PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Mr. Woods has tried cases in federal and state courts involving such diverse subject matters as product liability, breach of contract, fraud, construction law and numerous family law topics. His business litigation experience includes shareholders' rights, terms and conditions of employment, enforcement and defense of employment restrictions, professional liability as well as numerous and varied contractual disputes. His varied real estate practice includes eminent domain, zoning, and contractor/developer liability matters. His family law cases often involve the valuation of business interests, including professional practices. Subjects of his reported family law cases include the enforceability of post-nuptial agreements, spousal support rights after traumatic injuries, and the determination of marital/separate property rights in lengthy marriages.

EDUCATION

Washington University in St. Louis, J.D., 1984
University of Missouri/Columbia, B.A., 1978

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Represented doctors, accountants and other professionals in practice-related transactions and disputes
• Represented numerous local churches in various contexts, including real estate, employment matters, contract disputes, and corporate matters
• Represented numerous builders, individual homeowners and neighborhood associations regarding zoning and other construction-related matters
• Represented principals of major St. Louis companies, including partners in law firms, in contested family law matters
• Represented individual in defense of medicare fraud claim
• Represented numerous companies and individuals in employment related disputes
• Represented utilities, bank, bakery and individuals in employment discrimination matters
• Represented commercial heater manufacturer against component part producer's breach
• Represented builder against engineering firm in church building collapse, litigating professional negligence issues
• Represented IT company in enforcing acquisition agreement
• Represented individual against a major stock brokerage company for breach of its obligations to protect customers from fraud
• Represented custom home builders in real estate disputes
• Represented individual for conversion of securities in violation of UCC code provisions
• Represented both shareholders and corporations in cases contesting shareholder rights actions

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 1985
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States Court of Claims

COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT

• Founder and Chairman, Reconcilers, Inc. (local racial reconciliation organization)
• Church Chairman and Member of Elder Board, Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church
• Member, Christian Legal Aid of St. Louis
• Member, National Football League Players Association (Retired)
• Member, Webster Forest Subdivision Homeowners Association
• Former Board Member, St. Louis Sports Commission
• Former Board Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• American Bar Association (Litigation, Domestic Relations sections)
• The Missouri Bar
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• St. Louis County Bar Association

PRESENTATIONS

Washington University School of Law (lecturer on trial advocacy, employment discrimination and sports law)

St. Louis University School of Law (appellate and trial advocacy)

Participant in CLE programs on legal ethics, various domestic relations topics and discovery phase topics

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Quarterback, National Football League, 1978-1981
Outstate Coordinator, Harriett Woods for Senate campaign, 1982
Founder and President, ProWorld Sports Management (player agent), 1984-1988