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Areas of Practice

Employment Law
. Confidentiality agreements
. Non-compete agreements

Real Estate Law
. Purchase agreements
. Contracts
. Title examinations

Civil Litigation

Business Law
. Formation of Corporations & Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
. Other

Background

Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, July 20, 1965

College: Calvin College, B.A., 1987

Law School: Hamline University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1990

Admitted to Bar: 1990, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Memberships

• Kandiyohi County Bar Association (Past President)

• Twelfth District Bar Association

• Minnesota State Bar Association

• American Bar Association

Biography: Silver Gavel Honor Society. Member, Hamline Law Review, 1989-1990.

I grew up in Willmar. I graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and earned my law degree, cum laude at Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul. At Hamline, I was a member of the Hamline Law Review and the Silver Gavel Honor Society.

I counsel clients in a broad range of civil legal matters including contracts, employment law, non-compete and confidentiality agreements and real estate. I also represent clients in business-related litigation and personal injury matters, and have argued cases at the Minnesota Court of Appeal and the Minnesota Supreme Court.  An accomplished legal writer, I often take the “laboring oar” in preparing and submitting written arguments to court.

In 2003, I was recognized as a “Rising Star” in the legal profession by Minnesota Law and Politics magazine.

I am active in my church, serving on church council and committees, and in community and school activities. I enjoy sports, music, reading and history. I live in Willmar with my wife, where we raised our two children.