Background
Laird, Douglas S. was born on September 25, 1952 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States.
Laird, Douglas S. was born on September 25, 1952 in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States.
Buena Vista College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Drake University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1980).
Worked at Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton, A Professional Corporation (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Litigation, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Iowa. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1982, Missouri and United States. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Recipient, H. G. Cartwright Writing Award.
Associate Notes Editor, Drake Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Honorary Roy L. Stephenson, Circuit Judge, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1980-1982.
Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar.
Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.