Admitted
1984, Missouri; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Law School
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1978
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Scott O. Wright, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1984-1986. Member, Civil Instructions Subcommittee Eighth Circuit Model Jury Civil Instructions Committee, 1987—. Author: Current Practice Under 42 U.S.C. §1985, 1986, 34 Barrister, Fall, 1984; Rethinking Equal Protection, 49 Missouri Law Review 166, 1984; Substance Abuse Testing in the Public Sector, Missouri Municipal Review, 1990; The Americans with Disability Act of 1990, 47 Missouri Bar Journal 542, October, 1991; The Top Ten Issues Under The ADA, 50 Missouri Bar Journal 283, October, 1994; Sexual Harassment Law, Missouri Business Law Quarterly, Spring, 1995; High Court Muddy Waters, Ingram's, August 1999; Sexual Harassment Prevention, Kansas City Small Business Monthly, March 2000. Adjunct Professor, Individual Employment Rights, University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law, Winter 2000 and Fall 2002. Chairman, Labor Law Committee, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1998 and 1999.