Honors and Awards:

• Named to Super Lawyers  lists for 2008 - 2011
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Section, State Bar of Wisconsin since 2006.
• 1989-2008 - U.S. District Court of Minnesota - not currently licensed in Minnesota.
• 1988 – 2009 - Minnesota - not currently licensed in Minnesota.
• 1987-1996 - Adjunct Professor - Taught Business Law, American Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law & Social Change for Mount Senario College, Western Wisconsin Technical College and Lakeland College.
• 1995 – 2007 - La Crosse County Court Commissioner (Including occasional service as Intake Judge).
• Wisconsin Hispanic Bar Association
• Racine Kenosha Estate Planning Council
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• La Crosse County Bar Association
• Milwaukee Bar Association
• Kenosha County Bar Association
• U.S. District Courts – Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, 1981
• Wisconsin, 1981
• Chair, Board of Directors, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Section, State Bar of Wisconsin. , 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Chair – Until Debt Due Us Part – Cross Over Considerations for Family Law and Bankruptcy Practitioners - State Bar of Wisconsin - 2009.
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith Meet Bankruptcy:  The Continuing Saga of Family Law Issues –  2009 Annual Convention – Co - presenter - State Bar of Wisconsin - 2009.
• Chair – Representing Marriage: Marital Property and its Implications on Other Practice Areas – State Bar of Wisconsin – 2008.
• Creditor/Debtor Law – Co-presenter - Lawyering Skills Program - University of Wisconsin Law School – 2008.
• Chair – Use of Information Technology in Your Office – 2008 Annual Convention - State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Uncovering A Lawyer’s Ethical Responsibility in Land Use Law: Successfully Handling Disputes - Complying With Land Use Laws and Regulations - National Business Institute – 2008.
• Means Test and BAPCPA and the High Income Debtor – 2007 Northwestern WisconsinBankruptcy Institute - State Bar of Wisconsin
• Bankruptcy Reform Act – La Crosse Chamber of Commerce - Business Over Breakfast
• Important Aspects of the New Rules of Professional Conduct - Kenosha County Bar Association
• Recent Amendment Affecting Consumer Replevins – 2006 Annual Bankruptcy Update –State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Fundamentals of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – Bankruptcy in Wisconsin - 2006 Seminar - Lorman Education.
• Ethical Considerations in Bankruptcy – Bankruptcy in Wisconsin - 2006 Seminar - Lorman Education
• Employee Non-Compete Agreements – 2006 Small Business Advisors Institute - State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Protecting Company Trade Secrets – 2006 Small Business Advisors Institute - State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Keeping the Profits in the Business – 2006 Small Business Advisors Institute - State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Statutory, Judicial and Common Law Liens in Bankruptcy – 2005 Annual Bankruptcy Update – State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Ethical Considerations in Marital Property Law – State Bar of Wisconsin.
• Marital Property Law and the Bankruptcy Code – 2005 Annual Chapter 7 Trustee Seminar.
• BAPCPA - The New Bankruptcy Law – Coulee Region Bankers and La Crosse County Bar.
• Facilitator - Bankruptcy Section Retreats 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 – State Bar of Wisconsin – various topics.
• Top Ten Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Bankruptcy - Kenosha County Bar Assn., Racine County Bar Assn. and La Crosse County Bar Assn..
• Authored Chapter updates for Debtor Creditor Law, 2005 - 2010, Wisconsin Attorneys Desk Reference
• Authored article on Attorneys Fees in Chapter 7 Bankruptcies, Recent Developments Regarding Attorney’s Fees in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Law 2004 Wisconsin Law Journal Special Section
• Authored article on representing consumer debtors in Chapter 7 bankruptcies., Representing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors: Going for Broke, http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Current_Issue1&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34962
• Authored article on Covenants Not to Compete in Wisconsin, Protecting Business Interests With Covenants Not to Compete, http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Wisconsin_Lawyer&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=57574
• Presented on creation of, and limitations on, private roads, Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes , 2007 National Business Institute
• Presented at National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 2008 Spring Convention, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dealing with Surplus to Debtor Cases
• Co-Presenter on The Non-Filing Spouse/Marital Property Issues in Bankruptcy, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2005
• Presented on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act - Issues Specific to Attorneys and Litigation, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
• Co-presented on Theft By Contractor, 2006 Annual Bankruptcy Update - State Bar of Wisconsin, 2006
• Presented on the Means Test and the High Income Debtor, 2007 Northwestern Bankruptcy Institute, 2007
• Authored article on dealing with surplus to debtor Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for trustees., Dealing with Surplus to Debtor Cases, Winter 2008 – NABTalk (Journal of the National Assn. of Bankruptcy Trustees), 2008
• Presented on Ethical Rules which may apply to Hispanic attorneys and attorneys who represent Hispanics, Ethics Rules Which Can Impact Hispanic Attorneys and Attorneys Who Represent Hispanics , Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Assn, 2008
• Presentation on ethics rules applicable in real estate disputes, Uncovering A Lawyer’s Ethical Responsibility in Land Use Law: Successfully Handling Disputes, Complying With Land Use Laws and Regulations - National Business Institute, 2008
• Presented on Individual Chapter 11 Cases Under BAPCPA, Milwaukee Bar Association, 2008
• Co-presented on property of the estate, venue of exemptions and HSAs to Wisconsin Bankruptcy attorneys., Property of the Estate, Venue of Exemptions, HSA’s and Retirement, 2008 Annual Bankruptcy Update - State Bar of Wisconsin, 2008
• Co-authored a discussion of whether withdrawals from retirement accounts should be considered as income in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings., Withdrawals from Tax Deferred Retirement Accounts: Included in, XXVIII ABI Journal 5, 58-59 June 2008, 2008
• Co-authored an article for Chapter 7 panel trustees on the rules for exemptions for debtors who have moved from one state to another within the two years prior to filing bankruptcy, Exemptions and the Mobile Debtor , Spring 2009 – NABTalk (Journal of the National Assn. of Bankruptcy Trustees), 2009
• Authored short introduction to Wisconsin foreclosure law for family law practitioners, An Introduction to Mortgage Foreclosure in Wisconsin, Winter 2009, Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, 2009
• Presented:  "How Bankruptcy Changes the Landscape and Ethics in Foreclosure", 2009 Real Property Foreclosure: A Step by Step Workshop, National Business Institute, 2009
• Presented "Domestic Support Obligations and Dischargeability, The Role of the Trustee, and Valuation Of Assets", 28th Annual Family Law Workshop, State Far of Wisconsin, 2009
• Chaired seminar on Cross Over Considerations for Family Law and Bankruptcy Practitioners., Until Debt Due Us Part, Wisconsin State Bar, 2009
• Co-presented with Attorney David Leibowitz, on the Ross-Tousey case, Implications of Ross-Tousey, Milwaukee Bar Assn. , 2009
• Presentation on Ethical Rules which may apply when representing non-English speakers and immigration clients, Ethical Considerations of Representing Non-English Speakers and Immigration Clients, Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Assn., 2009
• Authored article on how to get paid, stay paid and keep getting paid as a family law attorney in a bankruptcy context., Bankruptcy and Divorce: Suggestions on How to Get Paid, Stay Paid, and Keep Getting Paid , 2010
• Presented on complying with the Rules of Professional Responsiblity regarding attorneys fees and fee agreements., Show Me the Money! The Ethics of Attorneys Fees and Fee Agreements , 2010
• Co-Chair, Bankruptcy for the Rest of Us, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2011
• Co-authored two-part article on bankruptcy basics for non-bankruptcy attorneys., Co-Author, Bankruptcy Basics for Attorneys , Wisconsin Lawyer, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Av rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Educational Background:

• BS Social Work, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 1978