Education: 

• University of Minnesota (J.D., 1974; B.A., summa cum laude, 1969)

Bar Admissions & Years: 

• Wyoming - 2003
• Oklahoma - 1995
• Texas - 1976
• Minnesota - 1974
• U.S. District Court, E.D. of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court, N.D. of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit - 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit - 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia - 1994

Memberships & Affiliations:

• Teton County Bar Association
• Wyoming Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Minnesota Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Maritime Law Association of the United States

Other Distinctions:

• Has spoken at numerous seminars on environmental and antitrust matters.
• MAPCO Petroleum, Inc. Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary 1987 - 1990
• MAPCO Alaska, Inc. and MAPCO International, Inc. General Counsel 1982 - 1987
• MAPCO, Inc. General Manager of Sales 1980 - 1982
• El Paso Coal Company Senior Counsel 1974 - 1979
• National Coal Association - American Mining
• Congress Joint Surface Mining Committee 1977 - 1979
• National Coal Association American Mining Congress Environmental Impact Subcommittee Former Chairman
• Conner & Winters Juvenile Court Pro Bono Program Manager
• Oklahoma Bar Association Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service 1999
• Phi Beta Kappa

Seminars & Lectures: 

• "Impact of Surface Mining Regulations on the Coal Industry," National Coal Lawyers Association 1978
• "Bonding and Financial Responsibility Obligations under Surface Mining Regulations," various coal industry workshops 1978 - 1979
• "Considerations and Issues which Arise in Connection with a Decision to Exploit Foreign Markets," Seminar on International Business Transactions, Oklahoma City University 1991
• "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," national satellite teleconference
• "Ask the Experts: 4th Annual Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Update", Oklahoma State University 1991
• Taught short course on international sales/purchase agreements and agent agreements to Soviet Union Air Transportation Executives, Oklahoma City University 1991-1992
• "Environmental Factors in Business Transactions, Real Estate Transactions, and Bankruptcy," Hazardous Waste Seminar, National Business Institute, Inc. 1992
• "Environmental Considerations (including Due Diligence and Ethics) in Purchase and Sale Transactions and Bankruptcy,"
• Environmental Law and Litigation for Businesses and Lenders Seminar, Oklahoma City University School of Law and Conference on Consumer Finance Law 1992
• "International Sales Agreements and Dispute Resolution Provisions" presentation, University of Tulsa Law School 1994
• "Tort and Liability of Teachers," University Center at Tulsa 1995
• "Handling a Delinquency Case," Tulsa County Bar Association Juvenile Law Seminar
• "Grazing and Brucellosis Issues in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks," Teton Science School, Wyoming 2000