Bar Admissions:
- State of Missouri
- State of Kansas
- United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri
- United States District Court, District of Kansas
- United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Significant Trials:
- Clift v. Display Studios, Inc., 1997 WL 33104277 (St. Clairsville, Ohio) [Brain damage - truck accident]
- Daniels v. Senior Care, Inc., 21 S.W.3d 133 (Mo. App. S.D. 2000) [Wrongful death - nursing home malpractice]
- King v. G.W. Foods, Inc., 71 Fed. Appx. 770 (10th Cir. 2003) [Parapalegic - product liability]
- Travis v. Stone and Apex, Inc., 66 W.W.3d 1 (Mo. App. 2002) [Wrongful death - truck accident]
- Smith v. Shelter Mutual Ins. Co., 1999 WL 1581788 (Jackson County, MO) [Degloving injury to leg]
- Woolfolk v. University Forest Nursing Care Center, 1999 WL 113241 (St. Louis City Circuit Court) [Wrongful death -
nursing home malpractice]
- Evers v. Lutheran Althenheim Society, 1995 WL 17007850 (St. Louis City Circuit Court) [Nursing home malpractice]
- Berry v. It’s a Kids World Day Care, [Starvation of foster child - day care negligence]
- Walton v. American Family Mutual Ins. Co., 1994 WL 409615 (D. Kan. 1994) [Insurance coverage dispute]
- Jones v. Reliable Security, 2001 WL 35926382 (Kan. Dist. Ct. 2001) [Shooting victim - Insurance coverage dispute]
- Gamble v. Marriott, s 901 S.W.2d 182 (Mo. App. W.D. 1995) [Closed head injury - premises liability]
Reported Cases:
- Billings Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cameron Mut. Ins. Co., 2007 W.L.1345906 (Mo. App. 2007)
- Thompson v. Tuggle, 183 S.W.3d 611 (Mo. App. 2006)
- Burdett v. Harrah's Kansas Casino Corp., 311 F. Supp. 1166 (2004)
- Udell v. Kansas Counselors, Inc., 2004 WL 785065 (D. Kan. 2004)
- King v. G&W Foods, Inc., 71 Fed. App. 770 (10th Cir. 2003)
- Hanlon Chemical Co., Inc. v. United Fire & Casualty, 2003 WL22466190 (D. Kan. 2003)
- Ingram v. Rinehart, 108 S.W.3d 783 (Mo. App. 2003)
- King v. G & W Food, Inc., 71 Fed.Appx. 770 (10th Cir. 2003)
- Holler v. Cinemark USA, Inc., 185 F. Supp. 2d 1242 (D. Kan. 2002)
- Vaughn v. United Fire & Casualty, 90 S.W. 3d 220 (Mo. App. 2002)
- Walton v. American Family Insurance, 1994 WL 409615 (D. Kan. 2002)
- Vaughan v. United Fire & Cas. Co., 90 S.W.3d 220 (Mo. App. 2002)
- Travis v. Stone, 66 S.W.3d 1 (Mo. 2002)
- Jones v. Reliable Security, 28 P.3d 1051 (Kan. App. 2001)
- Henderson v. Fields, 68 S.W.3d 455 (Mo. App. 2001)
- Travis v. Stone, 200 WL 1878991 (Mo. App. 2000)
- Hare v. Cole, 25 S.W.3d 617 (Mo. App. 2000)
- Daniels v. Senior Care, Inc., 21 S.W. 3d 133 (Mo. App. 2000)
- Overcast v. Billings Mutual Ins. Co., 11 S.W.3d 62 (Mo. 2000)
- Joseph v. Marriott International, 967 S.W. 2d 624 (Mo. App. 1998)
- Central Associated Carriers v. Nickelberry, 995 F. Supp. 1031 (1998)
- Breckenridge v. Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, 941 S.W. 2d 609 (Mo. App. 1997)
- Capitol Indemn. Corp. v. Callis, 963 S.W.2d 247 (Mo. App. 1997)
- Taylor v. Republic Automotive Parts, Inc., 950 S.W.2d 318 (Mo. App. 1997)
- Pennel v. Criger, 936 S.W.2d 905 (Mo. App. 1997)
- United of Omaha v. Business Men’s Assur. Co. of America, 104 F.3d 1034 (8th Cir. 1997)
- Murray v. Lamont, 931 S.W. 2d 899 (Mo. App. 1996)
- Gamble v. Bost, 901 S.W. 2d 182 (Mo. App. 1995)
- Pearson v. Lutheran High School Ass’n of St. Louis, 910 S.W.2d 318 (Mo. App. 1995)
- Anderson v. Accurso, 899 S.W.2d 938 (Mo. App. 1995)
- Stuart v. Mills, 899 S.W.2d 156 (Mo. App. 1995)
- U.S. v. Jenkins, 52 F.3d 743 (8th Cir. 1995)
- Gabriel v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co., 897 S.W.2d 199 (Mo. App. 1995)
- United of Omaha v. BMA, 1994 WL 627887 (W.D. Mo. 1994)
- Capitol Indemn. Corp. v. JCDM, Inc., 892 S.W.2d 638 (Mo. App. 1994)
- U.S. v. Scott, 26 F.3d 1458 (8th Cir. 1994)
- American Family Mutual Ins. Co. v. Kohrs, 1193 WL 289170 (D. Kan 1993)
- City of Kansas City, Mo. v. Koklas, 849 S.W.2d 716 (Mo. App. 1993)
- Capitol Indem. Corp. v. Miles, 978 F.2d 437 (8th Cir. 1992)
- Stolfus v. Musselman & Hall Const., Inc., 845 S.W. 2d 565 (Mo. App. 1992)
- Lewis v. El Torito Restaurants, Inc., 806 S.W.2d 46 (Mo. App. 1991)
Professional Affiliations:
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates: Foundation Member
- National Board of Trial Advocacy: Certified as Civil Trial Specialist
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- The Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
- The Missouri Bar
- The Kansas Bar
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Honored Member - America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
- Arizona Claims Association
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Board of Directors 2008 -- 2009
- Member: Editorial Board of national publication INSURANCE LAW & LITIGATION WEEK
- Claims Committee: Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies 2009 --
Speaker/Lecturer/Publications:
- Future of Missouri's Collateral Source Statute - Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Fall Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri (2009)
- Legal Issues Panel - Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Annual Convention (2009)
- Closing Arguments - Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri (2009)
- Closing Arguments-The Power of Persuasion - Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Kansas City, Missouri (2008)
- Critical Trial Skills for Legal Service Attorney - National Institute for Trial Advocacy and American Bar Association (2005)
- Insurance Agents’ Errors and Omissions - Brooke Insurance Corporation Annual Convention - Las Vegas Nevada (2005)
- Nursing Home Malpractice - National Business Institute (2004)
- Bad Faith - Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2004)
- Voir Dire - Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (2003)
- Advanced Personal Injury Practice in Kansas - Overland Park, Kansas (2002)
- Evidence and Hearsay in the Missouri Courtroom - National Business Institute - Kansas City, Missouri (2001)
- Premises Liability - Defense of Violent Criminal Act Cases - Chicago, Illinois (2000)
- Trial Techniques - How to Select a Conservative Jury - CPCU Society, Walnut Creek, California (1999)
- Handling First Party Property Claims - Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Claims School -
Columbia, Missouri (1998)
- Keynote Speaker - Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Annual Convention, Lake Ozark, Missouri (1998)
- Business Torts - Lohrman Education Services - Kansas City, Missouri (1999)
- Case Evaluation - Claims Handling in the New Millennium - Employers Reinsurance Corporation - Overland Park
,
Kansas (1998)
- Trial Techniques in the Defense of Nursing Home Cases - Yardley, Pennsylvania (1998)
- Closed Head Injuries - Kansas City, Missouri (1997)
- Neuropsychological Evaluations to Aid in the Evaluation and Defense of Brain Injury Cases - Dallas, Texas (1997)
- Trial Techniques in the Defense of Personal Injury Actions - Kansas City, Missouri (1997)
- Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions - Overland Park, Kansas (1996)
- Bad Faith - What is it and How to Avoid it - Missouri Third Party Practice Seminar - National Business Institute -
St. Louis, Missouri (1995)
- Trial Techniques From the Defense Perspective: - Nuts and Bolts Seminar for Newly Admitted Lawyers - Missouri Bar (1993)
Education:
- University of Missouri - Columbia, J.D. (1987)
- University of Missouri - Columbia, B.S. (1984)
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