Admitted
1979, Missouri and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., with distinction, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Missouri at Kansas City, B.A., 1975
Memberships
The Missouri Bar; Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Robe. Comment Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: Recent Developments in Missouri Corporate Law, 48 University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review 545, 1980; Recent Developments in Missouri Corporate Law, 50 University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review 412, 1982. Adjunct Professor, Partnership Tax, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1983-1984; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1993-2001.