Admitted
1982, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
Washington University, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Southwest Missouri State University, B.A., cum laude, 1979
Memberships
Springfield Metropolitan (Secretary, 1992; Director, 1993-1995), Eighth Circuit and American (Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Vice Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Committee; Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee).
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, 1980-1981, and Executive Editor, 1981-1982, Washington University Law Quarterly. Author: Civil Rules Practice, Rules 85-88, 17A Missouri Practice (1999); Settlement Conferences, Missouri Appellate Court Practice (5th ed. 2002); Common Sense Tips for Writing Briefs: Making Life Easy for the Court, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Feb. 25, 2002; Computerization in Appellate Practice: New Means For Old Tasks, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 23, 2001; Look Before You Appeal: Five Factors To Consider In Making Decision, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 3, 2000; Rule Revision Clarifies Requirements For Points Relied On, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 26, 1999; A Judgment By Any Other Name ..., Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 27, 1998; Point Relied On Must Explain How Alleged Trial Court Error is Prejudicial, Civil Practice & Procedure News, Feb. 1997; Legislature Makes Major Change Affecting Appellate Practice, SMBA Newsletter, Sept. 1996. Law Clerk to Honorable Warren D. Welliver, Missouri Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member: Missouri Supreme Court Appellate Practice Committee, 2002—; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1994-2002; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Study Committee, 1989-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990-1993. Recipient, David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 1990.