Admitted
1971, New York; 1983, Wisconsin; 1989, Missouri
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Columbia University, A.B., cum laude, 1967
Memberships
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Business Law Section, 2003—); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation; Dispute Resolution); American Society of Corporate Secretaries (President, St. Louis Chapter, 1993-1994; Member, Securities Law Committee, 1998-2003).
Biographical
Law Clerk to Hon. John F. Dooling, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1970-1971. Attorney, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, New York, 1971-1979; Paskus, Gordon & Hyman, New York, New York, 1979-1981. Secretary and General Counsel, The Trane Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1981-1985. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1985-2001. Author: Look Before You Leap: Due Diligence in Buying a Business, published by The Missouri Bar, May 2003; Lease Assignment Issues in Retail Business Acquisitions, The Practical Lawyer, October 2003.