1980 - Present
Principal
Miller & Company P.C.
Kansas City, Missouri
1970 - 1980
Attorney/Partner
Swanson, Midgley, Gangwere, Thurlo & Clarke
Kansas City, Missouri
B.A. University of Missouri - Kansas City
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
Virginia Journal of International Law – Editorial Board
Lecturer – American Association of Exporters and Importers, World Trade Institute, American Management Association, New York Bar Association, D.C. Bar Association, U.S. Small Business Administration, Georgetown University, the American Petroleum Institute, the Society for International Affairs, the Border Trade Alliance, the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, the International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City, Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and numerous international, national and locally sponsored seminars in the areas of strategies and techniques for importing and exporting, special Customs procedures, including bonded warehouses, temporary importation bonds, drawback, and analysis of benefits, establishment, and operations of U.S. Foreign Trade Zones
Founder, Past President, Past General Counsel – National Association of Foreign Trade Zones
Author – “The Best US Trade Program,” The Journal of Commerce, 2021; “Export FTZ Advantages,” Official Export Guide, 1998; “Trade Advantages Afforded Under the U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Program,” U.S. Custom House Guide, 1997; “Globalization: The Foreign Trade Zone Advantage,” Professional Report, Spring 1995; “An Essential Element in Global Production,” Globe Trade, September 1989; “There is a Reason for FTZs’ Startling Growth: It Makes Good Business Sense,” Globe Trade, 1988; “Foreign Trade Zone Manufacturing, The Emergence of a Free Trade Instrument," 9 Virginia Journal of International Law 444, 1969;
Member – American Association of Exporters & Importers
Member – American Society of International Law
Member – Society for International Affairs
Member – National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc.
Member – International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City
Member – International Relations Council
Former Member – District Export Council (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Member – Customs and International Trade Bar Association
Member – American Bar Association – International Law Committee
Member – Federal Bar Association
Member – Missouri Bar Association – International Law Committee
Member – Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Member – Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon – Government of Japan, 2004 Established in 1888 during the reign of the Meiji Emperor and is conferred upon those who have provided distinguished service between their nation and Japan.
Hammer Award – Vice President Al Gore, 1998 – awarded for outstanding contributions to improving the trade compliance process on international trade issues. These reforms in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection trade compliance process has resulted in improvement in service to American businesses and their customers.
Bar Register Pre-Eminent Lawyers – AV Rating, Martindale – Hubbell
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones – Life Member
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones – Accredited Zone Specialist, Certified Zone Specialist
U.S. Patent 8,600,906 – Electronic System for Classifying Goods for Export
Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City - Board of Directors
Kansas City Area Economic Development Council - Board of Directors
University of Kansas City Board - Trustee
Rockhill Homes Association - President, Board of Directors
Organized and established the Greater Kansas City Foreign-Trade Zones Program
Kurashiki City, Japan/Kansas City, Missouri Sister City Relationship – Founder
Sister City Association - Member
1972 KCI Airport Dedication Committee - Chair
12th Japan-U.S. Businessmen’s Conference in Kansas City 1978
Heart of America Japan-America Society – Life Member
National Trust for Historic Preservation - Council Member
Historic Kansas City - Member
Art of the Car Concours - Founder and Chairman