Admitted
1980, Missouri; 1981, Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Northern Colorado, B.A., 1976
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; St. Louis Women's Lawyers Association (President-Elect, 1989; President, 1990); Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Biographical
Recipient, Law and Leadership Award, St. Louis University School of Law, 1990. Law Clerk to: U.S. Magistrate David D. Noce, Eastern District of Missouri, 1980-1981; U.S. District Judge William L. Hungate, Eastern District of Missouri, 1981-1983. Co-Author: Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, Sources of Proof, Interrogatories and Depositions, 1989. Volume Editor and Chapter Author: Vol. 15, Missouri Practice, Civil Rules Practice, West 1997. Lecturer: Pitfalls of Medical Malpractice from a Plaintiff's Attorney Point of View, to American Medical Women's Association, 1986; Inherently Dangerous Activities, at Missouri Association of Trial Attorney's Seminar, 1989; Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education: Sources of Proof Seminar, 1989; Litigation Settlements and Liens, 1992; Comparative Fault, U. of MO. K.C. Seminar, 1994; Premises Liability for Violent Crimes, U. of MO. Columbia Seminar, 1996; Cross-examination of the Expert Witness, U. of MO. K.C. Seminar, 1996; Depositions Rules and Procedure, U. of MO, K.C. Seminar, 1996; Case Evaluation, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Seminar, 1997; Trial Tips, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Seminar, 1998. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Study Committee, 1989-1992.