Areas of Practice:

• Federal and State Civil Trial Practice

• Litigation & Appeals

• Commercial Litigation

• Personal Injury Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar Admissions:

• Missouri, 1988

• Illinois, 1989

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1989

• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1998

• U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

• Texas, 2005

Education:

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri, 1988
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Law Review: St. Louis University Law Journal, Staff Member, 1986 - 1987 and Articles Editor, 1987 - 1988

• Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1985
  B.S., Bachelor of Science

Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding Male Graduate, 1985

• Outstanding Student of the Year, 1985

• Don Stewart Academic Scholarship

• Listed in Who's Who in American Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  Member

• St. Louis County Bar Association
  Member

• Illinois State Bar Association
  Member

• The Missouri Bar
  Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee

• Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
  Member

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  Member

Past Employment Positions:

• Academic Intern for the Hon. John J. Kelly, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1987

Fraternities:

• Sigma Chi

• Phi Kappa Delta

Birth Information:

• July 4, 1961, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America