Practitioner’s Corner

Once my childhood fantasies of playing in the MLB or the NBA become abundantly clear to be just that, I knew I wanted to attend law school and I knew I wanted to attend Mizzou.  My father was an attorney and alum (class of ’72) and I fully expected to practice law in either Kansas  Continue Reading »

Sometimes the pursuit of happiness requires changing directions.  And you may have to change directions more than once to succeed.  It took me three times.  The first big decision I made to change directions in my career was when I decided to go to law school.  Prior to law school I obtained my CPA and  Continue Reading »

When I entered Mizzou Law School in Fall 2005, I knew almost nothing about the legal profession.   Being the first one in my family to pursue a legal career, the majority of my knowledge about the practice of law had been gleaned from television shows.  While enrolling in law school is not a decision to  Continue Reading »

When I graduated from college all the way back in 1995, I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with my Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.  Having always been a sucker for a lawyer show on TV, going to law school seemed like a good idea.  Imagine my surprise when I realized I  Continue Reading »

It is safe to say that when I first entered Hulston Hall in Fall of 2000, becoming an in-house attorney for a public pension plan was not a direction I expected my legal career path to lead.  Today, however, I consider myself very fortunate to have stumbled into the position of Staff Attorney with the  Continue Reading »

The Law School (graciously) granted me a J.D. in May 2009 amid, what was described to me, as the worst legal job market in fifty years.  Rather than spend the summer searching frantically for a job, I focused on the Missouri Bar exam. I passed and the State of Missouri (also graciously) conferred a license  Continue Reading »

 My grandmother, since deceased, said the day I was sworn in was one of the proudest of her life.  As the first in my family to obtain an advanced degree of any kind and the first attorney, I didn’t see it in the cards.  My mother raised my sister and I alone for years.  We  Continue Reading »