Credentials

  • University of Minnesota Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 1974, cum laude
  • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1969

  • Wisconsin
  • Colorado
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

  • Wisconsin Legal 250 – Mergers & Acquisitions, Wisconsin Law Journal, 2026
  • The Midwest’s Best Lawyers©, Corporate Law & Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021
  • Named one of the world’s leading lawyers in the area of Corporate Governance by Who’s Who Legal 2021.
  •  Selected to Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®, 2006-2008
  • Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2004-present
  • Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2005-present
  • Client Service All-Star, BTI Consulting Group
  • Military Service
    • U.S. Army – Vietnam, 1970-1971

Engagement

  • Director, Nicholas Company
  • Honorary Member, Wisconsin Section, Professional Golfers Association of America
  • Past Member, University of Minnesota Law School Board of Advisors
  • President and Director, The Tryall Club, Jamaica W.I., 2000-2007
  • Adjunct Instructor, University of Wisconsin Law School
  • Panelist, American Bar Association National Institutes
  • Former Chair, Wisconsin Bar Association, Committee on Business Development

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