Honors and Awards:

• Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2006, Top 40 Business Litigation Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2006 and 2007, Top 40 Health Care Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2003, Top 100 Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business Monthly, 2003, Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business Monthly, 2001-2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Minnesota, 1979; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1980; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 1996; Minnesota Supreme Court Civil Justice Reform Task Force, 2011 - Present; Citizens Commission for the Preservation of an Independent Judiciary, 2005 - 2006; Hennepin County Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association, Diversity Task Force, 2005 - Present; Diversity Implementation Task Force, 2007 - Present; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Propane Gas Defense Association; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, President, 2005 - 2006, Vice President, 2004 - 2005, Treasurer, 2003 - 2004, Secretary, 2002 - 2003, Director, 2001 - 2002

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer Lawyers Network,Conciliation CourtClinic, 2010 - Present; Co-Chair, Site Council, Minneapolis Public Schools, Ramsey International Final Arts Center

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Mock Trial, Minnesota Society of Healthcare Risk Management Spring Seminar, June 3, 2011. Treatment Rights,Minnesota Mental Health & The Law, Health Education Network, LLC,Bloomington,Minnesota, February 11, 2011. Managing Cases with Medicare Eligible Plaintiffs: A Step-By-Step Suggested Guide, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, September 17, 2010. Presenter, Mental Health Issues: 72-Hour Holds/Immunity, Minnesota Society for Healthcare Risk Management Spring Symposium, May 13, 2010. Presenter, Mental Health Issues: 72-Hour Holds/Immunity, 2010 Medical Malpractice Conference, sponsored by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and Minnesota Association for Justice, April 22, 2010. Treatment Rights, Minnesota Mental Health and the Law Seminar, 2005 - 2009. Co-Presenter with Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota General Counsel Maria Christu, Confidentiality in Primary Care, 19th Annual Practical Pediatrics for the Primary Care Physician, September 24 and 25, 2009. Co-Presenter with HealthPartners Senior Counsel Kay E. Tuveson, Assessing Competency - Legal Issues, Psychiatry Update Conference, April 24, 2009. Responding to Licensing Board Inquiries and Investigations, Annual Family Medicine Today Conference, March 2008. Treatment Rights and The Minnesota Commitment Act:  Legal Issues Impacting Physicians, Hospitals and Mental Health Care Professionals, The EPPA Quarterly Forum, December 8, 2005, Seminar Coordinator, 30th Annual Trial Techniques Seminar, Effective Motion Practice and Other Timely Issues, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, August 18-20, 2005, Treatment Rights and The Minnesota Commitment Act:  Legal Issues Impacting Physicians, Hospitals and Mental Health Care Professionals, For Private Hospital, April 2005, Minnesota Mental Health and the Law, 2003 and 2004, Class Actions, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 2001 Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2001, Rule 23 and Changes in Proof in Class Actions, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, November 8, 2001, Presenter, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Mental Health Seminar, March 8, 200,0 Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases - 1998, Minnesota State Bar Association, June 1998, Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases - 1996, Minnesota State Bar Association, June 1996 Confidentiality of Medical Records, Lorman Business Center, Inc., November 1995, Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases - 1995, Minnesota State Bar Association, June 1995 Presenter, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Seminar on Law Firm Loss Exposure, September 1994, Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases VI, Minnesota State Bar Association, June 1994, Presenter, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Seminar on Medical Subrogation, Dealing with the Uninvited Guest II, March 1994, Presenter, 36th Annual Northwest Claim Seminar, Employers' Liability, December 1993, Presenter, Medical Educational Services, Inc., Seminar on Mental Health and the Law, October 1993, Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases, Minnesota State Bar Association, June 1993, Presenter, Minnesota State Bar Association, The 1993 Business Law Institute, June 1993, Presenter, Medical Educational Services, Inc., Seminar on Mental Health and the Law, May 1993, Presenter, Twin Cities Claims Association Annual Seminar, April 1993, Minnesota Automobile Insurance Claims, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, April 1993, Presenter, Group Health, Inc. Seminar on Psychiatric Malpractice, July 1988, Speaker, Hennepin County Bar Association, Probate Court Committee on the Topic:  Legal Malpractice, November 1987 Speaker, Group Health, Inc. Seminar on Medical Malpractice, November 1985, Speaker, Semi‑Annual (1985) Meeting of the Minnesota Council for Hospital Public Relations on the Topic: Update on Privacy Law in Minnesota Speaker, 44th Annual Occupational Safety and Health Conference, 1985, Employer Liability and Employee Assistance Programs Speaker, Semi‑Annual (1984) Meeting of the Minnesota Council for Hospital Public Relations on the Topic:  Privacy Law in Minnesota Speaker, Fifth District Bar Association Fall, 1984 Meeting on the Topic: How to Avoid Legal Malpractice

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Szanto v. Target Corp., Nos. A09-109, A09-841, 2010 WL 346297 (Minn. App. Feb. 2, 2010). Loosen v. Allina Health System, 767 N.W.2d 703 (Minn. App. 2009). Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Phillip Morris USA, Inc., 344 F.3d 753 (8th Cir. 2003). Donovan v. Bioject, Inc., No. C8-00-1112, 2001 WL 243096 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 13, 2001). Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Phillip Morris, Inc., 621 N.W.2d 2 (Minn. 2001).  Triple Crown Nutrition v. Old Republic Ins. Co., 2001 1690056 (D. Minn. Dec.14, 2001). Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Phillip Morris, Inc., 86 F. Supp. 2d 912 (D. Minn. 2000). Hunter v. HealthPartners, Inc., No. C6-98-1592, 1999 WL 88961 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 23, 1999). Arkwright Mut. Ins. Co. v. Gwinner Oil, Inc., 125 F.3d 1176 (8th Cir. 1997). Ciardelli v. Rindal, 565 N.W.2d 465 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997). County of Beltrami v. Anderson Constr. Partners, No. C3-92-1844, 1993 WL 89691 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 1993). Berthiaume v. Honeywell, Inc., No. C6-91-2394, 1992 WL 77535 (Minn. Ct. App. Apr. 21, 1992). Wiggin v. Apple Valley Med. Clinic, Ltd., 459 N.W.2d 918 (Minn. 1990). Jendro v. Honeywell, Inc., 392 N.W.2d 688 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). Koscielski v. Kenney's Meat Mkt., 387 N.W.2d 438 (Minn. 1986). Krause v. Kim, 379 N.W.2d 91 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). Porter v. J.C. Penney Life Ins. Co., 356 N.W.2d 760 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984). Sawczuk v. Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, 312 N.W.2d 435 (Minn. 1981).

Representative Clients:

• Allina Hospitals and Clinics; Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota; Fairview University Medical Center; HealthPartners; Illinois Farmers Insurance Companies; International Marine Underwriters; Medica; Park Nicollet Health Systems; Ranger Insurance Company; Riverport Insurance Company; Travelers Insurance Companies, Inc.

Educational Background:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, J.D., 1979, Honors: Cum Laude, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, B.A., 1976