Honors and Awards:

• AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, The Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, 2009 Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics, 1999 - present, Top 100 Female Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2005 - present

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Minnesota, 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Defense Research Institute, Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 2002 - 2004, Vice-Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 2000 - 2002, American Bar Association, Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Member, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Member

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Construction Litigation Coverage, Chapter 24,Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (4th Ed., 2011); Excess Insurance, Chapter 8,Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (3rd Ed., 2005) 2009 Update; Presenter, Allocation and Indemnity in Construction Litigation Coverage, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Insurance Law Committee,Minneapolis,MN, July 14, 2009; Presenter, Recent Decisions on Defective Construction,Minnesota Insurance Law Today Seminar, Minnesota State Bar Association,Minnesota CLE,Minneapolis,MN, June 17, 2009; Co-Author Remedies - Claims Against Insureds, Chapter VII, Defense Research Institute’s Allocation Compendium, April 2009; Presenter, Construction Coverage, Top 10 Issues in Insurance Coverage inMinnesota, Lorman Education Services,Bloomington,MN, June 3, 2008; Presenter, Buying Peace – Settling the Claim for Good, Defense Research Institute,Chicago,IL, April 10, 2008; Tendering the Claim, Chapter 10, New Appleman On Insurance Law Practice Guide, December 2007; Co-Author Construction Litigation Coverage, Chapter 24, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (3rd Ed., 2005) 2007 Update; Co-Presenter, Allocation Among Multiple Insurers and Reinsurance Explained:  Allocation – the Basics, Defense Research Institute Teleconference Seminar, October 2, 2007; Presenter, Allocation and Indemnity in Construction Coverage Litigation,Minnesota Insurance LawDeskbook Seminar,Minnesota CLE,Minneapolis, MN, May 17, 2007; Co-Author Coverage for the Inevitable?  Errors and Omissions Insurance, For The Defense, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 2006, Insurance Bad Faith, A Compendium of State Law, The DRI Defense Library Series, 2006 Updated; Contributing Author Homeowners Insurance, Chapter 50, Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation, September 2005 Dilemmas of Dual Representation: Unanswered Questions Raised by Pine Island, 59 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 14, December 2002, Construction Coverage, Top 10 Issues in Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, Bloomington, MN, June 3, 2008, Buying Peace - Settling the Claim for Good, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, April 10, 2008, Allocation Among Multiple Insurers and Reinsurance Explained:  Allocation - the Basics, Defense Research Institute Teleconference Seminar, October 2, 2007; co-presenterAllocation and Indemnity in Construction Coverage Litigation, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook Seminar, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, MN, May 17, 2007, Misery Loves Company:  Allocation Among Insurers and Insureds, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 7-8, 2006; co-presenterInsurance Coverage Issues in Construction, Top 10 Coverage Issues in Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, Minneapolis, MN, October 17, 2006, Bracing for the Next One:  Catastrophic Losses - Lessons Learned by the Insurance Industry, ALFA International The Global Legal Network, 2006, Insurance Practice Group Seminar, Chicago, IL, September 7-8, 2006; moderatorThe Insurance Industry Under Siege - A Tale of Two Storms, Hurricanes Spitzer and Katrina, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 8-9, 2005, Multiple Claims and Inadequate Limits, Auto Liability and Coverage Seminar-Exploring New Frontiers, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, November 10-11, 2005, Privilege or Coverage:  Should the Insured Be Required to Waive Privilege to Obtain Coverage?, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ, March 3-5, 2005; panel participant, Recoupment of Defense and Indemnity Expenses, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 2-3, 2004, and December 1996, Things Your Insured Didn't Tell You:  Is There a Basis for Rescission of the Policy?, PLRB/LIRB 2005 Claims Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 17-20, 2005; Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, May 15-16, 2003, Listen to What We Say: How Lawyers Earn and Keep Our Business, Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 6-10, 2004; co-moderatorThe Insurance Year in Review: Where Have We Been - Where Are We Going? Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, April 15-16, 2004; co-presenterChallenges in Minnesota Insurance Coverage Litigation, National Business Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2004; co-presenterFraud: Casualty and Auto, PLRB/LIRB 2004 Claims Conference, Chicago, IL, March 16-17, 2004

Representative Clients:

• CNA Insurance Company; Country Insurance and Financial Services; Federated Mutual Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Resolute Management, Inc.

Educational Background:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, J.D., 1981, Honors: Cum Laude University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, B.A., 1978, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1973 - 1975