Areas Of Practice
- Civil Practice
- Criminal Practice
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1984
- U.S. Federal Court, 1985
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Laurentian Comm/Tech College
- EMT-P - 2000
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- B.A. - 1981
- Major: Speech Communication
Representative Cases
- Raze vs. Mueller, 1999, Minn., 587 NW 2d 645
- Klapmeier vs. Ebel, 2010, MN App., 2010 WL 2732049
- Jane Doe vs. IDS 2154, 2010, MN App., 2010 WL 3545585
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Inver Hills Community College, MN, 1987 to 1989
- Paramedic Guest Lecturer, Mesabi Community College, 2000 to Present
Honors and Awards
- Top Related Lawyer in Personal Injury Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubble
- Super Lawyer Designation, MN Law Politics
- AV Attorney Rating, Martindale-Hubble
- Who’s Who in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
- Rising Young Star, MN Law Politics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
- MN State Bar Association, Member
- MN Italian American Lawyers Association, Member
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- St. Louis County Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- MTLA, Publication Committee, Member
- American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator, 1991 to Present
- Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, MN, Conciliation Court Judge, 1991 to 1999
- Hennepin County, District Court, Hennepin County Court Arbitrator, 1994 to 1999
- Hennepin County, District Court, Ad-Hoc Selection Committee Conciliation Judge Panel, 1995 to 1999
Past Employment Positions
- Cloutier & Musech, Attorney, 1984 to 1990
Pro Bono Activities
- Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of MN, Member
- Hennepin County Speakers Panel, Member
- Federal Public Defenders Panel, Member
- Iron Mining Association, Board of Directors, 2010-Present
- United Way, Minnesota, Board of Directors, 2010-Present
- Boy Scouts of America, Executive Board, 2008-Present
- First Responder, Biwabik Township, 2000-Present
