Upon graduation from law school, he served for three years as a law clerk to Judge Rudolph T. Randa of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He was a partner in the Milwaukee law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, where his practice focused on civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, he spent thirteen years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin." President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees " White House, December 20, 2017
