Education
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1972; Juris Doctor with honors, U. North Dakota, 1975.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1972; Juris Doctor with honors, U. North Dakota, 1975.
Assistant, Hennepin County Public Defender, 1975-1978; assistant United State Attorneys, United States District Court Minnesota, 1978-1981; associate, Henson & Efron, PA, 1981-1982; Adjunct Professor law school law, Hamline U., 1983-1986; judge, Hennepin County Court, Minneapolis, 1982-1986; partner, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, since 1986. Co-chair Federal Practice Committee for District Minnesota, 1980-1982. Member of faculty National Institute for Trail Advocacy, since 1983.
Active Greater Minneapolis Girl Scouts American Council, since 1992, nominations committee 1993. Board directors Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, 1992, ethics committee, 1993. Member of advisory county Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Minnesota, since 1987, vice chair, 1988-1989, chair, 1989-1991.
Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Minneapolis, since 1986, co-chair program services committee 1987-1988, chair public relations/public affairs committee 1988-1992, vice-chairman since 1992. Board management Downtown Young Men’s Christian Association, 1984-1987. Board directors Search Institute, 1984-1988.
Active Minnesota Women's Economics Roundtable, since 1985. Board visitors U. North Dakota Law School, since 1982, University of Minnesota Law School, since 1997. Fellow American Bar Association (life, member executive county national conference bar president 1992-1993, standing commission on association committee 1992-1995).
Member Federal Bar Association (secretary Minnesota chapter 1981-1983), National Association Women Judges (chair site selection committee 1984-1985, co-chair judicial selection committee 1985-1986), International Society Barristers, Minnesota State Bar Association (chair young lawyers section 1981-1981, chairlegal education and admissions committee 1982-1984, task force on minority hiring 1986-1987, Executive Committee since 1990, president 1997), Minnesota Judges Association (chair jury instruction committee 1984-1986, Executive Committee 1984-1986), Minnesota Women Lawyers (Executive Committee 1978-1983, chair speakers bureau 1978-1979, president 1981-1982), Hennepin County Bar Association (vice chair young lawyers committee 1977, secretary 1988-1989, treasurer 1989-1990, president 1991-1992).
