Our Leadership

The officers of The Missouri Bar consist of the president, the president-elect, the vice president, and the immediate past president. They, along with one representative from each of the three Missouri Court of Appeals districts, make up the organization's executive committee. All members of the executive committee are members of the Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar, the policy-making body elected by the members of the state bar.

Member	Biography
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin President Polsinelli Kansas City, MO (816) 753-1000 ltucker@polsinelli.com	The 2022-2023 president of The Missouri Bar is Lauren Tucker McCubbin with Polsinelli in Kansas City. She earned her law degree from Washington University School of Law and has served on the Board of Governors since 2014. Her practice is concentrated on insurance recovery counseling and litigation in connection with all types of insurance. She also represents the firm’s business, financial, and health care clients in complex commercial litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.
Megan Elizabeth Phillips President-Elect U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 244-7424 megan_phillips@moed.uscourts.gov	The president-elect of The Missouri Bar is Megan Phillips, a career law clerk with more than 15 years of public service in state appellate and federal trial courts. She is also an adjunct instructor at Saint Louis University School of Law. She earned her law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and has served on the Board of Governors from 2008-2010 and again since 2017. She is a past co-chair the Joint Commission on Women in the Profession, established by the Supreme Court of Missouri and The Missouri Bar.
Shelly Christine Dreyer Vice President Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com	Shelly Dreyer is vice president of The Missouri Bar. A trial lawyer and partner at Stricklen, Dreyer & Tinney in Joplin, Dreyer handles litigation involving personal injury, automobile accidents, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and more. A Springfield native, Dreyer graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1997.
John William Grimm Immediate Past President The Limbaugh Firm Cape Girardeau, MO (573) 335-3316 jgrimm@limbaughlaw.com	The immediate past president of The Missouri Bar is John Grimm with the Limbaugh Law Firm in Cape Girardeau. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and has served on the Board of Governors since 2010. He has an active trial practice in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, insurance coverage and defense, business, real estate and employment litigation. Grimm is also an experienced mediator and former circuit judge.

Board Minutes/Notices

Appointment Vacancies

Board Policies

Member
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin President Polsinelli Kansas City, MO (816) 753-1000 ltucker@polsinelli.com
Megan Elizabeth Phillips President-Elect U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 244-7424 megan_phillips@moed.uscourts.gov
Shelly Christine Dreyer Vice President Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
John William Grimm Immediate Past President The Limbaugh Firm Cape Girardeau, MO (573) 335-3316 jgrimm@limbaughlaw.com
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director The Missouri Bar Jefferson City, MO (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Michael Lee Miller Member Mid-Missouri Bank Springfield, MO (417) 890-3300 mmiller@midmobank.com
Kate Elizabeth Noland Member Noland Law Firm Liberty, MO (816) 781-5055 kate@nolandlawfirm.com
Hon. Jason Mark Sengheiser Member Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis St. Louis, MO (314) 622-4822 jason.sengheiser@courts.mo.gov

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