Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court Board, Law Review, UMKC School of Law. Finalist, National Appellate Advocacy, 1977. Recipient: Super Lawyers of Missouri, Kansas; Acorn Award by Missouri Humanities Council; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Presidential Recognition Award; UMKC Law Foundation President's Award; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Work Horse Award; Decade Award, UMKC Law Foundation; "Best Up and Coming Lawyer," Kansas City, Missouri, Town Squire Magazine; William P. Borland Award, UMKC Law Foundation. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Kansas City Best of the Bar; Kansas City Business Journal; Who's Who Worldwide; Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Kansas City Law; 2007 Missouri Lawyer - Best Medical Negligence Lawyer in Missouri. Author: "Making the Trauma Negligence Case," Trial Magazine, May 2008; "Weed Out Pro-Doctor Jury Bias," Trial Magazine, November 2003; "The Seven Most Common Mistakes by Expert Witnesses in PROFESSIONAL Negligence Cases and How to Avoid Them," The Trial Lawyer, December 2000; "Pulse Oximetry and the Limits of Its Reliability in Clinical Monitoring," The Trial Lawyer, 1999; "Investigating the Fraternity Negligence Case," The Trial Lawyer, December 1999; "Selecting and Using Medical Experts," The Trial Lawyer, August 1999; "In the Mind of the Jury: The Psychologies of Persuasion and Their Use in the Modern Courtroom," The Trial Lawyer, January/February 1999; "The Art of Advocacy: How to Conduct the Winning Cross-Examination," The Trial Lawyer, Trial Technique, March/April 1999; "HMO Liability for Corporate Negligence Claims Arising from Credentialing and Utilization Review Procedures," UMKC Law Review 1998 Health Law Symposium; "Emergency Room Liability in Pediatric Emergencies," Trial Magazine, May 1998; "Should You Accept the Case," Trial Magazine, May 1996; "Qualifications of Medical Expert: Limitations of Specialty/Locality," Medical-Legal Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, Nov. 1995; "Applying the Loss of a Chance Doctrine in Cancer Litigation," Medical-Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, July 1995; "Antagonist: The Trial Lawyer's Defense of the Expert Witness," Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, August 1994; "Pediatric Cases: Representing the Injured Child," Trial Magazine, 1993; "Deposition Preparation: Facing the Medical Negligence Defendant and Experts," Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1992; "Evaluating Anesthesia Negligence Cases," Trial Magazine, May 1992; "Prophylaxis Beats Malpractice: Helpful Hints from a Plaintiff's Lawyer," Trauma Magazine, Feb. 1992; "Gathering Medical Evidence," Missouri Trial Lawyer (Inaugural Issue), 1980; Civil Court Chapter, Jackson County Circuit Court Handbook, 1985; "Protecting Plaintiffs' Rights in the Medical Malpractice Crisis," UMKC Law Review, 1984. Contributing Author: Malone on Healthcare Litigation Series, Book 1, Chapter 4, Pre-Suit Investigation, PESI Law Publications, 2004. Medical and Hospital Negligence, Callaghan & Company, 1987; Missouri Bar Damages Deskbook, 1993, 2nd Edition, 2000, 2003, 2005; The Residents Primer, American College of Legal Medicine, 1991; Operative Obstetrics, Williams & Wilkins, 1995. Contributing Author, Tort Litigation Chapter: "Cross Examination," West Group, 2000; "Laying a Strong Foundation," from "Lessons from Unsuccessful Trials: Experience Can Be Your Teacher," Trial Magazine, July 1993. Book and Article Reviews: "Neuro-Linguistic Programming For the Trial Lawyer," Trial Diplomacy Journal, Vol. 17, 1994; "Suing for Malpractice," Trial Magazine, Dec. 1994. Article Review: Professional Liability in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A review of 20 Years Experience. Journal of Perinatology, 1999; "Litigating Emergency Medical Cases" Trial Magazine, June 1999; "Negligence in the ER" Trial Magazine, February 2001. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City, School of Law. Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Missouri at Kansas City, School of Nursing. Member: Board of Trustees, International Society of Barristers; Board of Editors, Medical-Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation; Editorial Board, The Trial Lawyer; Board of Directors, Treasurer, Center for Practical Bioethics; Professional Liability Review Board, State of Missouri; Jackson County Medical-Legal Committee. Fellow: International Society of Barristers; American College of Legal Medicine; American Bar Foundation; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; American Judicature Society; Melvin Belli Society.