AREAS OF PRACTICE
Civil and Criminal Litigation 

EDUCATION
University of South Dakota 
B.A. 1966
J.D. 1970

ADMITTED
South Dakota
Nebraska
U.S. District Court, Districts of South Dakota and Nebraska
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

EMPLOYMENT
Attorney General, South Dakota, 1979-1986
Adjunct Professor (Trial Practice, Indian Law), University of 
            South Dakota, 1975-78
Director, South Dakota Legal Services, 1973-75

HONORS
South Dakota Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1995

PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author:  South Dakota Trial Handbook for Lawyers (1994)

Member
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Managing President, 2001-02 
            Board of Directors 1974-78
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), SD President, 2002-03
Second Judicial Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of South Dakota
National Association of Attorneys General
Association of Trial Lawyers of America

CASES ARGUED BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT
2001-Lopez v. Davis, 531 US 230
1973-Keeble vs. United States, 412 U.S. 205
1981-St.Martins Academy vs. South Dakota, 451 U.S. 772
1983-South Dakota vs. Neville, 459 U.S. 553
1983-Solem vs. Helm, 463 U.S. 277
1984-Solem vs. Bartlett, 465 U.S. 463
1984-Solem vs. Stumes, 465 U.S. 638
1987-Western Airlines vs. Board of Equalization, 480 U.S. 123