Admitted
1953, Missouri; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of Missouri, LL.B., 1953
Law School Graduation Year
1953
College
University of Missouri, A.B., 1950
Memberships
Springfield Metropolitan (President, 1969-1970) and American (Member, Sections on: Economics of Law Practice; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (President, 1987-1988; Member, Federal Practice Committee, Western District of Missouri, 1984-1988); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1978-1979; 1983-1984; 1985-1986); Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1983-1986); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas Chapter, 1988)
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Author: Exclusive Remedy Doctrine Under Siege, Defense Research Institute Monograph, 1984; Sources of Proof, Missouri Bar CLE, 1988 Supplement; Stressing the System: An Overview of Stress Claims Under Workers' Compensation, Defense Research Institute Monograph, 1989. Chairman, Airport Board, City of Springfield, 1984. Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1991; Board of Directors, 1989, 1990. Chairman, Governmental Relations Committee, 1989-1990; Aviation Committee, Chairman, 1991. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers.