Boston State College, B.S., 1978; Central Missouri State University, M.S., 1979
Law School Attended:
University of Missouri, J.D., 1984
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, Missouri
ISLN:
909060907
Areas of Practice (3)
Criminal Defense
Capital Murder
Violent Crime
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PAT, save my life, my my own mistakes poor choices, errors ignorance, an spent his life as my friend, mentor, a surrogate dad at time, even as a man who put me on track, growing up. He worked for yea...
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