Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Product Liability
- Business Litigation
- Mediation/Arbitration
- Civil Litigation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents-Plaintiff
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1986
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- J.D. - 1985
- Honors: Member, National Moot Court Team
- Honors: Member, Order of the Barristers
- Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
- B.S. - 1980
- Major: Accounting
- Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
- B.S. - 1972
- Major: Economics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation, Member
- American Bar Association, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice, Litigation, Member
- The Missouri Bar, Member
- Midwest Arbitration and Mediation Service, Mediator, 1988
- Missouri Personnel Advisory Board, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hearings Officer, 1989
- Springfield Claims Association, President, 1990
Past Employment Positions
- Insurance Claims Representative, 00/1973 to 00/1983