ATTORNEY PROFILE
EDUCATION
Emporia State University, B.S. 1973
President, Associated Student Government
Washburn University School of Law, J.D. 1976
Board of Editors, Washburn Law Journal
LAW LICENSES
Kansas
Missouri
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Kansas
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Named to Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, every year from 1995 to present
- 2014 Best Lawyers LAWYER OF THE YEAR, Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation, Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas Association for Justice "Arthur Hodgson" Award
- Named to SuperLawyer of Missouri and Kansas every year since 2005
- Named to Top Lawyers KC Region's Top Legal Talent by Ingrams Magazine
- Named to Top Attorneys in Missouri & Kansas by KC Magazine
- American Association for Justice "Citation of Excellence" Award
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Kansas Association for Justice
- President (1986-87)
- Board of Governors (1979 - present)
- Editor, KAJ Journal, General Column (1983-87)
- Editor, KAJ Journal, Medical Malpractice Column (1988-92)
American Association of Justice
- Board of Governors (1991-1993)
- State Delegate (1982-84)
- Chair, Young Lawyers Section (1986-87)
- Fellow, National College of Advocacy
- Member, Multiple Committees
Kansas Bar Association
- Member (1977 - present)
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Member (1992-present)
International Society of Barristers
- Member (1999-present)
Member National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
"Civil Rights, Applying the Brakes to Integration"
14 Washburn Law Journal 640, Fall 1975
"Enhancing Damages Through the Use of a Psychologist", Jrnl. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn., Vol. 5, No. 1, 1981
"Loss of a Chance to Survive in Kansas", Jrnl. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn., Vol. 8, No. 6, 1985
"Beyond Whiplash", Jrnl. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn., Vol 8, No. 6, 1988
"Beyond Whiplash", Advocate, Jrnl. Arizona Trial Lawyers, Vol. 54, 1989
"Beyond Whiplash", Trial Talk, Jrnl. Colorado Trial Lawyers, Vol. 40, No. 3 (1989)
"Medical Malpractice in the 1990s: A Review of Changes in the Last Decade:, Jrnl. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assn., Vol. 15, No. 4, 1991
"Restoring All Pecuniary Damages to PIK-3d Wrongful Death Pecuniary Damages", Jrnl. Kansas Association for Justice,
Vol 31, No. 3 (2008)
