Private practice, Portageville, Missouri, 1937-1938, 1946-1949
Private practice, New Madrid, Missouri, 1939-1941
Assistant prosecutor, New Madrid County, Missouri, 1939-1941
Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, 1942-1944
U.S. Navy, 1944-1946
Legal secretary, Gov. Forrest Smith, Missouri, 1949-1950
Chief counsel, State Insurance Department, Missouri, 1950-1952
Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1952-1962
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1962
The MU School of Law aspires to be the school of choice for outstanding students, both from Missouri and other states. As a national leader in the field of dispute resolution, we seek to complement a strong traditional curriculum with an orientation toward lawyering as a problem-solving endeavor. We strive to foster a diverse faculty of nationally recognized scholars who are committed to effective teaching, and to attract a student body with diverse experiences and views. We also strive to offer an intellectually rigorous and collegial environment for the study of law. Furthermore, we seek to graduate well-rounded lawyers who are sensitive to ethical issues, prepared to serve clients, and ready to be leaders in promoting justice.