Admitted
1978, Missouri; 1979, Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Yale University, B.A., 1975
Memberships
The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; Board of Governors, Executive Committee; Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; The American Society of Law and Medicine
Biographical
Author: Civil Trial Practice-Practical Skills, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1983; Tort Liability of Transportation Agencies and Personnel, Federal Highway Administration, 1980; Vagaries of Local Court Rules, M.A.T.A. Journal, Spring, 1982. Member, St. Louis Law Journal, 1976. Student Law Clerk for Judge James L. Foreman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois, 1978. Lecturer: Missouri Wrongful Death Statute, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1980. Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, St. Louis University, 1983-1989. Faculty, National College of Advocacy, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Spring, 1983, 1985; Missouri Tort Law Update, 1986 Missouri Bar CLE. Author: Supplement to Missouri Bar CLE Deskbook, Damages, 1990, 2000, Actions Under The Consumer Product Safety Act, Product Liability Case & Comment, Winter, 1987; Reasonable Degree of Certainty a tort et a Traverse, St. L.U. L.J. Fall, 1987; Mo. Bar CLE Deskbook Damages Chap. 7, Consortium and Derivative Claims, 1987; Mo. Bar CLE Deskbook Wrongful Death, 1992. Founding Sponsor, Civil Justice Foundation Federal Practice Committee-Eastern District Missouri, 1987. Fellow, American College of Legal Medicine; American Board of Trial Advocate (ABOTA) (Advocate status, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1999). Certified Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (1984, 1999). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).