Admitted
1959, Missouri; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Washington University, LL.B., 1959
Law School Graduation Year
1959
College
Washington University, A.B., 1959
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Louis County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Chairman, Tort Law Committee, 1974-1975; 1975-1976); Lawyers Association of St. Louis (President, 1972); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (President, 1977-1978); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: National Board of Governors, 1979-1981); The Inner Circle of Advocates
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. President, Washington University Law School Alumni Association, 1985-1986. Recipient: Presidents Award, St. Louis Bar Association, 1993; St. Louis Lawyers Association Award of Honor, 1994; Washington University Law School Distinguished Alumni Award, 1998; Award for Distinguished Service from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1998. Note Editor, Missouri Bar Institute, The Missouri Bar, Handbook on Evidence, 1968. Author: Malpractice Crisis as Viewed by the Patient, St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter, 1975-1976; Medical Malpractice and Screening Panels, Journal of the Missouri Bar, September, 1975; Medical Malpractice Law of Missouri, Spring, 1979. Director, Legal Aid Society of St. Louis, 1971-1972. Member: Governor Christopher Bond's Medical Malpractice Task Force, 1975—; Trial Magazine Advisory Board, 1982—. Founder, 1982 and Director, 1982—, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Washington, D.C. Fellow: American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1992). Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Best Lawyer in America, 1983-2003.