 He was awarded the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.He served with the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps, from 1983 to 1987.Upon receiving an honorable discharge, he returned home to become an attorney with the law firms Allison MacKenzie in Carson City and Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw and Ferrario (now Kaempfer Crowell) in Reno, Nevada.