Education

• Grinnell College

• University of Iowa, B.A., 1970

• Drake University, J.D., Valedictorian, 1974

Honors and Awards

• Order of the Coif

• Drake Law Review, Case Notes Editor

Representative Cases

• In Re Matter of Estate of Hamilton, 467 N.W.2d 801 (Iowa Ct. App. 1991)

• Hawkeye Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment of City of Algona, 356 N.W.2d 544 (Iowa 1984)

• Boekelman v. City of Algona, 311 N.W.2d 90 (Iowa 1981)

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Kossuth County Bar Association (Past President)

• Iowa State Bar Association

• American Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Howard & Katherine Hoenk Foundation, Chairman

• Algona Community School Foundation, Vice President

• Legal and financial advisor to numerous nonprofit organizations

Prior Experience

• Law Clerk to Justice W. W. Reynoldson, Supreme Court of Iowa, 1974-75