- J.D., Creighton University School of Law, cum laude
- B.A., DePauw University
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- American Bar Association
- Nebraska Bar Association
- Omaha Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Nebraska Bar Association House of Delegates
- Trail Attorneys of America