Law Clerk: Justice M. E. Rawlings, 1977-1978; Chief Justice W. W. Reynoldson, 1978-1979, Iowa Supreme Court. Contributor: Evidence in America, The Federal Rules in the States, 1987. Contributing Author: USGF Gymnastics Safety Manual, 1990; U.S. Diving Safety Manual, 1990, 1999. Commissioner, Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission, 1993-1999. Chair, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, Northern District of Iowa, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006. Member, Federal Practice Committee, Northern District of Iowa, 2002—. President-Elect, Lawyers for Civil Justice, 2007—.