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M. Shawn Askinosie

Attorney At Law

1200-C East Woodhurst Springfield, Missouri 65804 417.887.1155 [ Voice] 417.887.1165 [Fax]

University of Missouri - Columbia

B.A. Political Science, 1983 Juris Doctor, 1989 Sophia University - Tokyo, Japan, 1981 - 1982

1992-Present: Sole Practitioner, Springfield, Missouri Practice limited to State and Federal criminal defense and forfeiture matters. Defended cases ranging from murder to large drug conspiracies. Have also defended law enforcement officers in internal affairs investigations.
1989-1992: Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Attorneys At Law, Fort Worth, Texas Associate, Specialized Litigation & Government Investigations Section Managed small to medium size civil and criminal cases autonomously with varying degrees of complexity. Coordinated discovery, selection of expert witnesses, and supervision of legal assistants in a government contractor civil case with more than 150,000 document pages.
1983- 1986: Columbia Brokerage & Investments, Fort Worth, Texas Represented area shopping center developers exclusively marketing their projects from pre-leasing to post-construction.
1977-1979: Summers 1981, 1982, 1988 : Wampler, Wampler & Catt, Law Offices, Springfield, Missouri. Interviewed trial witnesses and gathered evidence for criminal cases. Prepared memoranda on various legal issues.
Summer 1980: American Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Refugee Section - International Rescue Committee, Interviewed and screened Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees for relocation in the United States. Administered screening through foreign interpreters

Outstanding Contribution to the Community Award, Fort Worth Young Lawyers Association (1990)
Master of Ceremonies, (MAIN STREET)
"Outstanding Young Men of America", U.S. Jaycees
Senate Intern, U.S. Senator John C. Danforth
Congressional Page, U.S. House of Representatives
Boys State Governor, State of Missouri

Missouri Bar - CLE; Criminal Law Practice Institute- Speaker,
1993 - Update on New Victim/Witness Legislation
1994 - Computer Applications in the Law Office
1995 - Pretrial Defenses in Sexual Abuse Cases
Ozarks Crime Prevention Council - Speaker
1994 - Update in New Victim Witness Legislation
Co-author, Trial Preparation, Missouri Bar Criminal Practice CLE Deskbook, to be published 1996
Springfield News - Leader, "Marketplace", and Opinion/ Editorial Articles Contributor on criminal law issues effecting business.
Cool Hand Lawyers: White Collar Crime and Tactics of the Prosecution and Defense, 1989 Journal of Dispute Resolution 107.
Co-author; Bank Fraud, Financial Privacy and The Grand Jury Subpoena, Vol. 4, No. 1, Corporate Criminal Liability Reporter 32 (1990).
Co-author; Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, 1989 Journal of Dispute Resolution 237.
Co-author; The Environmentally - Bankrupt Bankrupt, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, April, 1990.
"Return of Khmere Rouge Would be a Tragedy," Dallas Morning News, October 27, 1989 at 23
"Getting to Hai' in Japan," Dallas / Fort Worth Business Journal, 1984.