Education
Juris Doctor, Drake University, 1976.
Juris Doctor, Drake University, 1976.
Administrative assistant State Ombudsman, Des Moines, 1975. Special assistant county attorney Page and Taylor Counties, 1977—1980. City attorney Imogene, 1977—1978, 1985—1987, Essex, Iowa, 1981—1988.
Private practice Shenandoah, 1977—1981. Director Southwest Iowa Family Systems Project, 1978—1980. Advisory council southwest region Legal Services Corporation Iowa, 1983—1988.
Vice-president volunteer council Planned Parenthood Mid Iowa, 1980—1983. Editor-in-chief Compleat Lawyer, since 1995. Member editorial board Matrimonial Strategist, 1993—1995.
Contributing editor The Mexico File, Internet Law Researcher. Columnist Lexis-Nexis Xchange.
Fellow: International Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, member: American Bar Association (chair Global Positioning System task force on sole & small firms 1991-1992, chairman membership committee 1992-1994, nominating committee 1993-1994, member general practice section), International Society Family Law, Iowa Law Alert (family law editor 1990-1994), National Association Volunteer Criminal Justice (board directors), National Association Counsel Children, National Council Juvenile and Family Court Judges, American Orthopsychiat. Association, Inter-American Bar Association, Mead Data Task Force (vice-chairman family law committee 1988-1991, chairman family law committee 1989-1991, newsletter editor 1989-1992, editor Family Law Update 1990-1992, Global Positioning System council 1993-1997, juvenile law committee, executive member marital property committee family law section), Iowa State Bar Association (special committee on family law 1977-1981, secretary council family law section 1989-1993, liaison to family law section 1991-1992, chairman 1992-1993, special committee family law, young lawyers committee law and mental health), Southwest Iowa Bar Association, Page County Bar Association (president 1978-1980, vice president since 1988), Delta Theta Phi.