Born in Terre Haute, Indiana; admitted to the bar, 1973, Indiana; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1973).
Editor: Restoring the Right to Life: The Human Life Amendment, Brigham Young University Press, 1984. Human Life and Health Care Ethics, University Publications of America, 1985.
Editor-in-Chief: Issues in Law and Medicine, 1985-present.
Professional Affiliations: General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free Speech, 1997-present. General Counsel, National Right to Life Committee, 1978-present. Special Counsel, Focus on the Family, 2004-present. President, National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, 1984-present. Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws, 2005-present. Member, United States National Commission for UNESCO, 2004-2006. Member, Congressional Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee, 1987-1989. Member, National Institutes of Health, Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988. Member, President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1984-1987. Special Advisor, American Bar Association Working Group on the First Amendment and Judicial Elections, 2002 - 2003.
Political Affiliations: Vice Chairman, Republican National Committee, 2008-present. Indiana Republican Party, National Committeeman, 2006-present; State Party Treasurer, 2005-2006.
Member: The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Co-Chairman, Election Law Subcommittee, Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group, 1996-2005. Board of Governors, Republican National Lawyers Association, 2002-present. Indiana State Bar Association.
Awards: Legatus International, John Cardinal O’Connor Pro-Life Hall of Fame Award, 2005. Indiana Republican Party, State Chairman’s Award, 2001, 2005. Non-resident Tuition Scholarship, 1971.
Profiled: The Big Bopper, Exploding the Canons of Judicial Ethics, ABA Journal 30 (Nov. 2006).
Practice Areas: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Non-profit Corporations Law, Not-for-profit Tax Law, Health Care Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice and United States Supreme Court Practice.