Education

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B.A., History and Political Science, with concentration in German,

Duke University (1988) 

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Graduate studies in Evolution of Democracies, East Asian Revolutions,

Islam and German, Duke University

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Grundstufe Curriculum, Goethe Institute, Schwabisch Hall, Germany (1989) 

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J.D., Order of the Woolsack, St. Louis University School of Law (1992) 

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Professional Affiliations

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Member, State Bars of Missouri, Illinois and Arizona, as well as the Bar Association of Metropolitan St.  Louis

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Admitted to practice before several United States District Courts and United States Courts of Appeals Fellow, American Bar Association

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General Counsel, Missouri Police Chiefs Association

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Chief Legal Advisor, St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association

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Chief Legal Advisor for the States of Missouri and Illinois, Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis

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Founding Member, Law Enforcement Legislative Coalition

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Founding Member, Eastern Missouri Peer Support Council 

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Founding Member, Missouri Defensive Tactics Association

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Adjunct Professor/Instructor, MPCCF Command College

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Member, Legal Section, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 

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Nationally Certified Instructor, Jun Fan Gung Fu (JKD) and Filipino Martial Arts, Inosanto Academy (Los  Angeles, CA)

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Certified Instructor, Jun Fan (JKD), FMA, Maphilindo Silat and Integrated Training, Applied Combatives  Group, St. Louis Martial Arts Academy (St. Louis, MO)

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Certified Instructor, Tabimina Balintawak (Manila, Philippines)