EDUCATION: Wheaton College (B.A., 1999); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., Magna Cum Laude 2002) Order of the Woolsack. Articles Editor, St. Louis University Public Law Review (2001-2002). Author: "Losing in the Tax System After You Win in the Court System: Should Contingent Fees Paid to the Attorney be Included in the Taxpayer-Client's Gross Income?," St. Louis University Public Law Review, Vol. XX, No. 2, 2001.

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