Jeffrey D. Fridkin, who is a partner at Grant Fridkin Perason, P.A., was named a Best Lawyer in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Real Estate Litigation Trusts and Estates Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise, and undergo an…
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Tim Garrison, ’03, named the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 2022 Outstanding Career Judge Advocate
Tim Garrison, ’03, is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. In 2021 he was appointed an appellate judge on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, and was recently selected by the Judge Advocates Association as the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 2022 Outstanding Career Judge Advocate. In his civilian capacity, Tim is a partner at Husch Blackwell…
BAMSL Award Named After Judge E. Richard Webber
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) announced that its annual Distinguished Lawyer Award will forever be named the Hon. E. Richard Webber Distinguished Lawyer Award after Judge Webber, ’67. The Distinguished Lawyer Award is the highest honor BAMSL awards. It is given annually to a lawyer who has made a great and lasting contribution to the St. Louis…
Kelly Collins, ’15, Appointed As Montgomery County (OH) Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
DAYTON, OH (07/11/2022) – Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Jr. announced that Kelly M. Collins has been appointed to the position of Assistant Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney. Collins received her law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law, in Columbia, Missouri, in 2015. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in 2012, majoring in…
Fridkin, ’80, named 2022 Florida Super Lawyer
Jeffrey Fridkin, of Grant Frdkin Perason, P.A., has been listed as a Super Lawyer for seventeen consecutive years. He has been board certified in business litigation (since 1997) and in civil trial (since 1996) by The Florida Bar and is Chair of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of…
John Risvold, ’12, Named Partner at The Collins Law Firm
John Risvold, ’12, joined The Collins Law Firm as an associate attorney in 2017. Since that time he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for injured victims of negligence in courtrooms throughout the state. John represents injured people and their families in personal injury and wrongful death matters, including car accidents, commercial vehicle and semi-truck crashes, nursing…
Kelly Broniec, ’96, appointed to sit on Missouri Supreme Court for a docket
Kelly Broniec, ’96, was appointed by Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Wilson to sit with the Court on March 22, 2022 to hear two cases. Broniec was sitting for Judge Brent Powell, also of Mizzou Law 1996, who had a conflict in those cases.…
Strobel, ’13 and Lucas, ’13 Promoted to Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Shook, Hardy & Bacon attorneys Chris Strobel and Liz Lucas, both 2013 graduates of Mizzou Law, have been promoted to partner. Both Chris and Liz practice Intellectual Property…
Skaer, ’74, chosen for “Women of Mining” exhibit in the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Laura Skaer, ’74, was just chosen as one of 15 women included in the “Pioneering the Field: Women of Mining” temporary exhibit at the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. Skaer is a natural resources policy adviser and attorney. Women were nominated from all over the country who have a wide variety of experience in the mining industry. The…
Riley Coy, ’18, Joins Dentons Davis Brown
Riley W. Coy advises business owners and real estate investors with legal issues surrounding corporate matters, transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, real estate, and financing. Clients appreciate the results-driven and cost-effective approach Riley utilizes. Before joining Dentons, Riley practiced at Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. as a litigator. “The firm’s expertise in business matters is beyond compare,” said Riley Coy, “The…