certifications & credentials
• Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association
• Past president and lifetime member of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Lifetime member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past president and current Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers
• Super Lawyer since 1994
• Panel Attorney: Legal Defense Fund for Minnesota Police & Peace Officers’ Association
• Past president and lifetime member of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Lifetime member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Past president and current Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers
• Super Lawyer since 1994
• Panel Attorney: Legal Defense Fund for Minnesota Police & Peace Officers’ Association
education
• North Dakota State University, BA
• University of Minnesota, JD
Bar Admissions
• State of Minnesota
• State of North Dakota
• State of South Dakota
• U.S. Federal Court District of Minnesota
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
• State of North Dakota
• State of South Dakota
• U.S. Federal Court District of Minnesota
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
