Admitted
1972, California; 1973, Illinois; 1982, Missouri
Law School
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
University of Illinois, B.S., with honors, 1969
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Clair County, Illinois State (Vice Chairman, 1982-1983 and Chairman, 1983-1984, Admiralty Section) and American Bar Associations; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; California Trial Lawyers Association; National Lawyers Guild; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Associate Editor, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1971-1972. Author: Recovery for Loss of Society by a Spouse for Injuries Caused by Unseaworthiness, Illinois State Bar Association Admiralty Law Section Newsletter, December 1981; Comparative Negligence in Missouri, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Seminar, 1985. Lecturer: Closing Argument in a Major Personal Injury Case, Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association, Fall, 1989; Cross Examination of Defendant's Medical Expert, Missouri CLE Seminar, May, 1990; Getting the Six-Figure Verdict in Soft Tissue Injury Cases, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1981. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Washington University Law School, 1987—. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum which is limited to trial lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award of settlement in the amount of 1 million dollars or more. Sustaining Member - Class Actions.