Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
J.D. - 2005
Law Journal: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Urban Lawyer, Editor, 2003 - 2004
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
B.A. - 2001
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Dean's List
Classes/Seminars
- Guest Speaker, UMKC School of Law, Public Defender externship class, 2010 - 2012
Honors and Awards
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers - 2020, 2021
- Most Acquittals -- Jackson County Public Defender's Office, 2011
- Graduate of the National Criminal Defense College
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Earl E. O'Connor American Inns Of Court
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Board Member
- Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member
- Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member
- National Criminal Defense College, Graduate
Past Employment Positions
- Missouri State Public Defender, Team Leader, 2005 - 2015
- Longan & Associates, Intern, 2004 - 2005
Pro Bono Activities
- Military Matters & Volunteer Attorney Project
Languages