Honors and Awards
Judge Lewis W. Clymer Award -
Jackson County Bar Association (2011)
President's Award - The Missouri Bar (2001 & 2002)
Leadership Positions
Current Elected Member, Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar Gubernatorial Appointment, Board of Curators of Lincoln University (MO) (Board President 2009-2010) Previous
Elected Member, Board of Directors of The Missouri Bar Foundation
Appointed Member, ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism
Civil Defense Bar Representative - 16th Judicial Circuit Bench-Bar Committee
Chair, The Missouri Bar Leadership Academy (2000 - 2002)
Chair, The Missouri Bar Committee on Minority Affairs (1999 - 2002)
Elected Member, Board of Trustees of The Missouri Bar (2002-2007)
Co-Chair, ABA Section of Litigation 2011 Annual Meeting
Appointed Member, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
Member, Boards of Directors of Swope Community Enterprises and Swope Parkway Health Center
Contact:
(816) 471-8575
(816) 421-0243 - fax
dtcutler@tippinlawfirm.com
Areas of Practice
Education Law
Insurance Defense
General Liability Defense
Professional Liability Defense
Workers' Compensation Defense
Education
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1989
Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
B.A. - English, 1986
Bar Admissions
Missouri
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
