Aaron graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. While attending MSU, he received several academic honors including Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Delta, Upper Regents Scholarship, and Dean’s Honor Roll (every semester of college). Aaron was also elected Speaker Pro Tem of the Student Government Association.
Lynne graduated Summa Cum Laude from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri in 1984 where she majored in elementary education and minored in special education. She received numerous academic distinctions. Lynne received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1988. She is a member of the Order of the Coif and the Missouri Law Review, and served as President of Women’s Law Association. Lynne is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Kansas.
Jack graduated Cum Laude from Central Missouri State University in 1977, where he majored in accounting. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law in 1979. From 1979 to 1985, Jack practiced in Sedalia, Missouri with emphasis on federal and state litigation including several products liability, civil and criminal defense jury trials. After 1985, he concentrated his practice in business law and litigation representing several manufacturing, wholesale, distribution and construction companies. Additionally, he has practiced as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Randolph County.
Jim graduated from Missouri State University with a B.A. in History and minor in English. While attending MSU, he was a member of the National History Honor Society and Phi Alpha Theta. Jim received his Juris Doctorate from Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While there, he served as vice president of the law school’s chapter of the Federalist Society and vice president of the National Lawyer’s Association. He also helped to found the nation’s first law school chapter of the Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers.