| Biography | Michael Reardon has practiced law for over 30 years. He has extensive criminal prosecution and defense experience including high-profile kidnapping, rape, murder and death-penalty cases that went to trial. He has also tried dozens of personal injury jury cases resulting in substantial verdicts for his clients. Distinctions: Elected Prosecutor, Clay County, Missouri; Recipient of Thomas E. Deacy Memorial Trial Practice Award; Graduated with distinction, Juris Doctor; Graduated magna cum laude, Bachelor of Arts. Involved in thousands of litigation matters with over 100 jury trials in criminal matters including: kidnapping, attempted murder, gang murder, capital murder, drug possession, drug manufacturing, assault, battery, larceny, weapons offenses, sex offenses and driving under the influence. He has successfully defended clients in over 500 D.U.I. bench trials. Seminars, Classes Lectures: Instructor, Maple Woods Community College (Criminal Justice); Instructor, Police Academy, Kansas City, Missouri: arrest, search & seizure, interrogation; Adjutant Professor, Park University, Parkville, Missouri: Criminal Justice. Employment Positions Held: Prosecuting Attorney for Clay County, Missouri 1987-1998; Private law practice in Kansas City, Missouri 1999-2008, Innocence Legal Team, Walnut Creek, CA, 2009—. |