Honors and Awards:

• Washington University Law Quarterly, Editor
• Order of the Coif
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Co-chair, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Membership, Annual Meetings, Consumer Product Sub-Committees, 2002 - 2007
• Co-chair, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Expert Witness Sub-Committee, 1997 - 2002
• Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member and Vice President, Board of Directors of University Associates
• Member, Alumni Board of Governors of Washington University
• Vice President and Member, Board of Directors of Kansas City Friends of Alvin
• Secretary and Member, Board of Directors of Kansas City Young Audiences
• Board of Trustees of Westminster College

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts, American Bar Association Litigation Section
• Inside and Outside Counsels' Perspectives on Trial Technology and Persuasion, DRI Fire and Casualty Seminar
• Using Trial Technology, Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court
• Building Diversity in Our Practices, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
• Diversity Best Practices, American Bar Association Annual Meeting
• Willfulness, Preliminary Injunctions, Scope of Waiver and the Role of Opinions Post-Seagate , American Bar Association's IP Roundtable
• Discovery:  Applying the New FRCP Changes, National Business Institute
• Intellectual Property 101, Presentation to Firm Clients

Educational Background:

• Westminster College, B.A., cum laude, 1979