Chris graduated from Washburn University Law School in 1986 and participated in one of the first law school clinical programs in the country. He graduated in two and a half years rather than the three years most take to complete their degree. Since 1987 he has been licensed in Missouri and Illinois and has the highest attorney rating of AV. Chris belongs to MATA and the Missouri and Illinois Bar Associations. His undergraduate studies were a Southeast Missouri State University where he earned a Bachelors of Science in business administration in 1982. He has taught constitutional law at the St. Charles Police Academy.

Year Joined Organization

• 1989

Areas of Practice

• Divorce & Non-Contested divorce
• Traffic, DWI, Criminal
• Wills & Trusts
• Probate
• Business Start Up & Support
• Real Estate
• Personal Injury
• Worker's Compensation

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1987
• Illinois, 1987

Education

• Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, 1986
  J.D.
  
  
• Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1982
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration
  
  

Published Works

• Sudden Onset Doctrine, St. Louis Lawyer, July, 1997
• Production of Documents, St. Louis Lawyer, March, 1997

Representative Cases

• State ex rel. Knipping v. Sweeney, 850 S.W.2d 94 (Mo. Supreme Ct. 1993)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Constitutional Law, St.Charles Police Academy, 1986 - 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 1991 - Present
  
  

Birth Information

• July 12, 1960, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America