October 11, 2024

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Erin Webber

By Anna Sago Growing up with her father, then a state court judge in Memphis, Mo., Erin Webber, ’96, remembers a different kind of dinnertime chats: pre-trial conferences. “He was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to handle a lot of cases around the state that were tricky. He was… Read More

September 23, 2024

LLM Alumni Spotlight — Meet Mamello Victoria Kanapi

Discovering a fulfilling career path and obtaining the education to pursue that path can be a multi-year journey for many people. With the assistance of the University of Missouri School of Law LLM in Dispute Resolution program, Mamello Victoria Kanapi, ’24, managed to do both in less than two years. … Read More

September 23, 2024

LLM Alumni Spotlight — Meet Mnotho Ngcobo

Growing up in South Africa, Mnotho Ngcobo, ’22, always knew he wanted to work in the U.S., though he was unsure of whether he wanted to pursue a profession in the field of law or education. As a Mizzou Law LLM graduate, and newly appointed assistant professor of law… Read More

September 23, 2024

LLM Alumni Spotlight — Meet Jose Abel Quezada

Jose Abel Quezada, ’24, has known that he wanted to dedicate his life to solving legal disputes with alternative dispute resolution (ADR) since he began his career as a law clerk working on complex arbitration cases. Now working in ADR as an associate at Cacheaux, Cavasos & Newton in his… Read More

September 4, 2024

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Kristen Evans

Going into law school at the University of Missouri, Kristen Evans, ’22, already had her eyes on a coveted position after graduation: a federal clerkship. “I felt that it would be really resourceful to do,” Evans said. “[Judicial clerks] gain a lot of knowledge about how the courts work, and… Read More

August 12, 2024

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Keesha-Lu Abrahams-Mitra

by Anna Sago As the first female senior vice president and general counsel at State Farm, Keesha-Lu Abrahams-Mitra, ‘89, still finds herself relying on a skill she learned on her very first day of law school at Mizzou. “My very first day of law school — civil procedure,” Abrahams-Mitra said,… Read More

March 12, 2024

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Russell ’83, Named a USA Today Woman of the Year

Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Russell ’83, has been named a 2024 Woman of the Year by USA Today. Read about her honor here: https://www.usatoday.com/women-of-the-year-2024.

March 5, 2024

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Maggy Carlyle

Growing up, Maggy Carlyle ’11, was always surrounded by football. She remembers cheering first for the Dallas Cowboys and later for the Chiefs after she and her family moved to Kansas City. After receiving a degree in strategic communications from the University of Missouri and spending time working as a… Read More

February 22, 2024

Reaching Remarkable Heights: The Women of the Mizzou Law Class of 1996

The achievements of the women of the Mizzou Law class of 1996 have shone brightly this year: Kelly Broniec earned a Missouri Supreme Court appointment in 2023 making her one of six Mizzou Law alumni on the Missouri Supreme Court. Her appointment also contributed to making the Missouri… Read More

January 25, 2024

Two Mizzou Law Alumni Win 2024 Geyer Awards

Caleb Jones ’07, executive vice president and CEO of the Missouri Electric Cooperatives; and Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer ’09, will be recognized with Geyer Awards at a ceremony held at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion  February. Each year, the Mizzou Alumni Association presents the Geyer Awards to those who exemplify the dedication… Read More