Biographical Information |
ATTORNEYS:
Brian J. Murphy, Senior Associate
David R. Ostheimer, Of Counsel
DIRECTORS:
Charles W. Ballard, Export Compliance Director
Jerome M. Greenwell, Export Compliance Director
Michael L. Thomas, Import Compliance Director
Linda D. King, Foreign-Trade Zone Compliance Director
LEGAL ASSISTANTS:
Joyce L. Powers, Senior Legal Assistant
William E. Williams, Senior Legal Assistant
Rodney E. Baum, Legal Assistant
Brenda J. Zeller, Legal Assistant
Melinda K. Cox, Legal Assistant
Penny L. Freeman, Legal Assistant
Victoria L. Denney, Legal Assistant
Tracie M. Maslak, Legal Assistant
MARSHALL V. MILLER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1980 - Present |
Principal |
1970 - 1980 |
Attorney/Partner |
EDUCATION
B.A. University of Missouri - Kansas City |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – American Association of Exporters and Importers, World Trade Institute, American Management Association, New York Bar Association, D.C. Bar Association, U.S. Small Business Administration, Georgetown University, the American Petroleum Institute, the Border Trade Alliance, the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, and numerous international, national and locally sponsored seminars in the areas of strategies and techniques for importing and exporting, special Customs procedures, including bonded warehouses, temporary importation bonds, entireties, drawback, and analysis of benefits and establishment of U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones
Founder, Past President, General Counsel – National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Author – “Foreign-Trade Zone Manufacturing, The Emergence of a Free Trade Instrument," 9 Virginia Journal of International Law 444, 1969. Numerous articles on international trade subjects
Member – American Association of Exporters & Importers
Member – American Society of International Law
Member – Society for International Affairs
Member – National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc.
Member – International Trade Club of Greater Kansas City
Member – International Relations Council
Former Member – District Export Council (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Member – Customs and International Trade Bar Association
Member – American Bar Association – International Law Committee
Member – Federal Bar Association
Member – Missouri Bar Association – International Law Committee
Member – Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Member – Lawyers Association of Kansas City
HONORS/AWARDS
Order of the Sacred Treasure – Government of Japan
Hammer Award – Vice President Al Gore
Bar Register Pre-Eminent Lawyers – AV Rating, Martindale – Hubbell
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones – Life Member
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Bar of the State of Missouri
Bar of the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
United States Court of International Trade
United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
SEAN T. MURRAY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002 - Present |
Partner |
1997 - 2002 |
Attorney |
1996 - 1997 |
Judicial Clerk |
1995 - 1996 |
Judicial Clerk |
EDUCATION
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B.A., Grinnell College |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, Society for International Affairs, Missouri Bar Association, University of Kansas Center for International Business, University of San Francisco, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, International Trade Club of Kansas City, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Chair, FDA Task Force – National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Member – American Bar Association - Section on International Law
Member – Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association - International Law Committee
Member – International Trade Club of Greater Kansas City
Member – Iowa State Bar Association
Member – The Missouri Bar
Editor-in-Chief – Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TLCP) Journal, 1994-95
Author – “Comparative Approaches to the Regulation of Electromagnetic Fields in the Workplace,” 5 Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 177 (1995)
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the State of Missouri
Bar of the State of Iowa
United States Court of International Trade
SCOTT S. TAYLOR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - Present |
Partner |
1998 - 2008 |
Attorney |
1997 - 1998 |
Law Clerk, Attorney |
EDUCATION
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B.A., University of Kansas |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – The Missouri Bar (St. Louis), The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce – The Globe Program, National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (Washington, D.C., Long Beach, Chicago, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas), St. Louis County Economic Council, Lincoln, Nebraska Area Manufacturers Council, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Department of Economic Development, City and County of Denver-Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, Kansas World Trade Center (Wichita), Champaign County (IL) Economic Development Corporation, Midwest International Trade Association, Greater Des Moines Partnership, South Kearny (N.J.) Industrial Association, East Texas Regional Airpark, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (New York), Ports of Indiana (Burns Harbor), the Lewiston – Auburn Economic Growth Council (Lewiston, Maine), the University of Evansville’s Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana, the Jacksonville Port Authority, March Joint Powers Authority (Riverside, California), Nebraska Economic Developer’s Association, Port of San Francisco, U.S. Commercial Service – Department of Commerce, Caldwell Economic Development Council (Idaho), American Boiler Manufactures Association (Lake Tahoe).
President – UMKC International Law Society (1997-1998)
Member – Kansas Bar Association
Member – The Missouri Bar
Member – American Bar Association
Member – Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the State of Missouri
Bar of the State of Kansas
United States Court of International Trade
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Councilman – 6th District At-Large-Kansas City, Missouri (2011 - current)
Commissioner – Jackson County COMBAT Drug Commission (2008 – 2011)
Board Member – Center School District (2007-2011)
Chair – Kansas City, Missouri Liquor Control Board of Review (2004-2006)
Chair & Board Member – ReDiscover Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (2004- 2008) (Chair: 2007-2008)
Commissioner – Kansas City Sister City Commission (2001-2006)
Member – Committee for County Progress (CCP)
Member – Citizens Association
BRIAN J. MURPHY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 - Present |
Senior Associate |
2000 - 2010 |
Associate |
1996 - 2000 |
Associate |
1994 - 1995 |
Associate |
1994 |
Judicial Extern |
1993 |
Law Clerk |
EDUCATION
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B.A., University of California, Los Angeles |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel (USA-ITA) Conferences (Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau), International Apparel Federation 1997 World Apparel Conference (Hong Kong), American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Women in International Trade Los Angeles, Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association.
Member – Los Angeles County Bar Association, Customs Law Committee (Chair, 2001-2003)
Member – International Law Section, State Bar of California
Member – Foreign Trade Association of Southern California
Member – Women in International Trade Los Angeles (2000-2003)
Articles Editor – Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal
Author – Articles in California Apparel News, Hong Kong Lawyer, Inside Fashion (formerly Women’s Wear Daily Asia), ATTN: (USA-ITA publication)
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the State of California
Bar of the District of Columbia
Bar of the State of Missouri
United States Court of International Trade
THOMAS L. LOBRED
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001 - Present |
Of Counsel |
1992 - 2000 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters Chief, Value Branch |
1991 – 1992 |
World Customs Organization |
1973 – 1991 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters Sr. Attorney |
EDUCATION
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B.A., University of Maryland |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Chief, Value Branch, U.S. Customs Service (1992-2000)
Supervised Customs attorneys in creating major Customs/trade programs. Created NAFTA Regional Value Content rules. Organized preparation and teaching of major valuation training materials for APEC economies. Responsible for publication of Customs informed compliance documents and creation with annual updates of Customs Valuation Encyclopedia. Established and circulated internal newsletter for field personnel.
Negotiated valuation disputes on behalf of US Government. Result: Settlement of major valuation dispute in favor of US exporter; Cancellation by European Community of proposed regulatory change.
Represented US Government in WTO Accession talks with China and Russia. Result: Commitment by China to implement WTO Valuation Agreement on a timely basis.
Presented Customs Service positions on valuation to trade and bar associations, trade advisory groups, and judicial conferences, most recently at AAEI annual meeting in New York City (May 2000).
Elected by Technical Committee on Customs Valuation (Brussels) to serve two terms as Chairman.
Taught valuation to Customs personnel both internationally and domestically.
Analyzed and presented WTO Valuation Agreement implementation needs to developing countries.
Provided USTR with technical assistance on valuation issues.
Prior to 1991
Participated in negotiating and drafting of GATT Valuation Agreement (Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT), drafting of the implementing legislation (Trade Agreements Act of 1979), and promulgating of the resulting Customs regulations.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member – American Bar Association
Member – International Bar Association
Member – Missouri Bar Association
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the District of Columbia
Bar of the State of Missouri
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
DAVID R. OSTHEIMER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 - Present |
Of Counsel |
1977 - Present |
Partner |
1974 - 1977 |
Trial Attorney |
1973 – 1991 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters |
EDUCATION
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B.A., New York University, University Heights |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – American Association of Exporters and Importers
American Management Association
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Past Secretary and Director – National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Past Chairman Committee on Customs and International Trade – New York State Bar Association
Past Board of Director – American Association of Exporters and Importers
Member – New York County Lawyers’ Association - Customs Law Committee
Member – Customs and International Trade Bar Association - Committee on Administrative Practice
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the State of New York
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
New Jersey and United States District Court, District of New Jersey
SIDNEY H. KUFLIK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 - Present |
Of Counsel |
1979 - Present |
Partner |
1977 - 1979 |
Trial Attorney |
1973 – 1991 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters |
EDUCATION
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B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lecturer – American Association of Exporters and Importers
National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Past Vice President, Past Director – Customs and International Trade Bar Association
Member – New York State Bar Association
Member – New York County Lawyers’ Association - Committee of Foreign and International Law
Member – American Association of Exporters and Importers
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Bar of the State of New York
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States Supreme Court
CHARLES W. BALLARD – EXPORT COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
Responsibilities cover all aspects of export compliance, firm training including effective export and import compliance programs, ECCN and USML classifications, export control jurisdictional determination, Incoterms, commodity jurisdictions, technical assistance agreements and manufacturing license agreements, technology control plans, the Foreign Trade Regulations, supply chain security programs logistics, and other aspects of international trade. He worked in the high tech and defense industries managing various aspects of the supply chain and the export and import management systems for Texas Instruments, AMD, and Emerson.
JEROME M. GREENWELL – EXPORT COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
Responsibilities include export compliance, Census reporting, firm training programs, and other miscellaneous Customs and international trade matters. He recently retired as Chief of the Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division’s Regulations, Outreach, and Education Branch and Trade Division Ombudsman. He received the Department of Commerce’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals for leadership, including the development and implementation of the Automated Export System (AES) and the new Foreign Trade Regulations.
MICHAEL L. THOMAS – IMPORT COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
Responsibilities include overall import and trade regulatory compliance services, including strategic trade analysis, entry processing, trade preference program utilization, Foreign-Trade Zone programs, duty drawback, inventory systems, automation, Importer Self Assessment (ISA) program guidance, as well as C-TPAT supply chain integration and optimization. He is a licensed CPA & CHB with experience in maritime, international tax, import, foreign-trade zone, and trade related services, including experience in the petroleum and petrochemical industry.
LINDA D. KING – FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR
Responsibilities include foreign-trade zone activations, day-to-day operations training, development of inventory management controls, FTZ Operations Manual development, Customs documentation, special zone procedures, e-214, and government reporting requirements and processing; miscellaneous Customs and trade issues. She is experienced in foreign-trade zone management, and was the Foreign-Trade Zone Manager of FTZ No. 50, Long Beach, California; FTZ No. 153, San Diego, California; and FTZ No. 110, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
JOYCE L. POWERS – SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT
Responsibilities include development and updating of foreign-trade zone operations manuals, system design utilizing computerized documentation with special emphasis on large-scale manufacturing operations, on-site reviews for development of system design, preparation of Customs forms, zone activation, various Customs issues relating to the operational management of zones, and miscellaneous Customs and trade issues. She is experienced in foreign-trade zone management systems.
WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS – SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT
Responsibilities include classification, entry/clearance, antidumping/ countervailing duty issues, origin marking, Focused Assessments/Audits, Administrative Ruling requests, and other miscellaneous Customs and international trade matters. Retired from U.S. Customs and Border Protection where he served for nine (9) years as a Customs Inspector and twenty-nine (29) years as an Import Specialist.
RODNEY E. BAUM – LEGAL ASSISTANT
Responsibilities include Administrative Ruling requests, classification, export compliance, entry/clearance, Focused Assessments/Audits, origin marking, and other miscellaneous Customs, FTZ, and International Trade matters. Prior to joining the firm, he was a paralegal in the Government Contracts practice group of a large International law firm in Washington, D.C. where he worked on export compliance issues and audits for a variety of clients and industries.
BRENDA J. ZELLER – LEGAL ASSISTANT
Responsibilities include development and updating of foreign-trade zone operations manuals, on-site reviews for development of system design and day-to-day operations training, development of inventory management controls, FTZ audits, Customs documentation, various Customs issues relating to the operational management of zones, entry review audits, preparation of prior disclosures, import/export statistical reports, and miscellaneous Customs and international trade matters.