Experience

During my judicial clerkship in Denver, Colorado I was employed as a law clerk for a trial judge. Working on the inside, as the judge’s legal advisor, gave me valuable insights into the workings of a courtroom, which I have carried over and used throughout my career. After the United States Congress passed legislation giving employees the right to a trial by jury on employment discrimination claims, I began specializing in employee rights. I was later employed in the Kansas City office of Sprenger and Lang, PLLC, based in Washington, D.C.

My emphasis today remains on the trial of employment discrimination and whistle blowing lawsuits. Our firm has successfully prosecuted many cases for age, race, and sex discrimination. I am a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and have served as its Ethics Reporter for the Eighth Circuit. Please contact me by e-mail or phone to talk about your case. I pledge to give your case personal attention. You won’t be handed off to a paralegal or associate with little or no trial experience in employment law.

Publications

• 2007 Update to Missouri Civil Procedure Deskbook, Third Edition, Rules 55.01–55.09
• “Uncovering the Employer’s E-data,” TRIAL Magazine, published by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), October 2005
• “Ex-parte Interviews After Aiken v. Business and Industry Health Group, Inc., No Longer a Non-Contact Sport,” The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, January 1996

I have also served as faculty chair and on many seminar presentations for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, and the National Employment Lawyers Association, on employment law topics.