Dr. Willis is a State Farm agent and law/insurance instructor at Metropolitan Community College. Prior to joining State Farm and MCC, Dr. Willis was in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Group and worked in its Omaha legal office. Previously, he was an associate with Fraser Stryker PC LLO.
 
He received his bachelor's degree from Grinnell College, earned a law degree from the University of Iowa (where he was senior managing editor of the Iowa Law Review), and obtained a doctor in education degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Upon graduating from law school, Dr. Willis clerked for the Hon. Henry T. Wingate, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He has insurance, law, securities, and mortgage licenses in Nebraska and Iowa. He has earned the RICP®, CAP®, and ChFC® professional designations from The American College of Financial Services.
 
Recently, Dr. Willis drew upon his legal, business, and teaching experience to author a treatise, Nebraska Business and Commercial Law (LexisNexis Matthew Bender 2025), as a source for judges and practitioners.
 
Dr. Willis has long been involved with several professional and community organizations, including the Greater Omaha Chamber (Past Executive Committee Member), Urban League of Nebraska (Board Member and Past Board Chair), Omaha Children's Museum (Past Board Chair), Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center (Past Board President), and Omaha Public Library (Past Trustee). 
 
He has received several recognitions, including the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Chair's Dedicated Service Award, Leadership Omaha Class 36, Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award, 100 Black Men of Omaha Man of Honor Award, State Farm Outstanding Community Engagement Award, Nebraska State Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, and Nebraska State Bar Association Award of Appreciation.