
He also continues to serve as the Attorney and Secretary of the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, is a Member of the Board of Directors of TriCentury Bank, and serves on its IT, Audit, and Compensation Committees, and is a Member of the UMKC Board of Trustees and the University Writing and Reading Board.
He has considerable experience in all aspects of banking, real estate, business and corporate, healthcare, government, and sunshine act and open records law, including acquisitions, sales, leases, exchanges, development and construction, finance and lending, regulatory matters, brokerage issues, employment issues, workouts and foreclosures, and banking, business, real estate, and civil rights related litigation, and has lectured and written on numerous topics associated with these areas. As the Attorney for the Board of Police Commissioners, he has served as the hearing officer for police disciplinary hearings.
Honors include: multi-year recipient of the Best of the Bar Award from the Kansas City Business Journal and various other publications, Law Firm Leader award given to chairs, managing partners, or other law firm executives who demonstrated extraordinary vision, innovation and leadership from Missouri Lawyers Weekly, and Baron of the Boardroom award in recognition of a distinguished career representing corporate/business clients and Outstanding Continuing Legal Education Contributor Award, both from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.