Background
Goza, Shirley Edmonds was born on April 12, 1957 in Garnett, Kansas, United States. Daughter of T.F. and Ida Mae (Moon) Edmonds.
Goza, Shirley Edmonds was born on April 12, 1957 in Garnett, Kansas, United States. Daughter of T.F. and Ida Mae (Moon) Edmonds.
Pittsburg State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). University of Kansas (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Banking, Business and Finance, Business Litigation, Communications and Media, Creditors' and Debtors' Remedies, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning and Trusts, Health Care, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Tax Transactions and Planning, Tort and Insurance, Trade Regulations, White Collar Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Missouri.
Visiting Professor, 1990-1993, Lecturer in Law, 1994, University of Missouri, School of Law. Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP has gained prominence over the years through its general business practice and that practice continues in all respects today. The firm's general business practice includes all areas of trial and appellate work in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as matters involving corporate transactions, employee benefits, employment law and environmental concerns.
The firm's clients conduct their business in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the rest of the country, as well as throughout the world.
Teacher legal research and writing U. Kansas, Kansas City Junior Achievement, 1982-1985. Board directors Camping Connection, Kansas City, 1988-1990. Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Kansas City Bar Association (publicity chairman 1982-1985), Lawyers Association (board directors young lawyers section 1984-1985), Phi AlphaDelta, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Kirk J. Goza, September 11, 1982. Children: John Kirk, Blake Thomas, Kiersten Nicole.