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.
MemberBiography
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
President
Law Office of Megan Phillips
St. Louis, MO
(314) 435-6560
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
Shelly Christine Dreyer
President-Elect
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
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
Athena Marie Dickson
Vice President
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
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
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Immediate Past President
Polsinelli
Kansas City, MO
(816) 753-1000
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.
Member
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
President
Law Office of Megan Phillips
St. Louis, MO
(314) 435-6560
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Shelly Christine Dreyer
President-Elect
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
Athena Marie Dickson
Athena Marie Dickson
Vice President
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Immediate Past President
Polsinelli
Kansas City, MO
(816) 753-1000
Mischa Buford Epps
Mischa Buford Epps
Executive Director
The Missouri Bar
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 635-4128
Scott Sheridan Bethune
Scott Sheridan Bethune
Member
Davis, Bethune & Jones
Kansas City, MO
(816) 421-1600
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Member
Lexitas
Saint Louis, MO
314-644-2191
Syd Tippie
Syd Tippie
Member
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Springfield, MO
(417) 423-0653

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