With Fryberger Since:
2003Admitted to Practice:
Minnesota; Wisconsin; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Seventh Circuit; United States Court of Military Appeals; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Professional Activities
- Federal Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Union Construction Workers' Compensation Program (UCWCP), Arbitrator/Mediator
- Eastern District of North Carolina, Special Assistant to United States Attorney (1976 - 1978)
- USMC, Judge Advocate, Captain (1974 - 1978)
- Residential Services of NE Minnesota, Officer & Director
- St. Louis County Law Library, Trustee (2000 - 2014)
- Administrative Law Judge, State of Minnesota, Office of Administrative Hearings (1994 - 2003)
- Board Chair, Volunteer Attorney Program (2018) Coordinates and administers private pro bono attorney work to indigent clients in eleven northern Minnesota counties.
- Chair of the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center, Board Member since 2019 - 2024
Awards and Recognitions
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - Presenter, National Business Institute "Advanced Employment Law"
- U. S. District Court for District of Minnesota, Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award (2011)
- Peer Rated: AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell (1991 - present)
- Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist
- Top Lawyer, Workers' Compensation, Duluth Superior Magazine (2009 - 2012)
- Top Lawyer, Employment Law, Duluth Superior Magazine (2010, 2011)
- North Star Attorney 2014 to present
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100