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
Shelly Christine Dreyer President Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com	The 2024-25 president 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 President-Elect Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com	Athena Dickson is the 2024-25 president-elect 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.
Jennifer Matthew Crompton Vice President Unglesby & Crompton Saint Louis, MO (314) 916-5599 jen@ucjustice.com	Jennifer Crompton is the 2024-25 vice president of The Missouri Bar. A trial lawyer and operating as COO at Unglesby & Crompton in St. Louis, Crompton has extensive civil and criminal litigation experience, having tried more than 40 jury trials and countless bench trials over her career. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching courses on mediation and trial advocacy. She graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 2004.
Megan Elizabeth Phillips Immediate Past President U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 244-7424 megan_phillips@moed.uscourts.gov	The 2024-25 immediate past 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.

Board Minutes/Notices

Appointment Vacancies

Board Policies

Member
Shelly Christine Dreyer President Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
Athena Marie Dickson President-Elect Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com
Jennifer Matthew Crompton Vice President Unglesby & Crompton Saint Louis, MO (314) 916-5599 jen@ucjustice.com
Megan Elizabeth Phillips Immediate Past President U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 244-7424 megan_phillips@moed.uscourts.gov
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director The Missouri Bar Jefferson City, MO (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Douglas Blair Harris Member Harris, Harris, Sommer and Peppard, LLC Warrensburg, MO (660) 747-8131 lawguymo@gmail.com
Scott Andrew Robbins Member Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, LC Poplar Bluff, MO (573) 686-2459 scott@kkrylawfirm.com
Joan Marie Swartz Member Joan M. Swartz, LLC Maplewood, MO (314) 471-2032 jms@jmsllc.com

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