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
Megan Elizabeth Phillips President U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 435-6560 mphillips@swbell.net	The 2023-24 president of The Missouri Bar is Megan Phillips, a career law clerk with more than 17 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 was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1997. She served on the Board of Governors from 2008-10 and again since 2017. She is also 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 President-Elect Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com	The 2023-24 president-elect of The Missouri Bar is Shelly Dreyer. A trial lawyer and partner at Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm in Joplin, Dreyer handles litigation involving personal injury, automobile accidents, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and more. A Springfield native, she graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1997.
Athena Marie Dickson Vice President Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com	Athena Dickson is the 2023-24 vice president of The Missouri Bar. A partner at Siro Smith Dickson PC in Kansas City, Dickson focuses her practice on the areas of personal injury and employment discrimination. In addition to her time on Bar Board of Governors, she has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Well-being in the Profession as well as a co-chair of the board's Appointments Committee.
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin Immediate Past President Polsinelli Kansas City, MO (816) 753-1000 ltucker@polsinelli.com	Lauren Tucker McCubbin with Polsinelli in Kansas City is the immediate past president of The Missouri Bar. She earned her law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis 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.

Board Minutes/Notices

Appointment Vacancies

Board Policies

Member
Megan Elizabeth Phillips President U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 435-6560 mphillips@swbell.net
Shelly Christine Dreyer President-Elect Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
Athena Marie Dickson Vice President Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin Immediate Past President Polsinelli Kansas City, MO (816) 753-1000 ltucker@polsinelli.com
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director The Missouri Bar Jefferson City, MO (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Scott Sheridan Bethune Member Davis, Bethune & Jones Kansas City, MO (816) 421-1600 sbethune@dbjlaw.net
Jennifer Matthew Crompton Member Lexitas Saint Louis, MO 314-644-2191 jennifer.crompton@lexitaslegal.com
Syd Tippie Member Missouri Attorney General’s Office Springfield, MO (417) 423-0653 Syd.Tippie@ago.mo.gov

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