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EDUCATION <br /> JURIS DOCTOR,CUM LAUDE 1992-1995 <br /> University of Minnesota Law School Minneapolis, MN <br /> GPA: 13.35/16.00 <br /> Environmental Moot Court:National Competition Team, 1993-1994;Best Oralist Commendation,National Competition, 1994; <br /> Managing Director and Writing Instructor, 1994-95. <br /> BACHELOR OF SCIENCE,WITH HONORS,POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 988-1 992 <br /> University of Wisconsin Madison, W/ <br /> GPA: 3.83/4.00 <br /> Integrated Liberal Studies and Philosophy Minors <br /> Honors and Awards: Dean's List,Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi,Jefferson Davis Scholarship,William Jennings Bryan <br /> Scholarship,Ralph B.Abrams Scholarship,Knapp-Brittingham Undergraduate Research Scholarship,Robert Pooley Prize. <br /> BAR ADMISSIONS <br /> • Minnesota,October 27, 1995 <br /> • United States District Court,District of Minnesota, December 20, 1995 <br /> • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit,February 6, 1996 <br /> • United States Supreme Court,October 13,2000 <br /> • United States Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit, May 29,2007 <br /> PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES <br /> • American Bar Association,Litigation and Appellate Sections <br /> • American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee and Bad Faith Subcommittee(2006) <br /> • American Bar Association,Appellate Practice Journal Board of Editors(2008) <br /> • Hennepin County Bar Association <br /> • Minnesota State Bar Association <br /> • National Moot Court Competition Judge,Hamline University,2011 <br /> • Minnesota State Bar Association Mock Trial Judge, 1996-2003 <br /> • Minnesota State Bar Association,Court Rules and Administration Committee, 1998-2005 <br /> • Minnesota State Bar Association,Multijurisdictional Practice Task Force,2004-2006 <br /> • Minnesota State Bar Association,Appellate Practice Section Council,2010-1 1 <br /> • Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee to Review Rule 9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court,2000 <br /> • Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure,2004-2011 <br /> • National High School Mock Trial Championship Judge,2002 <br /> • Risk&Insurance Management Society,Minnesota Chapter <br /> • Risk&Insurance Management Society,Rocky Mountain Chapter <br /> • Qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for Civil Facilitative/Hybrid and Civil <br /> Adjudicative/Evaluative Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution <br /> • Arbitrator panelist for the American Arbitration Association <br /> • Ramsey County, Harassment Court, Pro-Bono Mediator <br /> • Hennepin County,Pro-Bono Mediator <br /> 3 <br /> Doc#2360007\2 <br />