Born DeWitt, Iowa, March 13, 1967
Admitted to bar, 1993, Kansas

Preparatory education:
· University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1989)

Legal education:
· University of Kansas (J.D. 1993)
Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi

Member:

· Topeka and Kansas (Trial Lawyers of Public Justice; President, Litigation Section 2000-02) Bar Associations
· Kansas Trial Lawyers Association
· The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Litigation Committee)
· Sertoma International
U.S. Army: 1st Lieutenant, Honorable Discharge