Charles was born in El Paso, Texas and lives with his family in Lenexa, Kansas. For more than 24 years, he has litigated cases in more than 35 states across the country. He has represented clients in civil matters involving trucking, busing, and other vehicle accidents; products liability; commercial disputes; dram shop; construction defects; premises liability; and civil rights.
 
Charles is committed to serving the community. His pro bono work focuses on various civil rights matters and matters concerning children. Before law school, Charles drove 18-wheeler trucks across the country.

Representative Matters:
Jury trial in Jackson County, Missouri (Kansas City) in wrongful death trucking accident case with alleged eight-figure damages (defense verdict) (2025).
Jury trial in Greene County, Missouri (first chair) (defense verdict) (2025).
Jury trial in Clay County, Missouri (first chair) in damages only case (damages amount victory) (2024).
Jury trial in Putnam County, New York (second chair) involving admitted-liability commercial vehicle accident and alleged catastrophic injuries with alleged eight-figure damages (defense verdict)
Jury trial in Seattle, Washington, (first chair) in property damage case involving an alleged failure in a fire-protection system product (defense verdict)
Jury trial in civil rights lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri in case involving racial discrimination (first chair)
Jury trial in civil rights lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri - case involving prisoner abuse allegations (first chair)
Partial trials in Livingston, Louisiana/Tuskegee, Alabama (both cases resolved after jury selection)
Summary judgement on all claims in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (First Amendment case)
Motion to dismiss granted in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (TCPA class action)
Summary judgement on all claims in the U.S. Middle District of Florida (premises liability with alleged seven-figure damages)
Summary judgement on all claims  in Los Angeles, Ca (premises liability)
Summary judgement on all claims in Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County Superior Court, (lack of evidence)
Summary judgement on all claims in Lake County, Illinois (this was uncontested after expert workup exonerated client after plant explosion caused severe personal injuries)
Summary judgement on all claims in Scott County, Minnesota (spoliation)
Summary judgment on all tort claims (on contract claims/economic loss doctrine) in Fairfax County, Virginia
Summary judgment in Harris County, Texas (on RICO claims)
Summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (on premises liability/negligent hiring, training, and supervision claims)
Arbitrations for matters in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina; Maricopa County, Arizona; Fulton County, Georgia; and Riverside County, California. (All awarded to the defendants)

Presentations
Press conference with Mayor Sly James, featured in Business Wire, Kansas City, Missouri (July 2014)
NHS Past, Present & Future, Kansas City, Missouri (June 2014)
Financial Leadership—Do You Have the Right Team?, NeighborWorks^® Executive Director Symposium, Washington, D.C. (April 2014)
Experts in Litigation, Presentation in Kansas City, Missouri (Fall 2011)

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers