Year Joined Organization

• 2009

Areas of Practice

• Arbitration & Mediation
• Architectural Copyright
• Commercial Construction Claims
• Construction Law Litigation & Appeals
• Fidelity, Guaranty & Surety
• Government Contracts
• Mechanics' Liens
• Public Bidding and Procurement Law

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1996
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1997
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2008

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, June, 1990
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Political Science/Political Economy
  
  

Published Works

• Midwest Region, Aspen Publishers, Construction Law Updates 2002-2008

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Insurance and Construction Projects: Availability and Claims Procedure, Lorman Education Services, 2001
• Prevailing Wages: Trucking, Lorman Education Services, 2006
• Construction Claims & Project Documentation: Avoiding and Resolving Disputes, Minnesota Construction Association, 2006
• Residential Construction Law: Legislative Update, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, 2008
• Collecting Money in a Down Economy, Minnesota Construction Association, 2009

Honors and Awards

• Included on Minnesota Rising Stars List, 2004 - 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  
  
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
  
  
• Minnesota Construction Association, 2009 - Present
  President
  
  
• Minnesota Construction Association, 2006 - 2008
  Board Member