• Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1975
• Wichita State University, B.A., Psychology, 1970
• Kansas Supreme Court
• Texas Supreme Court
• United States District Court, District of Kansas
• United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
• United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• United States Supreme Court
• “Seven Deadly Sins or the Seven Most Common Types of Ethical Violations Resulting in
Complaints Against Criminal Law Practitioners.”
• “Ethics in Construction Law Litigation.”
• “Professional Responsibility in Representing Society’s Pariahs.”
• “Conflicts of Interest: Recognizing Them. Avoiding Them. And What To Do When They Occur.”
• “Professional Responsibility in the Areas of State and Federal Issues in Criminal Law.”
• “Professional Responsibility Issues for the Trial Lawyer.”
• “If You Do the Crime, I Do the Time.”
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Kansas Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• State Bar of Texas
• Wichita Bar Association
o Board of Governors (past member)
o Committees: Ethics and Grievance (chairman), Alternative Dispute Resolution
(past chairman), Criminal Law (past member), Medical Legal (past chairman)
• Kansas Judicial Council Civil Code Advisory Committee member
• Retired Colonel, Special Forces, U.S. Army Reserves
• Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers Honoree
• Law and Procedure of Eminent Domain in the Fifty States. Kansas Chapter, ABA Litigation Section.
Co-author.
• City of Wichita v. Sealpak Co.,112 P.3d 125 (2005).
• U.S. v. Nolan, 199 F.3d 1180, 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 38 (10th Cir. (Kan.), Dec. 22 1999).
• Heinrichs v. Peoples Bank, 26 Kan.App.2d 582, 992 P.2d 1241, 41 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 894
(Kan. App., March 19, 1999).
• Joshua W. v. Board of Educ. of Wichita Public Schools U.S.D. 259, 13 F.Supp.2d 1199, 129
Ed. Law Rep. 335 (D. Kan., Aug. 07, 1998).
• Diepenbrock v. Board of Educ. U.S.D. 259, 1994 WL 613421 (D. Kan. Oct. 04, 1994).
• Alexander v. U.S.D. 259, Sedgwick County, State of Kan., 1993 WL 544279 (D. Kan., Dec. 30, 1993).
• Jantz v. Muci, 976 F.2d 623, 61 USLW 2209, 62 Fair Empl.Pract.Cas. (BNA) 1633, 60
Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,816, 77 Ed. Law Rep. 1127 (10th Cir. (Kan.), Oct. 09, 1992).
• Thompson v. U.S.D. 259, Wichita, 16 Kan.App.2d 42, 819 P.2d 1236, 71 Ed. Law Rep. 281
(Kan. App., Aug. 02, 1991).
• U.S. v. Goad, 739 F.Supp. 1459 (D. Kan., June 26 1990).