Education

• Northwest Missouri State University (B.S.Ed., cum laude, 1974)
• University of Iowa (M.A., 1978)
• University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1986)

Bar Admissions

• 1986, Missouri Bar
• 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
• 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• 1999, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
• 2000, U.S. Supreme Court

Biography

• Member, Missouri Law Review, 1984-1986
• Juvenile Justice Advisory Board
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Mediator
• Elwood Thomas Inns of Court

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Employment Law
• Public Utility Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Eminent Domain/Condemnation Law