Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Commercial Construction Claims
• Construction Law
• Government Contracts
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mechanics' Liens
• Residential Defect Claims
• Warranties

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1986
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, June, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1977
  M.S.
  Major: Civil Engineering
  
  
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974
  B.S.
  Honors: Highest Distinction
  Major: Civil Engineering
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Change Orders, Completion, Liquidated Damages, Municipal Engineering Conference, 1988
• Construction Inspection Liability of Owners, Designers, Code Officials and Other Inspectors, The Construction Institute - MILE, 1989
• Construction Law, On-Site Sewage Treatment Workshop, 1991
• Construction Lien Law in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, 2000
• Design Professional Liability, Architectural Practice Course - University of Minnesota, 1988
• Liability Issues for the Inspector, Minnesota Public Works Assoc. Construction Inspection Conference, 1988
• Liquidated Damages, Minnesota Underground Contractors Assoc., 2001 - 2005
• Mechanics' Liens & Payment Bonds, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1997
• Professional Liability for Surveyors, Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  
  
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  
  
• Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
  
  
• National Society of Professional Engineers
  
  
• Associated Builders and Contractors
  
  
• Minnesota Utility Contractors Association
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Johnson, Larson, Peterson & Meyer, Shareholder, 1992 - 1995
• Fabyanske, Svoboda, Westra, Davis & Hart, Attorney, 1990 - 1992
• Hart Bruner & O'Brien, Attorney, 1986 - 1990
• Meyer-Rohlin, Inc., Consulting Professional Engineer, 1975 - 1986

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Kappa Psi
• Chi Epsilon

Birth Information

• March 27, 1952, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America