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
Athena Marie Dickson
Athena Marie Dickson
President
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
Athena Dickson is the 2025-26 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.
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
President-Elect
Crompton Pancoast
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 916-5599
Jennifer Crompton is the 2025-26 president-elect of The Missouri Bar. A trial lawyer and operating as COO at Crompton Pancoast 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.
Scott Andrew Robbins
Scott Andrew Robbins
Vice President
Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, LC
Poplar Bluff, MO
(573) 686-2459
Scott Robbins is the 2025-26 vice-president of The Missouri Bar. He has practiced law in Poplar Bluff since 1996, offering practical, honest guidance to individuals, businesses, and rural communities across Southeast Missouri. His practice focuses on rural utilities, real estate, business and commercial law, workers' compensation, and probate and estate planning.
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Immediate Past President
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
Shelly Dreyer is the immediate past president of The Missouri Bar. 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.
Member
Athena Marie Dickson
Athena Marie Dickson
President
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
President-Elect
Crompton Pancoast
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 916-5599
Scott Andrew Robbins
Scott Andrew Robbins
Vice President
Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, LC
Poplar Bluff, MO
(573) 686-2459
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Immediate Past President
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
Mischa Buford Epps
Mischa Buford Epps
Executive Director
The Missouri Bar
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 635-4128
Hon. Michael Joseph Colona
Hon. Michael Joseph Colona
Member
Civil Courts Building
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 622-4362
Jacqueline Violeta Ledezma
Jacqueline Violeta Ledezma
Member
Greene County Prosecutor's Office
Springfield, MO
Christa Barber Moss
Christa Barber Moss
Member
United States Attorney's Office
Kansas City, MO
(816) 426-3112

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