Bio

• I am an experienced trial lawyer who has defended state agencies throughout Missouri courts and private clients in a variety of industries throughout the United States. I have extensive, in-depth experience in cases involving complex scientific, engineering, and financial issues. My work has spanned from products liability, construction, personal injury, and commercial cases to insurance, anti-trust, appellate, employment, and civil rights actions.

  I am currently Chief Counsel of the Litigation Section at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. I manage a group of Assistant Attorneys General, paralegals,and staff, and provide strategic guidance on their cases and develop policies and overall strategies for Litigation Section work.

Practice Areas

• Trial Practice
• Toxic Tort Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

Admitted to Practice

• Missouri Bar, 1994
• Kansas Bar, 1995 (currently inactive)
• Missouri and Kansas federal district and appellate courts

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1994
  Editor-in-Chief Missouri Law Review
  Order of the Coif
• Drury College, A.B., 1991
  CPA Certificate, Missouri, 1991

Professional Affiliations

• Missouri Bar Association