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MARCOS A. BARBOSA is a member in the law firm of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, L.L.C., where he has been involved in various areas of practice, with emphasis placed in the areas of product liability, general civil and commercial litigation, as well as toxic tort litigation. Mr. Barbosa is fluent in Portuguese and proficient in Spanish. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of Missouri, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Supreme Court of Kansas and the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Mr. Barbosa is a member of the American, National, Kansas, Jackson County and Kansas City Metropolitan bar associations and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. He earned his B.A. degree from Mid-America Nazarene University and his J.D. degree from the University of Kansas School of Law. JOSEPH W. BOOTH is an attorney at the Law Offices of Joseph W. Booth, where he works as counsel and as an arbitrator. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Washburn School of Law, lecturing on collaborative law. Mr. Booth's practice includes family law, arbitration, adoption, surrogate parenting contracts and appellate practice. He lectures nationwide to private practice attorneys, as well as military lawyers on family law issues, including property valuations, child custody, child support and litigation. Mr. Booth earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Ottawa University, his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Washburn School of Law, and his master's degree from St. Paul's School of Theology. He is on drafting committees of the Uniform Laws Commission (formally NCCUSL) as the ABA liaison, drafting the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) and developing a Uniform Statute on Parental Relocation. Mr. Booth is a member of the Publications Board of the American Bar Association Family Law Section; he published "A Guide for Assisting Military Families with the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)," Family Law Quarterly (Summer 2009); and he is a contributing writer for the Matthew Bender Project for the Texas Family Law Handbook. He also is a contributing writer to two editions of the Administrative Manual for Nurse-Midwifery Services, and provides legal advice and training to the ACNM and their members. Mr. Booth is a member of the Earl O'Connor Inns of Court, and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association and The Missouri Bar. Mr. Booth is the past chair of the Child Support Committee and is chair for the long-range planning for the American Bar Association Family Law Section. He is licensed to practice before the state and federal bars of Kansas and Missouri, as well as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. JAMES R. JARROW is a partner in the law firm of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, L.L.C., with offices in Missouri and Kansas. He regularly tries lawsuits, as he practices in civil litigation in both state and federal courts. Mr. Jarrow serves as national trial counsel and regional trial counsel for several clients. He has lectured to various professional groups on litigation issues. He is the editor of The Missouri Bar's Professional Negligence Section of the Court's bulletin.
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