Position: Partner

TEL: 816-474-8080

FAX: 

Email: Click Here

Website: 

Admitted: 1981, Illinois and 1982, Missouri

Law School: University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1981)

College: University of Missouri-Kansas City (B.A., with distinction, 1977); Universi

Birth Date and Place: May 17, 1955, Kansas City, Missouri

Practice Areas: Plaintiff Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Hazardous Products Liability and Medical Negligence, Helicopter Crash Claims

Additional Information: See: Vanessa Bryant v. Island Express Helicopters, Inc., et al. Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha (President, 1977-1978); Omicron Delta Epsilon. Adjunct Professor of Law, Products Liability, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1984-1987. Executive Articles Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1980-1981. Author: "General Aviation Cases: Investigating the Case and Knowing the Law and Applicable Rules," Trial Magazine, p. 40, November, 1997; "Products Liability: Deposing the Product Manufacturer's In-House Engineers," Trial Magazine, p. 36, November, 1994; "Products Liability: Ten Steps for Maintaining the Plaintiffs Litigation Edge," Trial Magazine, p. 52, November, 1993; "A Practical Approach to Use of State of the Art Evidence in Strict Products Liability Cases," 77 Northwestern University Law Review 1, 1982; "Products Liability-Unraveling the State of Confusion in State of the Art Evidence," The National Law Journal 36, June, 1982; "Products Liability: Practical and Legal Implications in Recalling Dangerous Products," The National Law Journal 23, October, 1983; "State of the Art Evidence in Missouri," 40 Journal of the Missouri Bar 456, 1984; "The Effect of the Proposed Federal Product Liability Act on Current Law Regarding Liability for Defectively Designed Products," 6 Journal of Products Liability 147, 1983; "Prefiling Preparation of a Products Liability Lawsuit," Trial Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 7, p. 99, July 1989; "Admissibility of Prior Accidents Can Be a Key Evidentiary Issue," The National Law Journal, July 10, 1989. Contributing Editor: Chapter 12.07, "State of the Art," L. Frumer and M. Friedman, Products Liability, Matthew Bender Co., 1984. General Editor, Missouri Products Liability Handbook, 1987- . Member, Board of Editors, Products Liability Newsletter, 1982- . Co-Author: "Tort and Contract Theories in Products Liability Cases," Tort Law, Missouri Bar Handbook, Chapter 29, 1982, Supp. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Chicago, Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Federal Courts Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Section of Litigation; Member: Products, Liability and Consumer Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice, 1981- ; Trial Evidence Committee, 1981- ; Co-Vice-Chairman, 1988; Co-Chairman, 1991-1995, CLE Committee, Co-Chair 1995-1996; Co-Chair, Aviation Committee, 1996- ) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Missouri Bar, 1985-1988); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Sections on: Products Liability, Chair, 1997; Aviation; State Delegate); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1993- ). Significant Reported Cases: Cunningham vs. Subaru of America, 620 F.Supp. 646, W.D. Mo. 1985; Brines vs. Cibis, 784 S.W.2d 201 Mo.App., 1989; Coello vs. Tug Mfg. Corp, 756 F.Supp. 1258 W.D. Mo. 1991; Adams vs. Children's Mercy Hospital, 832 S.W.2d 898 Mo., 1992; Letz v. Turbomeca Engine Corporation, 975 S.W.2d 155