David McCoid, ’68, was featured in The Iowa Lawyer’s “Spotlight on Service” in November 2018. He has been a solo practitioner in Mount Pleasant, Ia., since his admission to the Iowa Bar more than 50 years ago. The article shares how his service to his profession, his family and his community is “an integral part of David McCoid’s DNA.” In…
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Daniels Honored by Corporate Directorship Association
Michael Daniels, ’73, was honored recently by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the 2019 NACD Directorship 100 – a list of the most influential leaders in the boardroom and corporate governance community. Daniels is a board member for CACI International Inc., which provides information solution and services in support of national security missions and government transformation…
Dryer Joins Burr & Forman’s Nashville Office
Kirk Dryer, ’12, joined the Nashville, Tenn., office of Burr & Forman as counsel. Dryer joins the Lending Practice Group where his practice encompasses a wide range of commercial real estate transactions for local, regional, national and international clients, including developers, lenders, pension funds, real estate investment trusts, telecommunication companies, property managers and brokers. Dryer joins Burr & Forman after most recently…
Brett Emison Installed as President of Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Brett Emison, ’02, partner at Langdon & Emison, was named president of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) at the organization’s annual convention. MATA is Missouri’s only association dedicated to protecting the 7th Amendment constitutional right to a trial by jury. Emison has been an active member of MATA over the past two decades, and has served in a…
Peebles graduates from the Heart of America Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Andy Peebles, ’15, who practices with the law firm of Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. in Springfield, has graduated from Class I of the Heart of America Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Peebles successfully completed three two-day sessions over six months; the in-depth educational presentations on trust and estate law were taught…
Norris Joins Polsinelli P.C. in Kansas City
Jessica Norris, ’02, joined Polsinelli PC as a shareholder in the Corporate and Transactional practice. Norris has a full range of experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances and commercial lending transactions and commercial lending transactions, including senior and mezzanine. Norris represents private equity funds in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and also serves as outside counsel to companies…
McCarther receives Thomas J. Conway Award from KCMBA
Jeffrey McCarther, ’09, received the Thomas J. Conway Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) at its annual Bench and Bar Conference in May 2019. Named for the late Thomas J. Conway, this award was founded in 2001 and recognizes a young trial lawyer with courage and zeal for the client, the constructive use of demonstrative evidence, a…
Freeman joins Spencer Fane in Cape Girardeau
Ross Freeman, ’16, has joined the Cape Girardeau law office of Spencer Fane LLP as an associate attorney. His practice focuses on general commercial litigation and business law. Before entering private practice, he served as a law clerk for Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri. He provides pro bono legal services…
Hodges Joins Husch Blackwell’s Jefferson City Office
Tamar E. Hodges, ’17, recently joined Husch Blackwell’s healthcare practice as an associate in the firm’s Jefferson City office. Hodges earned her J.D. from Mizzou Law and her B.S. in nursing from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Before attending law school, she worked as a registered nurse at nationally-ranked hospitals in both St. Louis and Atlanta. Hodges received a 2019…
Al-Shathir Elected a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel
Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir, ’03, shareholder of St. Louis-based Capes Sokol, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. Membership in ACTC, a prestigious professional association established in 1981, is reserved for an elite group of tax attorneys in recognition of their exceptional reputations and contributions to the field of tax…