Admitted: 1978, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Tax Court; 2006, Missouri
Law School: University of Kansas, J.D.
Member: Johnson County (Secretary, 1987; Chairman, Family Law Section, 1992-1993), Kansas (President, Family Law Section, 1991-1992) and American (Member, Litigation and Family Law Sections) Bar Associations.
Biography: Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989. Chosen Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2002, Listed in SuperLawyers for Kansas and Missouri, 2005. Member, 1976-1978 and Associate Editor, 1977-1978, University of Kansas Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. James K. Logan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1978-1979. Director, Kansas Appleseed Center. Frequent author and lecturer, Valuation and Tax issues. Board Member, 1995-2003 and President, 2000-2002, Kansas City Performing Arts Foundation. Fellow: Kansas Bar Foundation; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Johnson County Bar Foundation.
Born: Kansas City, Missouri, October 31, 1953