Areas of Concentration

• National Products Liability Litigation
• Non-Products Liability Litigation

Court Admissions

• Missouri State Courts
• Florida State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Professional Activities

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Member, The Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
• Member, The Defense Research Institute
  • Past Vice Chair, The DRI Women in the Courtroom Committee
  • Committee Member, The DRI Trial Tactics Committee
  • Past Editor, The DRI Trials and Tribulations Newsletter (2006–2007)
• Member, The Board of Directors of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Teaching Faculty, The Trial Practice Program for the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Past Chair, The SHB Diversity Committee
• Member, Diversity Law Institute
• Member, The Trial Law Institute

Previous Experience

• Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri

 Awards

• Missouri Super Lawyer, 2005–2011