Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association; Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• National Advisory Board, University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications; Board of Trustees, William Mitchell College of Law; Advisory Board, William Mitchell College of Law’s Intellectual Property Institute; Director Emeritus, Children’s Cancer Research Fund; Member, Administration Committee, Children’s Cancer Research Fund; Director Emeritus, Better Business Bureau of Minnesota; Counsel, Advertising Federation of Minnesota; Trademark Counsel, American Advertising Federation; Member, Editorial Advisory Board, ADVERTISING COMPLIANCE SERVICE; Member, Honorary Board Advertising Federation of Minnesota; Former member, National Advertising Review Board; Former Chair, American Advertising Federation Ad Standards Committee and member of its Legal Affairs Committee; Former Chair, Midwest Advertising Review Council; Past president, Minnesota Advertising Federation; past Chair, Better Business Bureau of Minnesota; past Governor, American Advertising Federation Eighth District; former Program Coordinator, Four A’s Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies; Past Board and Executive Committee Member, Greater Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker, Advertising Law: New Year, New Rules seminar, December 15, 2009; Guest Lecturer, Honors Advertising Class, University of Minnesota, November 13, 2009; Guest Lecturer, Mass Communication Law, University of Minnesota, November 12, 2009; Author, “Copyright, Not Greed Behind AP Lawsuit,” Star Tribune Guest Editorial, November 7, 2009; Speaker, “Technotainment: Legal Issues on New Social Marketing Frontiers,” 2009 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, September 24-25, 2009; "Valspar Advertising Challenge Successful Before the National Advertising Review Board," Advertising Compliance Service, June 10, 2009;  Speaker, “User Generated Content, Viral, Guerrilla and Word of Mouth Advertising,” 2009 Midwest Annual Trademark Law Conference, March 2009; Seminar Presenter, FAME, December 2008; “Green Marketing: The Color of Money,” December 2008; Speaker, “How Dare You Use My Trademark? Dos and Don’ts of Using Competitors’ Trademarks in Advertising,” 2008 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, September 25-26, 2008; “Home Depot to Pull ‘Rated #1’ Claims For Behr Paint,” Advertising Compliance Service, July 2008; Seminar Presenter, Periscope Advertising, June 18, 2008; Speaker, “The Perils of ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Advertising,” AAF National Conference 2008, June 8-14, 2008; Speaker, Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC-BBB Rules of the Road for Advertisers, April 24, 2008; Guest Lecturer, Mass Communication Law, University of Minnesota, November 8, 2007; “Licensing Music: It’s Not the Same Old Song,” Create Magazine, September/October, 2007

Representative Clients:

• Michael Foods of Delaware, Crystal Farms, Miracle-Ear, Land 'O Lakes

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Inductee, South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2009; Minnesota “Super Lawyer (top 5%), last fifteen consecutive years; Fortune Magazine, “America’s Premiere Lawyers” Award 2006; Distinguished Service Award, Better Business Bureau, 2003; Who’s Who Worldwide; Who’s Who in American Law; Honoree “100 Who Make A Difference” William Mitchell College of Law, 2001; Leading Attorneys, American Research Corp; Award of Excellence, William Mitchell College of Law; Silver Medal Award, Advertising Federation of Minnesota; Medal of Merit, American Advertising Federation; Torch of Truth Award, Better Business Bureau; Distinguished Service Award, Minnesota Advertising Federation; Good Neighbor Award, WCCO Radio; Government Relations Award, Minnesota Advertising Federation

Educational Background:

• B.A., University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications