Admitted: 1970, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Law School: St. Louis University, J.D., 1970

College: Rockhurst University, B.A., 1967

Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1973-1976; President, 1975; Chairman, Legal Assistant's Committee, 1977-1978; Chairman, Tort Law Committee, 1982; Legal Advisor, 1983; Executive Committee, 1983-1991; President, 1990; Foundation Board of Trustees, 1987-1999 and Treasurer, 1996-1999); American Bar Association (Executive Committee, National Conference of Bar Presidents, National Caucus of Metropolitan Bar Leaders 1988-1994; President, 1992-1993; Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1993-1995); The Missouri Bar (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1974-; Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, 1974-1978; District 12 Rep., 2004-; Vice-Chairman, 1977-1978; Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section Representative, 1977-1978; Chairman: Economics and Methods of Practice Committee, 1982-1984; Quality and Methods of Practice Committee, 1989-1991); Lawyers Association of Kansas City, Missouri; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1987; Missouri Lawyers Weekly Board of Editors, 1989- (Law Office Economics); Lender Liability News Editorial Board of Advisors, 1990-); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Founder and Chairman: LP Gas Study Group, 1986-1990; The Lender Liability Study Group, 1987-1996; Co-Chairman, Section & Litigation Group Oversight and Liaison Committee, 1991-1993; Faculty Member and Workshop Leader, National College of Trial Advocacy; Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, March, 1992; Legal Communication: Host and Commentator, Wirken on the Law, 980 AM, KMBZ Radio, Roeland Park, KS, April, 1998-; Weekly Columnist, Kansas City and St. Louis, MO; Wirken Tips: Law Office Marketing, Management and Economics, The Daily Record, April 2003).

Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Missouri Bar Service Award; Thomas D. Cochran Memorial Community Service Award, 1981; President's Award, 1991. Author: "Managing a Practice (and Avoiding Malpractice)", Missouri Bar Practical Skills Course, Second Edition, 1983. Co-Author: Missouri Civil Procedure Formbook, 1984; "Emerging Trends and Theories of Lender Liability," TRIAL Magazine, July, 1991 (Co-Author with Troy L. Daugherty). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County, Missouri, 1970-1972. Adjunct Professor, UMKC School of Law, Trial Advocacy, 1984-1989, 2000-. Director, Trial Advocacy Programs. (Chairman of the Board)

Born: Lansing, Michigan, July 3, 1944