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…
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Haynes joins Amazon Global Operations
After several years at Boeing, Major Mark I. Haynes Jr., USAF (Reserve), ’12, has accepted a managerial leadership position with Amazon where he will provide legal consultation on labor and employment policy to Amazon leaders across Amazon Global…
Asel retires from bench
The Honorable Jodie Asel, ’75, retired in June from the 13th Judicial Circuit in Boone and Callaway counties in Missouri. Read more about Asel’s career in the Columbia…
Albus appointed as Circuit Judge
On March 6, Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced the appointment of Thomas Albus, ’97, as Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in St. Louis County. He will fill the Circuit Judge vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Gloria Clark Reno. He was sworn in on April 24, 2020. Before becoming a judge, Albus served as First Assistant…
Hodges named membership chair for YLD of BAMSL
Tamar E. Hodges, ’17, an associate at Husch Blackwell in Jefferson City, was named membership chair of the Young Lawyer Division of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. BAMSL held a virtual swearing-in ceremony for its 2020-21 officers on May 1, 2020. The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) “seeks to maintain the highest professional standards among attorneys to…
Beussink appointed associate circuit judge
Alan Beussink, ’06, was appointed associate circuit judge for the 32nd Judicial Circuit by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Beussink was been a partner in Whiffen & Beussink in Sikeston, Mo. He is filling the position left open by the departure of the Hon. Scott E.…
Lynch appointed Newton County Prosecuting Attorney
William P. Lynch, ’13, was appointed the Newton County prosecuting attorney in May 2020. The Newton County office is in Neosho, Mo. He had been serving as the interim after Jake Skouby, ’87, was appointed associate circuit judge for the 40th Judicial Circuit in February 2020. Before his position in Newton County, Lynch was an assistant prosecuting attorney in Jasper…
Jackson-Williams joins Rogers, Ehrhardt & Weber
Kayla Jackson-Williams, ’16, joined Rogers | Ehrhardt in Columbia, Mo., as an associate attorney. Previously she was an assistant public defender for the Missouri State Public Defender’s office for two years. Jackson-Williams specializes in litigation, insurance law, estate planning, business services and criminal…
Luetkemeyer among Ingram’s 40 Under 40 in Kansas City
Lucinda Luetkemeyer, ’11, is among Ingram’s “40 Under 40” in Kansas City for 2020. There probably aren’t many attorneys under 40 who have had two cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court based on arguments they have presented. But Lucinda Luetkemeyer, a partner at Kansas City-based law firm Graves Garrett LLC, has as part of the team that filed amicus briefs…
Barrientos among Ingram’s 40 Under 40 for 2020
Brittany Barrientos, ’09, is among Ingram’s “40 Under 40” in the Kansas City area for 2020. A partner at Stinson LLP, Barrientos specializes in environmental law. The Westwood resident has experience dealing with the specialty “across the regulatory transactional and litigation spectrums,” according to her company biography, experience that has given her a deep understanding of the complexities of the…