Admitted
1971, Kansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1985, U.S. Claims Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Law School
University of Kansas, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
University of Kansas, B.A., with honors, 1968
Memberships
Sedgwick County (Board Member, 1985-1987), Johnson County (Bench-Bar Committee, 1991—), Douglas County (Member, 1991—), Kansas (Chairman, Trial Advocacy Task Force, 1985-1987; Chairman, Long Range Planning Task Force, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Council (Faculty, Trial Academy, 1994); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute (Vice-President; National Board of Directors, 1998-2000; Kansas State Representative, 1991-1997); Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1989-1990; Legislative Counsel, 1991-1993; Bill Kahrs Distinguished Service Award, 1994); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Kansas Chapter, 1990; Member, National Board of Directors, 1991)
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1970-1971. Member, Board of Governors, Kansas Law Society, 1993-1996. Author: Kansas Trial Handbook, West Group, 1997. Adjunct Professor of Advanced Litigation, University of Kansas School of Law, 1994; Faculty and Chairman, Kansas Bar Association's College of Advocacy; Faculty, Washburn University Law School's Advanced Trial Advocacy Institute, 1986; Faculty, Emory University School of Law Trial Techniques Program, 1994-1997. Master of the Bench, The Judge Hugh Means American Inn of Court. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. Member, Merit Selection Panel for Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1999. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Kansas Bar Foundation.
Military
Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1971-1975