Chris is widely recognized for his involvement in international insolvency and international litigation matters, specifically, concerning pursuing assets transferred to offshore jurisdictions. Chris has been featured in articles that dealt with recovery of assets that appeared in offshore accounts, by the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and by the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. His unusual practice was first featured in Forbes in June 1993 and most recently in the American Bar Association Journal. His asset tracking and recovery skills are now sought worldwide by attorneys, individuals and governments. Chris has been listed as one of the best bankruptcy attorneys in the United States for over twenty years in The Best Lawyers of America^® and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He was also voted as a 2008 Missouri & Kansas “Super Lawyer^®” in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights law.

Chris has had numerous speaking engagements at the American Bar Association, Commercial Law League, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the American Bankruptcy Institute, state and local bar associations and other educational organizations.

Since 1986, Chris' international litigation has taken him to numerous overseas jurisdictions while pursuing the recovery of millions of dollars for creditors, trustees and receivers. Some of his experience includes litigation in the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, England, Wales, Norway, France, Italy, the Netherlands and other European countries, Cayman Islands, Nevis and other Caribbean Islands, the Netherland Antilles and South America.

Chris has been a representative to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on behalf of the American Bar Association and the United States of America and was instrumental in assisting in the development of the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency. Chris served as a member of the expert group to UNCITRAL and in addition served as a representative on behalf of UNCITRAL in coordination with The Hague Conference on Insolvency matters. Chris has also served as a member of the United States Delegation to UNCITRAL on Insolvency and Commercial Fraud.

• Missouri, 1996
• Kansas, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

• J.D., University of Kansas, 1970
• B.A., History and Political Science, University of Kansas, 1968

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section: Former Chair, Subcommittee on International Bankruptcy; Former Co-Chair, Working Group on Provisional Measures and Asset Freezes in Aid of Foreign Proceedings, International Litigation Committee, Section of International Law and Practice; Former Chair, Subcommittee on Claims, Exemptions and Priorities; Chair, UNCITRAL Task Force and Liaison; Chair, Subcommittee of International Organizations, International Coordinating Committee
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Delegate, representing the American Bar Association on International Insolvency matters
• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association, Executive Committee, Bankruptcy Insolvency Section
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Former Chair, International Law Committee
• Wichita Bar Association, Former Member, Board of Governors
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Former Associate Editor
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow
• International Bar Association
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees