Blue Earth County Attorney

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Adjunct Professor - Department of Government, Political Science and Law Enforcement Programs -Minnesota State University – Mankato, (2001 to present).


Instructor - Peace and Police Officer Continuing Education Program, - South Central College, North
Mankato, Minnesota, (2005- present). 


Instructor - Part-time Peace Officer Course, South Central Technical College, North Mankato, Minnesota (2001- 2003).



Publications/Presentations:

Publication - Advisory Board Member, Manual for Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Minnesota County Attorney’s Association, 2012.


Publication - A Peace Officer’s Guide to Report Writing, Minnesota County Attorney’s Association, Peace Officer Training Materials, 2001 (update 2005).


Publication - A Guide to Using Expert Witnesses in DWI, and Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury
Cases, Minnesota County Attorney’s Association, 2002.


Presenter - Search Warrants – The Basics, Legal Issues and Legal Updates, Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition, 2014 Winter Conference.    


Presenter - Search Warrants and Technology, Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition,
2013 Winter Conference.        


Presenter - Warrantless Searches and Seizures, Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition,

2012 Winter Conference.


Presenter - Search Warrants and Administrative Subpoenas, Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition, 2011 Winter Conference.        


Presenter - Protective Order Training; Enhancing Enforcement and Effectiveness, - Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Minnesota Sheriff’s Association and Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, 2010.  


Presenter - Confessions and Interrogations; and Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony, Minnesota
South Central Investigators Coalition, 2010 Winter Conference.


Presenter - Stalking in the 21st Century –Minnesota Harassment/Stalking law and Charging Strategies, - Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Minnesota Sheriff’s
Association and Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, 2009.                       


Presenter - Anatomy of Strangulation: Identification of Potential Killers- Charging and Prosecution of Strangulation Cases, - Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Minnesota Sheriff’s Association and Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, 2009.   


Co-presenter - Effective and Efficient Use and Benefits of Running a Drug Court In Greater Minnesota, - The 41st Annual Criminal Justice Institute, 2006.


Presenter - 2003 Prosecuting Impaired Drivers Seminar, - Trial Advocacy, Minnesota County Attorneys Association and The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.


Presenter - Minnesota Department of Public Safety DWI/Traffic Safety Law State Wide Satellite Training seminar, 1999.


Presenter - Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Sexual Assault Investigations seminar for attorneys and investigators on the topic of The Law: Its Elements and Issues, 1998.


Presenter - Buena Vista College Homecoming Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the topic of Feedlot Legal and Environmental Issues, 1994. 


Presenter - Northwest Iowa Bar Association annual meeting on the topic of Insurance Coverage Issues for Hazardous Waste Litigation; and Environmental Law, 1992.

Teaching Experience