Attorney
CurrentI am an appellate lawyer based in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. I represent businesses and individuals in civil and criminal appeals and related matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Most of my work involves handling or opposing appeals before appellate courts. The other related matters in which I engage include:• Assisting trial counsel with motion practice, general research and writing, and error preservation• Amicus briefs in appellate… Show more I am an appellate lawyer based in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. I represent businesses and individuals in civil and criminal appeals and related matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Most of my work involves handling or opposing appeals before appellate courts. The other related matters in which I engage include:• Assisting trial counsel with motion practice, general research and writing, and error preservation• Amicus briefs in appellate courts to voice non-litigants’ perspectives on important matters• Extraordinary writs to bring otherwise unappealable issues before appellate courts• Habeas corpus and other post-conviction relief from criminal convictions and sentences• Post-trial proceedings in civil and criminal cases• Declaratory actions and other procedures seeking to enforce or challenge a law• Defending lawyers and judges in disciplinary matters• Serving as an expert witness on appellate-related issues Show less