Admitted
1977, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1992, Colorado; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. (Admitted in Missouri; Not admitted in Kansas)
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Missouri at Columbia, B.A., 1971; University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medi
Memberships
Kansas City Metropolitan (Past President) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; International Society of Barristers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Board of Governors; Chair, Professional Negligence Section); Missouri Institute for Justice (President; Director; Treasurer); American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates (Director, National; President, Local Chapter); American Society of Law and Medicine; The Pittsburgh Institute of Legal Medicine; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Past President); Kansas City Bar Foundation (Director; President); Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Lawyer-Pilot's Bar Association; UMKC Law Foundation (Past President); National College of Advocacy (Trustee)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court Board, Law Review, UMKC School of Law. Finalist, National Appellate Advocacy, 1977. Recipient: Acorn Award by Missouri Humanities Council; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Presidential Recognition Award; UMKC Law Foundation President's Award; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Work Horse Award; Decade Award, UMKC Law Foundation; Best Up and Coming Lawyer, Kansas City, Missouri, Town Squire Magazine; William P. Borland Award, UMKC Law Foundation. Listed in: Who's Who Worldwide; Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Kansas City Law. Author: Investigating the Fraternity Negligence Case, The Trial Lawyer, December 1999; Selecting and Using Medical Experts, The Trial Lawyer, August 1999; In the Mind of the Jury: The Psychologies of Persuasion and Their Use in the Modern Courtroom, The Trial Lawyer, January/February 1999; The Art of Advocacy: How to Conduct the Winning Cross-Examination, The Trial Lawyer, Trial Technique, March/April 1999; HMO Liability for Corporate Negligence Claims Arising from Credentialing and Utilization Review Procedures, UMKC Law Review 1998 Health Law Symposium; Emergency Room Liability in Pediatric Emergencies, Trial Magazine, May 1998; Should You Accept the Case, Trial Magazine, May 1996; Qualifications of Medical Expert: Limitations of Specialty/Locality, Medical-Legal Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, Nov. 1995; Applying the Loss of a Chance Doctrine in Cancer Litigation, Medical-Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, July 1995; Antagonist: The Trial Lawyer's Defense of the Expert Witness, Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, August 1994; Pediatric Cases: Representing the Injured Child, Trial Magazine, 1993; Deposition Preparation: Facing the Medical Negligence Defendant and Experts, Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1992; Evaluating Anesthesia Negligence Cases, Trial Magazine, May 1992; Prophylaxis Beats Malpractice: Helpful Hints from a Plaintiff's Lawyer, Trauma Magazine, Feb. 1992; Gathering Medical Evidence, Mi
Military
Lt., USNR, 1971-1974