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Charles is a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Life Membership recognizes a demonstrated commitment to criminal defense and the mission of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Contact Information
- Kansas City, MO
Biography
-MACDL President 1989-1990-NACDL Board of Directors 1990-1996-Appointed Circuit Judge in August 1996-Voted best Circuit Judge in the State of MO in 2007-Presiding Judge for Jackson County, MO 2010-2012-Special Judge on MO Supreme Court & MO COA Western District-Member & Chairman of MO Supreme Court Committee on Procedures in Criminal Cases-NACDL CLE Chair 1992-1994-ADA 1977-1981-AUSA 1983-1984-Law Partner of James Wyrsch & J.R. Hobbs 1985-1996
Education
- Undergraduate: University of Kansas, BS in Education, 1972
- Law School: University of Missouri-Kansas City, JD, 1978
Bar Information
Supreme Court of the USUS District Courts for KS & the Western District of MO
Practice Areas
- Appellate Advocacy
- Capital Defense
- Corporate Compliance
- Federal Practice
- White Collar Crime
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