Born Atchison, Kansas, January 22, 1946
Admitted to bar, 1972, Kansas

Preparatory education:
· St. Benedict’s College
· Kansas State University (B.S. 1968)

Legal education:
· Washburn University of Topeka (J.D. 1972)
Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta
Editor, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Journal, 1992-95
Democratic Candidate for Kansas Attorney General, 1998

Member:
· Topeka, Kansas, and American Bar Associations
· Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1978; Vice-President, Membership, 1989-90)
· The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Delegate, 1987-89)