Background
Bossart, David R. was born on March 13, 1942 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
Bossart, David R. was born on March 13, 1942 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
University of North Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, 1963. Juris Doctor, 1965).
Worked at Conmy, Feste, Bossart, Hubbard & Corwin, Limited. (Fargo, North Dakota) specializing in Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death, Products Liability Law, General Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1965, North Dakota.
1966, United States.
District Court, District of North Dakota. 1968, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1989, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Member, Board of Directors, North Dakota Law Review, 1964-1965. Listed in, Best Lawyers in America, 1990. Assistant City Attorney, Fargo, North Dakota, 1967-1968.
Assistant States Attorney, Cass County, 1971-1975.
Recipient: Wiedemann-Wysocki Citation of Excellence given by The Association of Trial Lawyers in America, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994. Diplomate in Trial Advocacy awarded by National College of Advocacy for The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994.
Faculty Instructor, National College of Advocacy, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1990. Member of Faculty: Basic College of Trial Advocacy, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1990.
Princeton, New Jersey, 1990.
Hastings School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1991. University of Alabama Law School, Tuscaloosa, 1993. Ultimate Course in Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School, 1993.
Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Stanford University Law School, 1995.
Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Fargo, North Dakota, 1976-1979. Member: Cass County (President, 1977-1978) and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar Association of North Dakota (Member, Attorney Standards Committee, 1986. Chairman, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Committee, 1986-1988 ).
North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Founding Member, 1975.
President, 1986-1987. Member: Board of Directors, 1984. State Key Person Committee, 1987).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (President"s Council, 1986-1988.
Board of Governors, 1989. Key Person Committee, 1986.
Constitutional Challenge Committee, 1986. Publicity Committee, 1988.
Public Education Committee, 1991.
National Coalition Committee, 1986-1987. Company-Chair, Membership Task Force Committee, 1990-1991. Company-Chair, Membership Oversight Committee, 1991-1992.
Company-chair, Substance Abuse Committee.
Company-chair, National Association of Trial Lawyers Executive (NATLE) Liaison Committee, 1992). Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (State Captain, Board of Directors, 1988).
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Roscoe Pound Foundation.
Civil Justice Foundation. Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. California Trial Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
Member, Board of Directors, North Dakota Law Review, 1964-1965. Listed in, Best Lawyers in America, 1990. Assistant City Attorney, Fargo, North Dakota, 1967-1968.
Assistant States Attorney, Cass County, 1971-1975.
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Roscoe Pound Foundation. Civil Justice Foundation.
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.
California Trial Lawyers Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
