Sep. 18, 2020

Featured LLM Alumna: Paula M. Young

Paula Marie Young had been practicing law since 1982 before she came to Mizzou Law in 2001 to get her LLM. Young grew up in St. Louis, Mo., and had stayed in her hometown to get degrees in political science and law from Washington University, where she graduated in the top 20 percent of her law class. “I graduated from Wash U in 1982,” Young said. “My first job was with the largest law firm in Oklahoma doing oil and gas law.” In 1991, Young joined McCarthy, Leonard, Kaemmerer, Owen, Lamkin & McGovern, L.L.C., becoming a partner during her 11…

Sep. 18, 2020

Featured LLM Alumna: Cynthia Alkon

Cynthia Alkon, LLM ’02, is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Criminal Law, Justice, and Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. Originally from San Francisco, Alkon received a BA in international relations from San Francisco State University and her JD from University of California Hastings. She had been practicing for 10 years and was living and working in Albania when Alkon decided she wanted to learn more about dispute resolution. “I hadn’t been thinking about going back to school,” Alkon said. “But the dispute resolution program looked interesting. I emailed the late Professor Tim…