Please join us for Mizzou Law Day! Friday, February 28 All events are at the State Historical Society of Missouri 605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201 All Law Day events are complimentary for Mizzou Law alumni and their guests. Law Day Events Distinguished Alumni Luncheon from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. for Mizzou Law graduates 1989 and prior. Reception from…
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Featured Alumni: Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, part 2
In a continuation of our interview with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, we spoke with their attorneys about their prosecuting careers. Of their 41 attorneys, 21 are Mizzou Law graduates. If you missed the first part, check it out here. What made you want to work at the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office? Dane A. Rennier (‘13) Persons Unit The idea…
Featured Alumni: Greene County Prosecutor’s Office
This month’s Featured Alumni piece is a special two-part interview with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office in Springfield, Missouri. Of their 42 attorneys, 23 are Mizzou Law graduates including two recent additions Heather Booth and Cat Cojocaru. Here, they tell us about their time at MU Law and provide advice for prospective, current and graduated students. Why did you choose…
Featured Alumnus: Jeffrey McCarther
For Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey McCarther, choosing Mizzou Law was a homecoming of sorts. After going to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, to study economics for undergrad, McCarther was ready to return home. Though the pull of staying around Chicago was strong, McCarther knew he wanted to eventually reside in his native Kansas City. At Mizzou Law, McCarther said…
Featured Alumna: Larissa Tiller
Class of 2019 graduate Larissa Tiller recently accepted a position in the U.S. Coast Guard Direct Commission Lawyer program. She will begin officer’s training in New London, Connecticut, and then continue to the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. “I went to law school because I wanted to serve as an attorney in the military,” Tiller said. “I thought…
Featured Alumnus: Roger Baron
Roger Baron was born in raised in Jefferson City, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1976. Fresh out of school, he began his career working as a staff attorney with the Missouri Public Service Commission back in his home town. After practicing in Missouri for nine years, Baron decided to move to Texas where…
Featured Alumna: Tamar Hodges
Although a St. Louis native, Tamar Hodges was living in Atlanta and working as a registered nurse at a Level 1 trauma center when she decided to pursue a JD. Hodges wanted to work in healthcare in a new way – by guiding medical professionals and organizations through complex healthcare regulatory issues. However, as Hodges began looking at law schools,…
Featured Alumnus: Charles R. Wall
Charles R. Wall graduated from the University of Missouri Law School in 1970. During his third year, lawyers from Shook, Hardy & Bacon interviewed on campus and he accepted an associate position in the Kansas City office. In 1990, Wall moved to New York to work at Altria Group and lived outside of Missouri for the first time since his…
Twelve Alumni Honored with ICON Awards
Twelve Mizzou Law alumni were recognized with the ICON Award from Missouri Lawyers Media on May 31. The award recognizes distinguished men and women age 60 and older for their notable, sustained success and strong leadership within and outside the field of law. The Mizzou Law honorees are: John Fox Arnold, ’61, shareholder, Lashly & Baer Robert Blitz, ’73, founding…