Mediation and Arbitration Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980)

  • University of Minnesota (B.A., 1975)

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Minnesota

  • Minnesota Supreme Court

  • United States Supreme Court

  • U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits

  • United States District Courts in Minnesota and throughout the United States

Memberships

  • Federal Bar Association, Member

  • American Bar Association, Member

  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Member

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

Additional Training

  • AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training II, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training Workshop, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • CLE Certified Mediation Skills Training, St. Paul, Minnesota

  • CLE Certified ADR Training, St. Paul, Minnesota

  • Myriad CLE programs as teacher and student in the areas of mediation, arbitration and other ADR processes.

Awards & Recognition

  • Fellow, American College of Commercial Arbitrators

  • Best Lawyers in America, Minneapolis Mediation, “Lawyer of the Year” (2018)

  • Named a leading technology neutral by Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center. For more information, please visit: Press Release – SVAMC 2023 Tech List

  • Best Lawyers in America, Minneapolis Arbitration, “Lawyer of the Year” (2016 and 2024)

  • Best Lawyers in America (2007–2024)

Sample Publications and Presentations

  • Arbitrating Patent Disputes: A Practical Guide (ABA Publications, available at shopaba.org and amazon.com)

  • “Mediating Patent Cases,” Chapter in Mediating Legal Disputes (ABA Publications, available at shopaba.org)

  • Presentation: “Arbitration: A to Z,” A Five Part Series on Arbitration, Minnesota CLE, July 2023

  • Presentation: “Stanford Law School Advanced IP/Tech Mediation and Arbitration Course,” Faculty and Programming Committee for Two Day Course, June 2023

  • Presentation: Mediation in the Patent and Technology Cases (SVAMC in cooperation with Stanford Law School, August 4 and 6, 2020) Watch Video

  • Be Careful What You Don’t Ask For:  Fulfilling Conditions Precedent in Mediation-Arbitration Agreements, “ABA Section on Dispute Resolution’s Arbitration Committee E-Newsletter, Winter 2022

  • Technology-related Mediations and Arbitrations, GP Solo Magazine, ABA (Nov. – Dec. 2019)

  • A Dozen Tips for Technology-Related Mediations and Arbitrations, Landslide Magazine (ABA IP Section, November/December 2018)

  • “Preparing for Mediation in the Patent or Technology Case,” Co-author, Just Resolutions E-News (May 2017)

  • “Using Arbitration to Resolve Patent Disputes: The Right Thing for the Right Case,” Federal Lawyer (October 2016)

  • “Warranties, Remedies, and Related Peccadilloes,” ACC Docket (May 2011)

  • “ADR in Patent Cases,” Minnesota CLE (2016)

  • “Top IP Issues in Contracts,” National Webcast Presentations (2016)

  • “How to Handle the Tricky Stuff: Difficult Questions Arbitrators Face,” Minnesota CLE (2016)

  • “Innovative Techniques in Arbitration,” Minnesota CLE (2016)

  • See Blogs on this site

Community Involvement

  • Hennepin County District Court, Volunteer Mediator (2010 – 2018)

  • Dakota County Conciliation Court, Volunteer Referee/Judge (2011 – 2018)

  • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Counsel on Pro Se Project (2009, 2014)

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