Admitted
1984, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; 1994, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., with distinction, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Southeast Missouri State University, B.S., Education, cum laude, 1979
Biographical
The Order of the Bench and Robe; The Order of Barristers; National Moot Court Team. Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1981-1984. Assistant Editor, The Urban Lawyer, 1983-1984. Instructor, Appellate Advocacy I, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, 1985-1986.