Bachelor of Arts -- Georgetown University, Washington DC 1969
Juris Doctor – University of Iowa College of Law with distinction 1974
Military Experience
First Lieutenant United States Army – Active Duty 1969-1971
Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Bronze Star
Captain United States Army Reserve, 407th Civil Affairs Company Winona, Minnesota 1976-1982
Professional Experience
Admitted to the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota Bar
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for Minnesota
United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Shareholder Steele Klos & Flynn (1974-1988)
Shareholder Moen Sheehan Meyer Ltd since 1988
Associations
La Crosse County Bar Association – President 1992
Wisconsin Bar Association
State Bar Board of Governors 2001-2005
Executive Committee 2004-2005
Candidate for State Bar President 2005
Chairman of the District V Board of the State Office of Lawyer Responsibility (1993-2000)
Wisconsin Association for Justice
American Association for Justice
Community Service
Board Member and Past President of La Crosse Day-Care Centers, Inc.
Board Member and Past President of Coulee Region Wheelchair Athletic Association
Past President of the Blessed Sacrament School (PTO)
Board Member of Western Wisconsin Legal Services Corporation
Board Member of Horse Sense for Special Riders, Inc.
Board Member of Trustees of Washburn Fund, La Crosse Public Library
Board Member and Past President of Assembly Dance Club
Board Member and Current President of Continental Dance Club
Board Member of the La Crosse Public Library Board of Directors
Significant Cases
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Zielke 845 F 2d 1463 (Ct. App. 7th Circuit) Successfully defended an action to remove a 10 Commandments monument from a City of La Crosse park upon the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing under the "case or controversy" requirement of Article 3 of the United States Constitution.
In Re the Marriage of Lundberg v. Lundberg 107 WI 2d 1, 318 NW 2d 918 (WI S. Ct.) Established the right of a wife to be compensated for supporting her husband through medical school.
