Admitted
1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., with distinction, 1998
Law School Graduation Year
1998
College
William Jewell College, B.A., 1991; University of Missouri at Kansas City, M.A., 1994
Memberships
Kansas City and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association; The Association of Women Lawyers.
Biographical
Order of the Bench and Robe. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, American Legal History, Civil Procedure I, Contracts I, Criminal Law, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Property I, Secured Transactions, Taxation of Business Corporations, Torts I; Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Advanced Legal Research Award and American Bankruptcy Institute's Award for Excellence. Member, University of Missouri - Kansas City Law Review, 1995-1997. Author, Hopwood v. Texas: Ramifications and Options for University Affirmative Action Programs, 65 UMKC L.Rev. 143 (1996). Law Clerk to the Honorable Floyd R. Gibson, Senior Circuit Judge for the United State Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1998-2000.