• Member, Iowa State Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Sections• Former Member and Past President, Iowa Association of Magistrate Judges
• Member of Iowa Chapter, Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section
• Member, Pottawattamie County Bar Association, Serving as President 2002-2003
• Member, Southwest Iowa (Fourth Judicial District) Bar Association
• Participant in Volunteer Lawyer Project of Iowa State Bar Association and Iowa Legal
Aid and Predecessor Legal Services Corporation of Iowa
• Former member and Past Vice President, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa
• Member, Iowa Supreme Court Interpreter Policies Advisory Group created
by Supreme Court Order 12-19-00
• Recognized variously by Bar Association and Legal Aid for work in making legal
services available to low income Iowans
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, including
project to make Iowa Members of Congress aware of Association concerns through
personal contacts on a regular basis