Honors and Awards:

• Qualified Neutral under Rule 114, Minnesota Supreme Court
• AAA Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
• AV Preeminent 5.0 Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Best Lawyers in American, Best Lawyers

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Minnesota Association for Justice (President, 1984); American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, M Club, Roscoe Pound Foundation); Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (Member, Board of Governors, 1984); The Academy of Court Appointed Masters; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Minnesota Chapter, 1991-1992); American College of Trial Lawyers (President, Minnesota Chapter, 1997-1998); The College of Master Advocates and Barristers (Senior Counsel, 2000); International Society of Barristers.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Sodium Given in Place of Formula Causes Brain Damages, $5,000,000 Surgery for Tumor in One Kidney Results in Loss of Both Kidneys Mishandled Labor and Delivery Results in Cerebral Palsy New Truck Tire Fails and is Discovered to Have Been Repaired Misread Ultrasound Involving Twins Results in One Death and One Injured Child Failure of Nurses and Midwife to Direct Expectant Mother to Hospital Results in Injury to Child Refusal to do MRI Results in Quadriplegia Birth Defects Caused by Drug Given to Pregnant Mother Attempted Vaginal Delivery After Prior C-section Results in Uterine Rupture and Injury to Child Mismanaged Labor Results in Injury to Child Patient Dies As Result Of Pain Medication Overdose, $1.2 Million Settlement Still Explodes and Burns Worker Nonreassuring Signs During Labor Ignored by Medical Providers Failure of Hospital Staff to Monitor a Patient on Pain Killers Improper Use of Instruments at Birth Causes Brain Injury to Child Post-operative Bleeding Results in Death Mother Dies in Hospital after Delivering Child Failure to Diagnose Bowel Obstruction Doctor Fails to Order Treatment Indicated by Tests Pain Killers Following Successful Surgery Result in Death Misread Brain Scan Results in Stroke Pharmacy Filled Prescription at Wrong Dose Causing Brain Injury to Child MRI Misread Resulting in More Extensive Treatment for Cancer Temp Employee Loses Finger at Job For Which He Had Not Been Trained Drinking at Party Results in Collision and Brain Injury Motorcycle Driver Killed by Inattentive Car Driver Abrasive Wheel not Designed for Speed of Tool Results in Lost Eye Unstable Furniture Results in Head Injury to Child Teenager Dies as Result of Treatment in Hospital After Auto Accident Freezing Drizzle Results in 10-Car Collision Rear End Accident Results in Neck Injury Collision Results in Death of Mother Riding in Car Fall Through Ceiling Liner to Concrete Slab Driver Whose Vision was Blocked by Truck Failed to Yield Right-of-Way Client Injured by Jet Ski in Mexico Intersection Accident with Uninsured Driver Physician Injures Patient by Instructing Use of Drug Continuously Rather Than Temporarily Intersection Accident by Driver Who Failed to Yield Right-of-Way Rear End Accident Results in Head Injury to Minor Child Young Man Thrown from ATV Patient Falls from Rear of Ambulance Resulting in his Death Burn Suffered During Procedure to Correct Port Wine Stain on Arm of Girl Contaminated Medication Causes Pain and Weakness in Hands Four Cars, Three Collisions 83-year-old Client Struck by Door at Store