Bevis Schock is a lawyer in solo practice in Saint Louis. He founded the Shrink Missouri Government PAC, which challenged the constitutionality of Missouri's campaign finance limits before the United States Supreme Court in 2000. He also brought a challenge to the plaintiff's attorney's fees in the tobacco litigation of the late 1990s. He serves on the board of directors of the Shakespeare Festival of Saint Louis. In his day-to-day work he handles a broad array of matters including civil rights, real estate, personal injury and criminal. He received a B.A. in history from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.