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Education | Publications | Legal Experience | Teaching Experience | Other Life Experience

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Psychology, 1972, cum laude

Marquette University Law School
J.D., 1975 (with honors, top 10% of class)

PUBLICATIONS

Author of The Effective Use of Written Interrogatories, Marquette Law Review, Fall issue, 1976

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Admitted to practice in Wisconsin, Illinois and Alaska and before various federal courts.

Shareholder in the professional corporations Ross, Gingras, Bailey & Miner, and its successor, Ross & Miner
1985-2007

Ross, Gingras, Bailey & Miner, P.C., and its successor, Ross & Miner, P.C.. Experience with this firm was and is varied, with an emphasis in business matters and litigation. Cases range from the complex (toxic chemical exposure case; blood transfusion/AIDS case; various personal injury and business cases) to the routine (divorce and child custody, probates, foreclosures, guardianships, adoptions, real estate transactions, and representation of small closely held businesses). Substantial time has been spent working on a volunteer basis for a variety of nonprofits, including drafting articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, resolutions, and participating in policy decision making.

Associate with Bogle & Gates, a large interstate law firm
1980-1984

Bogle & Gates. This was a large interstate firm with over 100 lawyers. Experience with this firm was specialized in business and real estate law, including preparation of loan agreements, deeds of trust, Article 9 security agreements, partnership and joint venture agreements, preferred ship mortgages, investment memoranda (intrastate exemption), buy/sell agreements, incorporations, leases, and various opinion letters. Other areas of experience included deed of trust foreclosures, acting as general counsel for Koniag, Inc., limited entry permit transfers, admiralty, probate, insurance defense and commercial litigation.

Partner in Graves, Greenwald, Maier & Miner
1976-1979

Graves, Greenwald, Maier & Miner. This was a general practice firm with an emphasis on litigation and municipal law. Experience included substantial trial work, primarily insurance defense, before various courts of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. This litigation covered a broad spectrum, including all phases of pretrial discovery, municipal ordinance violation trials, divorce and custody matters, personal injury suits, contractor fraud and breach of warranty/UCC cases, products liability lawsuits, two bank embezzlement cases, an antitrust case, and the successful representation of a resort hotel in a lengthy property tax assessment trial which included over 150 exhibits and extensive technical expert witness testimony. Municipal law experience included acting as Town and Village Attorney for East Troy; participation in zoning and other administrative hearings on behalf of municipalities, businesses and individuals; providing technical drafting assistance for the Town of East Troy Master Plan; and lecturing at land use seminars for the East Troy planning commission.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Upper Elementary Teacher, Anchorage Montessori School 1998-2005

Anchorage Montessori School. As an outgrowth of the positive experience of working with children in the role of scoutmaster, time was taken off from the full time practice of law to teach at a private school for several years. Private schools have a high percentage of students with special needs, as parents of such children often elect private education. This resulted in learning about, and meeting the needs of children with Tourette's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, and various other learning disabilities. During these years past scouting experience was used to organize many "EdVentures," such as simulated space missions at the Challenger Learning Center, and various multi-day field trips to Peterson Bay (to learn about ocean ecology), Eklutna (bike camping), and McGrath for the Iditarod. Writing songs, skits, and plays with the children were a highlight, one of which won an honorable mention in the Anchorage Daily News Creative Writing Contest.

OTHER LIFE EXPERIENCE

Married, 34 years, two children.

Scouting: Eagle Scout; cubmaster and scoutmaster for nine years. Organized and led many "EdVentures," such as kayaking in Halibut Cove, exploring the Kennicott ruins, and backpacking to remote locations.

Cabin Building: built a cabin off the road system with on-site white spruce, using a chain saw lumber mill. Continually working on cabin and outbuilding improvements in reliance on the Chinese saying "House finished, life over."

Property Management: Own and manage several rental properties.

Webmaster: Anchorage Montessori School website, 2000 - 2004.