Admitted: 1973, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
Law School: University of North Dakota, J.D.
College: Moorhead State University, B.A., 1970
Member: Ward County Bar Association (President, 1980); State Bar Association of North Dakota; North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (State President, 1984); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1985-2000).
Biography: Assistant State's Attorney, Ward County, North Dakota, 1974-1976. North Dakota State Senator, 1986-1994. Democratic National Committeeman, North Dakota, 2000-2008.
Born: Thief River Falls, Minnesota, December 12, 1947