Phi Delta Phi. Contributing Author: "Section 1983, Sword and Shield: Civil Rights Violations, The Liability of State and Local Government,: American Bar Association Press, 1983. Adjunct Professor, William Jewell College, 1983-2006. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Clay County, 1984-1987. First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Clay County, 1987. City Prosecutor, Liberty, Missouri, 1984-1986. Attorney, Clay County Election Board, 1986-1987. Member, Seventh Circuit Judicial Commission, 1994-2000, 2008-2014, Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law 2012-Present.