Admitted
1972, Missouri; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th and 10th Circuits; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
LaSalle College, B.S., 1965; Temple University
Memberships
Kansas City Metropolitan (Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1996-1997), Federal and American (Member: Committee on Complex Criminal Litigation, 1989—, Co-Chair, 1995—; White Collar Crime Committee, 1989—; Co-Chair, Regional Subcommittee on Complex Criminal Litigation, 1994—) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1972—); U.S. Supreme Court Bar; Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1978-1979); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Fellow, 1994).
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer, 1972). Recipient, Missouri Bar Foundation Lon Hocker Trial Lawyer Award, 1977. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, (Criminal Law), all editions; Who's Who in American Law, 6th-12th Ed. 2000; Who's Who in America, 2000-2002. Author: Identification, Chap. 8, Missouri Bar Associations Criminal Practice Handbook, 1986, 1995 2nd Ed., 1998 3rd Ed.; 2001 Supp. Missouri Criminal Practice Chapter 2, Missouri Bar Associations Practical Skills Course Handbook. Lecturer: Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1976-1978. Teaching Attorney, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Director, Office of the Public Defender, 16th Judicial Circuit, Kansas City, Missouri, 1975-1976. Member, Judicial Selection Committee, U.S. Magistrate, Western District of Missouri, 1994.