Position: Member

TEL: 417-882-9090

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Admitted: 1982, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Law School: Washington University, J.D., 1982.

College: Southwest Missouri State University, B.A., cum laude, 1979.

Birth Date and Place: Carthage, Missouri, August 3, 1957.

Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Copyrights; Trademarks; Litigation; Banking Law, Guardianship, Family Law

Additional Information: In the Matter of: Lawrence Patrick O'Reilly v. Lauren Patricis O'Reilly

Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Secretary, 1992; Director, 1993-1995), Eighth Circuit and American (Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Vice Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Committee; Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee). Biography: Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, 1980-1981, and Executive Editor, 1981-1982, Washington University Law Quarterly. Author: Civil Rules Practice, Rules 85-88, 17A Missouri Practice (1999); "Settlement Conferences," Missouri Appellate Court Practice (5th ed. 2002); "Common Sense Tips for Writing Briefs: Making Life Easy for the Court," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Feb. 25, 2002; "Computerization in Appellate Practice: New Means For Old Tasks," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 23, 2001; "Look Before You Appeal: Five Factors To Consider In Making Decision," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 3, 2000; "Rule Revision Clarifies Requirements For Points Relied On," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 26, 1999; "A Judgment By Any Other Name ...," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 27, 1998; "Point Relied On Must Explain How Alleged Trial Court Error is Prejudicial," Civil Practice & Procedure News, Feb. 1997; "Legislature Makes Major Change Affecting Appellate Practice," SMBA Newsletter, Sept. 1996. Law Clerk to Honorable Warren D. Welliver, Missouri Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member: Missouri Supreme Court Appellate Practice Committee, 2002�; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1994-2002; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Study Committee, 1989-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990-1993. Recipient, David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 1990. Languages: German. �

Firm Members: David Hall, Jr.

Firm Members: Brian Asberry

Firm Members: Paul White

Firm Members: Brain Asberry