- Juris Doctorate. Washburn University School of Law, December 1989
- Dual Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Spanish, University of Kansas, December 1986
Admissions
State Courts
- Kansas Bar, Admitted April 1990
- Missouri Bar, Admitted April 1991
Federal Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Memberships
- Hispanic Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Wyandotte Bar Association
- Kansas Association for Justice
