John’s Resume

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EDUCATION
John Marshall Law School; Chicago, IL
• J.D. with Honors, 1977
• John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure, 1976-1977
• National Labor Law Moot Court

University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, IN
• B.A., 1972

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Inducted in 2005

Best Lawyers in America
• Inducted in 1997

Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Member, Board of Governors, 1999-Present
• President, 2003
• Vice-President, 2002

Iowa Trial Lawyers Foundation
• President, 1990-1991
• Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1990

Iowa Association for Justice
• President, 2002-present

American Association for Justice
• Member, Board of Governors, 1992-Present
• Member, Leaders Forum
• Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• Member, Professional Negligence Section

American Bar Association
• Member, Litigation Section

Iowa State Bar Association
• President, Young Lawyers Division, 1984-1985

Iowa Judicial Qualifications Commission
• Chairman, 2004-Present

Civil Justice Foundation
• Founding Sponsor

Supreme Court Study Committee on Lawyer Specialization, 1985-1986

Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

American Board of Trial Advocates

The Roscoe Pound Institute
• Fellow

PROFESSIONAL HONORS
• Verne Lawyer Award, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2005

BAR ADMISSIONS
• Iowa, 1977
• Illinois, 1977

COURTS
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
• United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit