Brad Bishop graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1991. Brad then attended law school at the University of Oklahoma, where he served as an assistant editor for the Oklahoma Law Review. Brad graduated in the top 5% of his law school class and was inducted into the Order of the Coif, which is one of the highest honors a law school graduate can receive. Brad and his wife, Jill, live in Joplin with their children, Brady, Ben, Grace, and Ella. Brad and his family attend Forest Park Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and kids game leader. Brad also serves on the Board of Directors of Life Choices Medical Clinic and Resource Center. Brad enjoys golf, tennis, coaching his children’s various sports, and spending time with his family.
Tim Hayes graduated with honors from Evangel College in 1989. He grew up traveling with his parents, who are missionary evangelists with the Assemblies of God. After Evangel College, Tim attended law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia. While obtaining his Juris Doctorate, he was on the Dean’s List and was a finalist at the law school Moot Court Competition. Tim and his wife, Janis, live on a farm in Ozark with their children, Jess, Liz, Maddie, Gabby, and Jackson. Tim and Janis are active members of James River Assembly and enjoy working overseas on short-term missions projects. Tim is also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps. and has served our country in the Middle East in Operation Iraqi Freedom.