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.

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Megan Elizabeth Phillips President District 11 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri St. Louis, MO (314) 435-6560 mphillips@swbell.net
Shelly Christine Dreyer President-Elect District 5 Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
Athena Marie Dickson Vice President District 12 Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin Immediate Past President District 12 Polsinelli Kansas City, MO (816) 753-1000 ltucker@polsinelli.com
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director / Secretary District 4 The Missouri Bar Jefferson City, MO (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Betsy Ledgerwood AuBuchon Clerk of the Supreme Court / Treasurer District 4 Supreme Court of Missouri Jefferson City, MO betsy.aubuchon@courts.mo.gov
Whitney L. Fay YLS Representative Young Lawyer Representative Swanson Bernard Kansas City, MO (816) 410-4600 wfay@swansonbernard.com
Amy Elise Bender Levy Member District 9 Paule Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. St. Louis, MO (314) 244-3661 abender@pcblawfirm.com
Scott Sheridan Bethune Member District 12 Davis, Bethune & Jones Kansas City, MO (816) 421-1600 sbethune@dbjlaw.net
Matthew C. Casey Member District 11 Casey, Devoti & Brockland St. Louis, MO (314) 421-0763 mcasey@caseydevoti.com
Lauren Christein Collins Member District 9 Saint Louis, MO (314) 523-6977 collins.lauren@aaamissouri.com
Hon. Michael Joseph Colona Member District 11 Civil Courts Building Saint Louis, MO (314) 622-4362 mikecolonalaw@gmail.com
Jennifer Matthew Crompton Member District 11 Lexitas Saint Louis, MO 314-644-2191 jennifer.crompton@lexitaslegal.com
Hon. Charles Dennis Curless Member District 5 Lamar, MO (417) 682-2636 charles.curless@courts.mo.gov
Christopher David Dandurand Member District 12 Gorny Dandurand, LC Kansas City, MO (816) 756-5056 chris@gornylawfirm.com
Michael Patrick Downey Member District 9 Downey Law Group LLC Saint Louis, MO (314) 961-6644 mdowney@downeylawgroup.com
J. Brent Dulle Member District 9 Husch Blackwell LLP St. Louis, MO (314) 345-6191 brent.dulle@huschblackwell.com
Douglas Blair Harris Member District 3 Harris, Harris and Sommer, LLC Warrensburg, MO (660) 747-8131 doug@warrensburglaw.com
Joshua Lynn Hill Member District 4 Newman Comley & Ruth P.C. Jefferson City, MO (573) 634-2266 hillj@ncrpc.com
Amy Renee Jackson Member WESTERN DISTRICT Siro Smith Dickson PC Kansas City, MO (816) 204-4739 ajackson@sirosmithdickson.com
Robert Edward Jones Member District 9 Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe PC Saint Louis, MO (314) 725-8788 rejones@chgolaw.com
Amanda Pennington Ketchum Member District 12 Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox, P.C. Kansas City, MO (816) 714-3066 aketchum@dysarttaylor.com
Andrew Stephan Lyskowski Member District 6 Bergmanis Law Firm, LLC Camdenton, MO (573) 346-2111 alyskowski@ozarklawcenter.com
Hon. Tracey A. Mason-White Member District 1 Sullivan County Circuit Clerk Milan, MO (660) 265-3303 Tracey.Mason-White@courts.mo.gov
Karen Renee McCarthy Member District 9 The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co. St. Louis, MO (314) 640-7680 krmccarthy@thebarplan.com
Mira Mdivani Member District 12 Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm Kansas City, MO (913) 317-6200 mmdivani@uslegalimmigration.com
Michael Lee Miller Member District 10 Mid-Missouri Bank Springfield, MO (417) 890-3300 mmiller@midmobank.com
Hon. Corey Ray Moon Member District 2 Judiciary Monticello, MO (573) 767-5352 corey.moon@courts.mo.gov
Christa Barber Moss Member District 12 United States Attorney's Office Kansas City, MO (816) 426-3112 christa.moss@usdoj.gov
Erica Lynn Mynarich Member District 10 Cantin Mynarich LLC Springfield, MO (417) 831-6363 erica@cantinmynarich.com
Kate Elizabeth Noland Member District 8 Noland Law Firm Liberty, MO (816) 781-5055 kate@nolandlawfirm.com
Phyllis Anne Norman Member District 12 Norman and Graves KANSAS CITY, MO (816) 895-8985 phyllis@ngkclaw.com
Jason Arthur Paulsmeyer Member District 4 Schreimann, Rackers & Francka, L.L.C. Jefferson City, MO (573) 619-1449 jap@srfblaw.com
Thomas John Porto Member District 12 The Popham Law Firm Kansas City, MO 816-512-2617 tporto@pophamlaw.com
Jason Keith Rew Member District 8 Oswald Rew LLC Blue Springs, MO (816) 229-8121 jrew@or-law.com
Scott Andrew Robbins Member District 7 Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC Poplar Bluff, MO (573) 686-2459 scott@kkrylawfirm.com
Bryan Joseph Sanger Member District 11 Mandel and Mandel St. Louis, MO (314) 621-1701 bryan@mandelmandel.com
Patricia Marie Scaglia Member District 8 Scaglia Law Firm, LLC Independence, MO (816) 221-7224 tricia@scaglialaw.com
Hon. Jason Mark Sengheiser Member District 11 Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis St. Louis, MO (314) 622-4822 jason.sengheiser@courts.mo.gov
Sander Clay Sowers Member District 15 Lear Werts LLP Columbia, MO (573) 875-1991 sowers@learwerts.com
John Marvin Spencer Member District 1 Tieman, Spencer & Hicks, LLC Saint Joseph, MO (816) 279-3000 john.spencer@tshhlaw.com
Joan Marie Swartz Member District 9 Joan M. Swartz, LLC Maplewood, MO (314) 471-2032 jms@jmsllc.com
Syd Tippie Member SOUTHERN DISTRICT Missouri Attorney General’s Office Springfield, MO (417) 423-0653 Syd.Tippie@ago.mo.gov
Carl Matthew Ward Member District 13 The Law Office of Carl M. Ward Washington, MO (636) 390-0070 c.ward@stldwis.com
Mark James Welker Member District 7 Prosecuting Attorney of Cape Girardeau County Jackson, MO (573) 243-2430 mjwelker@capecounty.us
Casey Franklin Wong Member EASTERN DISTRICT Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Saint Louis, MO (314) 498-9174 caseyfwong84@gmail.com
Eric Joseph Wulff Member District 14 Burke, Wulff, Flach, Luber & Briscoe, LLP St. Charles, MO (636) 947-1122 ewulff@501Lawfirm.com