Federal courts have their own rules for bar admissions, and I am currently a member in good standing of the bars of the following Federal trial courts (with dates of admission):

• The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (1982)
• The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (1993)
• The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota (1997)
• The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (2003)

I am currently a member in good standing of the bars of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1983), and the Supreme Court of the United States of America (1988).

I am currently Board Certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Civil Trial Specialist for the six-year term 2007 - 2013.

I hold an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading American and international lawyers’ directory and rating service. This is the highest possible rating, and is explained by Martindale-Hubbell as follows:

• AV Peer Review Rating - shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

I was a Federal Court Hearing Examiner (Appointed by Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for Minnesota) for the Consent Decree Claims Process in Abrurine, et al. V. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 1992-1998

I was selected as a Minnesota Super Lawyer 1995-2004, 2008

I am listed in the 2008 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition for 2008 and 2009 (Nov.-Dec. 2009 Edition)