Biographies

Ronald S. Reed, Jr., Member
Born St. Joseph, Missouri, September 11, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1954; LL.B., 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Buchanan County, 1958-1960. Member, Missouri Legislature (House of Representatives), 1965-1970. United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1977-1980. Member, Federal Practice Committee, Western District of Missouri, 1980-1985. Member: St. Joseph Bar Association (Treasurer, 1961-1968; President, 1983); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Personal Injury; Federal Criminal Defense; Real Estate Litigation.

James H. Counts, Member
Born St. Louis, Missouri, August 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1983, U.S Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southwest Missouri State College (B.S., 1963); University of Missouri (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: St. Joseph Bar Association (Treasurer, 1969-1974; President, 1992); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Construction; Banking; Corporate; Estate Planning and Taxation; Real Estate; Medical Law.

Stephen J. Briggs, Member
Born St. Joseph, Missouri, February 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Macalester College (B.A., 1972); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member, St. Joseph City Charter Commission, 1981-1982. Member: St. Joseph Bar Association (President, 1997); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate; Real Estate; Education Law; Employment .

Nicholas K. Robb, Member
Born St. Joseph, Missouri, March 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1998, Kansas, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.C.M., 1994); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: National Trial Team; Urban Lawyer Law Journal. Member: St. Joseph Bar Association (Secretary, 2003-2005, Vice-President 2006, President 2007); Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Education Law; Real Estate; Banking; Personal Injury; Trusts and Estates; Estate.

Diane K. Hook, Associate
Born Newton, Kansas, November 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Education: Missouri Western State College (B.S., 1990); University of Missouri, Kansas City (J.D., 2003). Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, Urban Lawyer. Member: St. Joseph Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Education Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.