Honors and Awards:

• Founders Award & Outstanding Citizen Award, Minnesota Association of Justice
• Leading American Attorney, American Research Corporation
• AV Preeminent 5.0 Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Leading Minnesota Attorney, American Research Corporation
• Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics
• Personal Injury, Best Lawyers In America, Best Lawyers

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; Minnesota Center for Arts Education (Chairman, 1985-1992); Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota; American Board of Trial Advocates; Minnesota Million Dollar Round Table; Leading Minnesota Attorneys; Leading American Attorneys.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Minnesota Military Family Foundation, Board of Directors
• Starbase Minnesota, Board of Directors
• Civilian Marksmanship Program, Board of Directors
• Regina Medical Center, Board of Directors
• Minnesota AFL-CIO, Board of Directors
• Minnesota House of Representatives, State Representative, 1971
• Minnesota House of Representatives, Speaker of the House  , 1981
• Minnesota AFL-CIO, Citizen Award, 1984

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Bar Assault in St. Cloud, $4.7 Million Award Hit and Run Driver Found by Diligent Investigation Rochester Store Owner Hit While Blowing Snow, Jury Awards $913,332 Woman Falls Through Floor, Jury Awards $840,000 Mentally Retarded Man Scalded, $750,000 Settlement Two Settlements Totaling $705,000 For Auto Accident Drunk Driver hits Newspaper Deliverer, Jury Awards $700,000 Armored Truck Hits Motorcycle in Intersection, $550,000 Settlement Boat Ride Changes Life Forever, $452,000 Settlement Sponge Left Inside Client Causes Permanent Injuries, $375,000 Settlement Dog Causes Woman to Fall Down Stairs, $300,000 Settlement Ely Resident Wins Malpractice Suit, Jury Awards $281,000 Army Master Sergeant Injured in Collision Between Two Planes, $220,000 Settlement 15-year-old Pedestrian Hit on Highway, $200,000 Settlement Collision with Deer Costly, $145,000 Settlement Thanksgiving Day Rollover, $130,000 Settlement Single Vehicle Rollover, $121,570 Settlement Parking Ramp Elevator Malfunctions, $117,500 Settlement Defendant Runs Red Light And Hits Passenger Side, $85,816 Settlement Overdose Leaves Family Lost, Settlement Confidential Overdose Caused Infant\'s Cardiac Arrest, Settlement Confidential

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Military Service, U.S. Army & Minnesota National Guard, Major General