• If you want to be found innocent, you must go to trial, because it is highly unlikely the prosecutor will dismiss your case once it has been filed. That is why an experienced trial lawyer is crucial if you want to avoid being found guilty of a sex crime that you did not commit that will affect you for the rest of your life. I want to commit my vast experience toward having you found not guilty.
Area of Practice:
Extensive criminal prosecutorial and defense experience in federal and state courts before joining Innocence Legal Team. Included high-profile kidnapping, rape, murder and death-penalty cases that went to trial.
Bar Admissions:
California, 2008
Missouri, 1973
Education:
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1978, Master of Laws
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1973, Juris Doctorate
William Jewell College, 1970, Bachelor of Arts
Distinctions:
Elected Prosecutor, Clay County, Missouri
Recipient of Thomas E. Deacy Memorial Trial Practice Award
Graduated with Distinction, Juris Doctorate
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts
Jury Trial Experience:
Involved in thousands of litigation matters with over 100 jury trials in criminal matters including: internet pornography, incest, sexual assault, rape, lewd behavior, kidnapping, attempted murder, gang murder, capital murder, drug possession, drug manufacturing, assault, battery, larceny, weapons offenses and driving while intoxicated.
Seminars, Classes Lectures:
Instructor, Maple Woods Community College: Criminal Justice