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Education & Academic Distinction

Academic Pedigree

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.): University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (2008)

  • Director of the Public Interest Law Program (2007-2008).

  • Member of the National Trial Advocacy Team.

  • The Order of the Barristers (Excellence in Courtroom Advocacy).

  • Missouri Supreme Court Rule 9 Certification (2007-2008).

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): William Jewell College (2004)

  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Highest Academic Honor).

  • Dean’s List placement every semester.

  • Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities (2001-2004).

• Admissions: Licensed to practice in Missouri and Oklahoma.

Memberships, Societies & Honors

Legal & Honor Societies

• Missouri Pro Bono Wall of Fame: Inducted by the Missouri Supreme Court (2017).

• American Association for Justice & Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

• National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDA).

• The Innocence Project & Midwestern Innocence Project.

• Phi Alpha Delta (Organizational Manager) & Phi Epsilon National Honor Society.

• Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Epsilon National Honor Societies.

• Psi Chi: Lifetime Membership awarded for Psychology research and publications.

• Memberships: KCMBA (Student Div.), Student Bar Association, Constitutional Law Society, Environmental Law Society, Human Rights Campaign.

• Legal Thought Leadership

  Articles & Published Research

  • “The Scarlett Letter Redux: A View of Public Policy and Humiliation Punishment”

  • “Reverse Full Faith and Credit: A Constitutional Review of the Defense of Marriage Act”

  • “A Man Who Represents Himself Has a Fool for a Client”

  • “Contagion Theory, Ben Bernanke, and the Subprime Crisis” (2009 Working Paper)

  • “The Six Day War: A Policy Perspective” (2006 Research)

  • “Public Policy and Abraham Maslow”

  • “The Effect of Advertising on Expectation of a Mate” (Great Plains Psychological Convention, 2004)

  • “Shopping for a Mate” (William Jewell Undergraduate Colloquium)

  • “The Effect of Employee Meetings”