Background
Wirken, James Charles was born on July 3, 1944 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Frank and Mary (Brosnahan) Wirken.
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James Charles Wirken
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Bachelor in English, Rockhurst College, 1967; Juris Doctor, St. Saint Louis University, 1970.
Career
Assistant prosecuter, Jackson County, Kansas City, Missoury, 1970-1972; associate, Morris, Larson, King, Stamper & Bold, Kansas City, Missoury, 1972-1975; director, Spradley, Wirken, Reismeyer & King, Kansas City, Missoury, 1976-1988; director, Wirken & King, Kansas City, Missoury, 1988-1993; president, The Wirken Group, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1993. Adjunct Professor law U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1984-1989. Founder, chairman Lender Liability Group.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association (executive county), National Conference Bar President (county 1992-1996), National Caucus of Metropolitan Bar Leaders (executive county, president 1988-1994), American Trial Lawyers Association, L.P. Gas Group (founder, chair 1986-1990), Missouri Bar Association (Board of Governors 1977-1978, chairman economics and methods practice committee 1982-1984, quality and methods of practice committee 1989-1991, vice chairman young lawyers section 1976-1978), Missouri Association Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors 1983-1985), Kansas CityMet. Bar Association (president young lawyers section 1975, chair legal assistance committee 1977-1978, chair tort law committee 1982, president 1990).
Connections
Married Mary Morse, June 12, 1971. Children: Christopher, Erika, Kurt, Gretchen, Jeffrey, Matthew.
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American