• University of Nebraska College of Law, J.D., 1976
• Kearney State College, B.S., Political Science and Psychology, with honors, 1974
• Kansas Supreme Court
• Nebraska Supreme Court
• Texas Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• United States District Court, District of Colorado
• United States District Court, District of Kansas
• United States District Court, District of Nebraska
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States Supreme Court
• Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
• ALFA International, Principal Contact Partner
• American Bar Association Air and Space Law Forum
• Kansas Bar Association
• Nebraska Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Foundation
• Nebraska Bar Foundation
• Super Lawyers Honoree
• “The Necessity, Selection And Use Of Independent Experts In Litigation.” Financier Worldwide (May 2010).
• “New and Emerging Challenges to Manufacturers and Insurers in Evaluating Trial Versus Settlement.” Financier Worldwide
(February 2010).
• "Spoliation of Evidence: The Continuing Search for a Remedy and Implications for Aviation Accident Investigations."
Journal of Air Law and Commerce 59 (1995), 101.
• Academy Sports
• Black & Decker
• The Cessna Aircraft Company, Inc.
• The Coleman Company, Inc.
• Freightliner LLC
• Jarden Corporation
• Learjet
• Paccar
• Powermate Corporation
• Quanex Corporation
• The Sports Authority, Inc.
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Stork Fokker Aerospace
• Trane Corporation
• United Instruments (Tokyo Aircraft Instruments)
• W.W. Grainger
• York International
• Lewis v. Coleman (New Mexico, 2009)
• Bush v. Coleman Powermate, et al. (Texas Ct. App., 3rd Cir. 2005)
• King and Rheem Mfg. Co. v. Coleman (Miss., 2004)
• Hammond v. Coleman (5th Circuit, 2000)
• Holmes v. Cessna (5th Circuit, 1994)
• Anstine v. Anstine (Neb., 1983)
• Guaranteed Foods of Nebraska, Inc. v. Rison (Neb., 1980)