Mike Bartolacci, ’88, has been named a 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Trusts and Estates Law by The Best Lawyers in America. He is a partner at Thompson Coburn LLP in St. Louis, leading the Estates and Trusts Division. He has extensive experience handling probate and trust litigation for both fiduciaries and…

Gray, Ritter & Graham attorney Maurice Graham, ’62, has been named the Best Lawyers in America 2021 Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs St. Louis “Lawyer of the…

Gray, Ritter & Graham attorney Don M. Downing, ’82, has been named the Best Lawyers in America 2021 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs St. Louis “Lawyer of the…

Region VIII of the National Bar Association (NBA) has elected Dentons partner Karen Jordan, ’00, as director. This position also serves on the NBA Board of Governors. Jordan, a member of Dentons’ Corporate practice based in the St. Louis office, advises clients on debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, investments, high-value procurements and other key corporate matters. She also…

Jeffrey D. Fridkin, ’80, is included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the metropolitan area of Fort Myers, Fla., in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates. Fridkin also was recognized as the 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation-Real Estate. Only a single…

The Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards selection committee has chosen Norma Jackson, ’11, Thompson Coburn, among its 21 honorees. The Diversity & Inclusion Awards recognize attorneys, firms and organizations for significantly advancing diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all people in Missouri’s legal profession and in communities in which exceptional legal work impacts justice for…

The Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards selection committee has chosen Al W. Johnson, ’81, New Covenant Legal Services, among its 21 honorees. The Diversity & Inclusion Awards recognize attorneys, firms and organizations for significantly advancing diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all people in Missouri’s legal profession and in communities in which exceptional legal work impacts justice…

The Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards selection committee has chosen J.Y. Miller, ’96, Husch Blackwell, among its 21 honorees. The Diversity & Inclusion Awards recognize attorneys, firms and organizations for significantly advancing diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all people in Missouri’s legal profession and in communities in which exceptional legal work impacts justice for…

The Missouri Lawyers Media 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards selection committee has chosen Kimberly J. Norwood, ’85, Washington University School of Law, among its 21 honorees. The Diversity & Inclusion Awards recognize attorneys, firms and organizations for significantly advancing diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all people in Missouri’s legal profession and in communities in which exceptional legal work impacts…

Shannon Shy, ’88, recently returned to the Pentagon after two years of service in Kabul, Afghanistan as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Legal Officer, Afghanistan Ministry of Defense and one year as the Director of the Rule of Law – Defense section, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan.  At the Pentagon, Shannon is the Senior Counsel (Land Use) in…