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) 565-7113 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 Law Office of Megan Phillips St. Louis, MO (314) 435-6560 mphillips@swbell.net	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.

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Shelly Christine Dreyer President District 5 Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
Athena Marie Dickson President-Elect District 12 Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com
Jennifer Matthew Crompton Vice President District 11 Unglesby & Crompton Saint Louis, MO (314) 565-7113 jen@ucjustice.com
Megan Elizabeth Phillips Immediate Past President District 11 Law Office of Megan Phillips St. Louis, MO (314) 435-6560 mphillips@swbell.net
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director / Secretary District 4 The Missouri Bar Jefferson City, MO (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Betsy Ledgerwood Clerk of the Supreme Court / Treasurer District 4 Supreme Court of Missouri Jefferson City, MO betsy.ledgerwood@courts.mo.gov
Johnny Lee Boyer YLS Representative District 5 Legal Aid Services of Western Missouri Joplin, MO (417) 782-1650 jboyer@lawmo.org
Monique D. Abby Member EASTERN DISTRICT City of St. Louis Circuit Attorneys Office Saint Louis, MO (314) 622-4021 abbym@stlouiscao.org
Amy Elise Bender Levy Member District 9 Paule Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. St. Louis, MO (314) 244-3661 abender@pcblawfirm.com
Scott S. 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 Saint Louis, MO (314) 421-0763 mcasey@caseydevoti.com
Michael Ryan Cherba Member District 9 Riezman Berger, P.C. St. Louis, MO (314) 727-0101 mrc@riezmanberger.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 michael.colona@courts.mo.gov
Brandon Lee Corl Member District 12 Holman Schiavone, LLC Kansas City, MO 816-283-8738 bcorl@hslawllc.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 12 Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC Kansas City, MO (816) 268-9400 jhill@sakg.com
Alexa Noelle Hillery Member District 11 Casey, Devoti & Brockland Saint Louis, MO (314) 421-0763 ahillery@caseydevoti.com
Amy Renee Jackson Member District 12 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
Jacqueline Violeta Ledezma Member SOUTHERN DISTRICT Greene County Prosecutor's Office Springfield, MO JLedezmaRuelas@greenecountymo.gov
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
Mira Mdivani Member District 12 Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm Kansas City, MO (913) 317-6200 mmdivani@uslegalimmigration.com
Lillian Mehler Member WESTERN DISTRICT Independence, MO (818) 926-8165 Lillian.mehler@gmail.com
Hon. Corey Ray Moon Member District 2 Judiciary Monticello, MO (573) 767-5352 corey.moon@courts.mo.gov
Ashley Janel Moore Member District 11 Moore Legal LLC Saint Louis, MO (314) 497-0473 Ajmlegalstl@gmail.com
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 Missouri Farm Bureau Jefferson City, MO (573) 893-1587 jason.paulsmeyer@mofb.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, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, 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
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 District 10 Federal Bureau of Prisons Springfield, MO (417) 837-1710 Stippie@bop.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
Eric Joseph Wulff Member District 14 Burke, Wulff, Flach, Luber & Briscoe, LLP St. Charles, MO (636) 947-1122 ewulff@501Lawfirm.com