Law School
University of Arkansas, J.D., with honors, 1977; Georgetown University, LL.M., Labor/Employment Law, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Rutgers College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1974; Harvard Business School, Executive Education Program,
Memberships
Kansas City Metropolitan (Vice-Chair, Appellate Court Committee, 1983-1985; Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1988-1990; Executive Committee, 1992-1997) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Member, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committee, 1983—; Corporate Counsel Committee, 1990—; Trial Practice Committee, 1990—; Committee on Employment Litigation Jury Instructions, 1998—) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, CLE Executive Committee, 1987—; Chair, Labor Law Committee, 1991-1993); Eighth Circuit Model Civil Jury Instructions Subcommittee, 1989—. Co-Founder, Heartland Employment Law Institute, 1987. Charter Member, American Employment Law Council, 1993—.
Biographical
Henry Rutgers Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk to Judge Solbert M. Wasserstrom, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, 1977-1978. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Litigation; Euromoney's Guide to Leading U.S. Labor & Employment Lawyers. Member, CCH National Human Resources Advisory Board, 1995—.
Military
Lieut., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1978-1981