Washington University School of Law,
J.D., 1985
University of Missouri-Columbia,
A.B., with honors, 1981
Illinois
Missouri
Colorado USDC
Illinois USDC, Southern District
Missouri USDC, Eastern District
US Ct Appeals, 4th Circuit (Covers MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
US Ct Appeals, 7th Circuit (Covers IL, IN, WI)
US Ct Appeals, 8th Circuit (Covers AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
US Ct Appeals, 11th Circuit (Covers AL, FL, GA)
US Ct Appeals, Federal Circuit
US Supreme Ct
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
1985-Present
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), 2013-2025
Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters), 2012-2015
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 1992-present
General Counsel, 2018-2024
Associate, 1985-1992
Dudley is an Assistant General Counsel for the firm.
(Argued and On Brief)
(Argued and On Brief)
(Argued and On Brief)
Crown Operations Intern., Ltd. v. Solutia Inc., 289 F.3d 1367 (C.A.Fed. (Wis.) 2002)
National Bank of Commerce v. Dow Chemical Co., 165 F.3d 602 (C.A.8 (Ark.) 1999)
(Argued and On Brief)
(Argued and On Brief)
State ex rel. The Upjohn Co. v. Dalton, 829 S.W.2d 83 (Mo. App. E.D. 1992)
Kemner v. Monsanto Co., 576 N.E.2d 1146 (Ill.App. 5 Dist. 1991)
State ex rel. Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA v. Ryan, 777 S.W.2d 247 (Mo. App 1989)
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