Biography
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1988)
- University of Kansas Law Review
- Moot Court Council
- Appellate Advocacy, instructor
- Phi Delta Phi
- University of Kansas (M.B.A., 1988)
- Finance Emphasis
- Graduate Business Scholar
- Washburn University (B.B.A., 1984)
- Finance & Economics double major, Communications minor
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Student Body Vice-President/Chair of Student Senate
- Washburn Debate Squad
Legal Background
- Law clerk, Kansas Insurance Department (1981-1983)
- Summer law clerk, Phillips Petroleum Corporation, Bartlesville, OK (1983)
Professional Affiliations
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court
- Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court
Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits
- U.S. District Courts, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, District of Kansas, District of Colorado, District of Nebraska
- Missouri Bar
- Kansas Bar
Charitable & Civic Activities
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church
- Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem
- Three-term elected Precinct Committee Man, Shawnee Kansas
Honors & Awards