Devon Vincent, ’15, joined the St. Louis office of HeplerBroom as an associate. She focuses her practice on the defense of complex business litigation matters, including asbestos, toxic torts, premises liability, and product liability. Before this move, she worked as an assistant circuit attorney in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office where she handled all phases of the litigation process…

Matthew T. Schelp, ’96, was nominated by President Donald Trump for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Schelp is a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP in St. Louis, where his practice focuses on government compliance, investigations, and litigation. Before joining Husch Blackwell, he served for nearly a decade as an assistant U.S. attorney…

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced the hire of former Missouri Public Services Commissioner Daniel Hall, ’93, to help facilitate the further expansion of wind power throughout the Midwest. In his new role of Central Region Director, Electricity and Transmission Policy, Hall will lead AWEA’s transmission and wholesale electricity markets work in the region. AWEA defines the “Central Region”…

Meghan Lewis, ’09, was named a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix. Lewis’s practice in the Kansas City office focuses on insurance coverage and bad faith defense, appellate advocacy, personal injury defense and legal malpractice…

Larry Hall, ’11, has been named a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix. He focuses on product liability and business litigation in the St. Louis…

Andrew J. Smolik, ’10, was elected a shareholder at Polsinelli in the St. Louis office. Smolik is in Polsinelli’s corporate and transactional practice who advises public and private clients on a wide range of business matters. His practice centers on advising clients on business acquisitions and early stage investing. He focuses on helping clients identify new opportunities and solutions, anticipate…

Joshua N. Corman, ’06, has joined the law firm of Shea Moskovitz & McGhee as attorney. Corman brings a wealth of criminal trial experience including legal expertise in cases involving violent crimes, traffic and drug offenses, DUIs, domestic violence, burglary and more. His experience as a prosecutor has given him a rare understanding of how the system works, how cases…

Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. (CECB) is pleased to announce that Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers magazine announced John M. Carnahan, III, ’74, as among the top attorneys in Missouri for 2019. Carnahan focuses his practice in the areas of tax and estate planning, corporate, real estate, financial institutions, and business succession planning. The selections for the Super Lawyers list are…

Kate Nolen, ’06, was among the 2019 Up & Coming Mentor Honorees recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in October. Nolen, who is of counsel at Lathrop Gage, participates in the Denise Henning Connections Program in Kansas City. Operated in connection with the Association for Women Lawyers Foundation, Connections has featured classes of five mentors and five mentees who rotate among…

Day Al-Mohamed, ’03, is an attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor. She is featured in the October 29, 2019, American Bar Association’s “Lawyer Spotlight.” The Lawyer Spotlight is a feature that highlights an attorney with a disability who is an asset to the profession. Participants come from all practice areas and all work environments. Al-Mohamed, who is visually impaired,…