I am a Springfield native. Bachelor and Master's degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Studied in Italy, Greece, and Germany.

Law degree from the University of Florida, where I graduated Order of the Coif, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of the past five years of law graduates. During law school I published three legal articles and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review. 

After law school, I clerked for the Hon. Thomas Gibbs Gee on the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Houston, TX, before returning to Florida to practice with Foley & Lardner.

Founded Aton Law Firm, LLC in Springfield in 1990. Practice areas include corporate law, estate planning and real estate. Licensed in Missouri, Florida and Arkansas.