Admitted
1955, Missouri; 1958, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Missouri, J.D., 1955
Law School Graduation Year
1955
College
Southwest Missouri State University, B.S., 1952
Memberships
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 1978); The Missouri Bar, Member, 1958-1986 and Chairman, 1980-1981, Torts Committee; Member, 1972-1976 and Chairman, 1974, Medico-Legal Relations Committee; Member, Committees on: Code of Evidence, 1982-1983; Legislative, 1984-1988); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (President, 1988; Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1989); The Inner Circle of Advocates; International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, The Order of Barristers. Associate Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1953-1955. Contributing Editor: Missouri Evidence, 1968; Missouri Insurance Practice, 1971; Missouri Civil Trial Practice, 1976; Missouri Insurance Practice, Second Edition, 1976; Missouri Sources of Proof, Second Edition, 1977. Author: Civil Voir-Dire-Notes of a Trial Lawyer, Journal of Missouri Bar, March, 1978; Per Diem Argument-A Status Report, Journal of Missouri Bar, 1979; Products Experts for Plaintiff-Some Practical Suggestions, Journal of Missouri Bar, July-August, 1981; What Every Lawyer Should Know About Dismissals, Journal of Missouri Bar, September 1982; What Is A Trial Lawyer? Nevada Trial Lawyers' Association Newsletter, February, 1989; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Bulletin, May 1989; The New Mexico Trial Lawyer, October, 1989; The Evolution of MATA, The Missouri Trial Attorney, February, 1989; Preempting Defense Strategies With Effective Voir Dire, Products Liability Law Reporter, Vol. 13, No. 2, March, 1994. Co-Author: Organizing the File and Final Trial Preparations, Missouri Civil Trial Practice Deskbook, 2d Ed., 1988; Missouri Damages, Chapter 20 - Use of An Expert in Proving Damages, 1988; Missouri Sources of Proof, 3rd Ed., Chapter 7 - Statements, 1989; Mary Carter Agreements, Missouri Litigation Settlement Desk Book, 1991; How We Use a Shadow Jury, Journal of The Missouri Bar, March, 1991. Member, 1975-1980 and President, 1979-1980, State Board of Law Examiners. Member: Missouri Appellate Judicial Committee, 1985-1990; Federal Courts Committee, 1984-1987. Recipient: Outstanding Alumnus Award, Southwest Missouri State University, 1987; W. Oliver Rasch Award, 1992.