Cordell & Cordell, an international domestic litigation law firm focusing on representing men in family law cases, recently named Kim Gray, ’02, among six new partners to join the firm’s leadership team. Gray is in the Kansas City office of the firm. During law school, she worked in the Family Violence Clinic and served as Guardian ad Litem for children…

Brad Bodamer, ’80, who has 39 years of experience as a commercial litigator, joined Graves Garrett LLC in Kansas City in early 2021. He has represented many notable companies, including Cerner Corporation, Lloyd’s of London, Adidas, Westar Energy, Golden Living, QuikTrip, and 7-Eleven. Prior to joining Graves Garrett, Brad earned a well-regarded reputation in the local, regional, and national legal…

Tucker Ellis LLP announced that it has promoted eight of its attorneys to counsel effective January 1, 2021. Among those promoted was Drew Kemp, ’13. Kemp defends manufacturers of industrial and consumer products in state and federal courts across Missouri and Illinois. He also works on national and local defense counsel teams in mass tort litigation, represents clients in contract…

Lawrence County (Mo.) Presiding Circuit Judge Jack A.L. Goodman, ’98, has been appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, by Gov. Mike Parson. Goodman, 47, succeeds Dan Scott, of Joplin, who is retiring at the end of the year. “It’s an honor to be selected by the governor,” Goodman said, noting there was a strong panel of finalists.…

Shane Blank, ’13, has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Blank joins the USAO after most recently serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.…

Capes Sokol is pleased to announce that Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir, shareholder, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The ABF limits membership to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the ABF board. The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that…

Governor Mike Parson appointed William M. Corrigan, Jr., ’85, as Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit.  He will fill the circuit judge vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable John Warner, Jr. Corrigan, of St. Louis, currently serves as a partner at Armstrong Teasdale…

On October 22, Governor Mike Parson appointed William P. Devoy, ’94, as Associate Circuit Judge for the 9th Judicial Circuit that serves Sullivan, Linn and Chariton counties. He fills the associate circuit judge vacancy created by the death of the Honorable Scot T. Othic, ’90. Devoy, of Brookfield, was most recently an attorney at Elson & Devoy,…

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, announced in August that shareholder Erin Webber (Denver) will become president and managing director of the firm, effective January 2021, for an eight-year term. Webber succeeds Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, who served as co-presidents and co-managing directors since 2013. “It’s been our honor to lead the firm these…

Kevin R. Kemper, PhD ’06, JD ’07, received the FOI Oklahoma’s Marian Opala First Amendment Award. The award, named for the late state Supreme Court justice, “recognizes individuals who have promoted education about or protection of the individual rights guaranteed by the First…