Attorney Profile

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1975

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1975
  Juris Doctor
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• How to Prepare a Trial Notebook, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 29, 2006
• Teacher at Missouri Evidence Workshop, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC, June 22, 2005
• Ethics in Trial Practice, Missouri Bar Association Trial Institute, March 12, 2004
• Video Depositions, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 18, 2003
• Voir Dire in Age of Tort Reform, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Trial and Appellate Strategies Seminar, June 6, 2003
• Ethics 2000, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 30, 2001
• Ethics of Complying with Rule 26, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 10, 2001
• Playing by the Rules, National Association of Women Judges, April 10, 2001
• Legal Ethics - Proposed Changes to Rules of Professional Responsibilities, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 7, 2000
• Technology - How It Will Impact The Administration of Justice, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 5, 2000
• Trial Tips: Use of Prior Inconsistent Statements as Substantive Evidence, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, April 28, 2000
• Luncheon Speaker: Insurance Law Update, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, April 28, 2000
• Moderator: Meet the Judges of the Federal Court, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, July 21, 1999
• How to Use Focus Groups, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 22, 1999
• Respect for Judicial System, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 18, 1999
• Response to Judicial Criticism, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, April 29, 1999
• Focus Groups - Winning Themes at Trial, July 31, 1997
• Moderator: Old Dogs - New Tricks - Winning Trial Tactics, July 31, 1997
• Civil Law & Procedures Update, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 3, 1997
• Moderator: Ethics and Professional Responsibilities, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 14, 1995
• Moderator: Breakfast With the Judges, June, July, August 1995
• Moderator: Techniques of Cross Examination, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, February 23, 1995
• Program Chair: Legal Professional Responsibilities: Ethical Close Calls, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, February 11, 1994
• Program Chair: Tactics, Strategies and Consideration In Defense of Civil Litigation, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, January 21, 1994
• Missouri Proposed New Rules of Evidence, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, May 1, 1993
• Who Are All of the Other Potential Defendants?, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, May 15, 1992
• Insurance Carrier Bad Faith and Liability In Excess of Policy Limits, Current Issues in Insurance and Tort Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc., April 8, 1992
• Orthopedics for Lawyers, Professional Education Systems, Inc., April 8, 1992
• Plaintiff's Trial Tactics - Jurisdiction Venue & Service, University of Missouri at Kansas City in conjunction with Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, April 19, 1991
• Litigation Involving Unfair Competition, University of Missouri at Kansas City, September 9, 1988
• Ethical Considerations for Malpractice Attorneys, University of Missouri at Kansas City, September 7, 2001
• Overview of Recent Ethic's Issues, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, June 29, 2002

Honors and Awards

• Presidential Award, Kansas Metropolitan Bar Association, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  President, 2001
  
  
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  President-elect, 2000
  
  
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  Vice-President, 1999
  
  
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  Secretary, 1998
  
  
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1994 - 1998
  Member at Large
  
  
• Continuing Legal Education Committee (State), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  Co-Chairman, 1994
  
  
• Civil Law & Procedure Committee, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  Chairman, 1993
  
  
• Business Torts Committee, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  Co-Chairman, 1980
  
  
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1988 - 1998
  Board of Governors
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Heavner, Wilkins, Jarrett & Kimball, Civil trial attorney, 1978 - 1983
• Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, Civil trial attorney, 1975 - 1978

Pro Bono Activities

• Lawyers Encouraging Academic Progress (LEAP), Board of Directors, 1998 - Present
• Operation Breakthrough, President, 2006 - Present
• Operation Breakthrough, Board Member, 2000 - Present