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
Athena Marie Dickson President Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com	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 President-Elect Crompton Pancoast Saint Louis, MO (314) 916-5599 jcrompton@cromptonpancoast.com	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 Vice President Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, LC Poplar Bluff, MO (573) 686-2459 scott@kryhlaw.com	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 Immediate Past President Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com	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.

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Athena Marie Dickson President District 12 Kansas City, MO (816) 471-4881 adickson@sirosmithdickson.com
Jennifer Matthew Crompton President-Elect District 11 Crompton Pancoast Saint Louis, MO (314) 916-5599 jcrompton@cromptonpancoast.com
Scott Andrew Robbins Vice President District 7 Kennedy, Robbins, Yarbro & Henson, LC Poplar Bluff, MO (573) 686-2459 scott@kryhlaw.com
Shelly Christine Dreyer Immediate Past President District 5 Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 dreyershelly@gmail.com
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 Young Lawyer Representative 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 mdabby.esq@gmail.com
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@ace.aaa.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
Joseph Anthony Gagnon Member District 1 Gagnon Law Firm, LLC Plattsburg, MO (816) 336-2260 joe@gagnonlawfirm.com
Alexa Noelle Hillery Member District 11 Casey, Devoti & Brockland Saint Louis, MO (314) 421-0763 ahillery@caseydevoti.com
Lauren Anne Horsman Member District 1 Horsman Law LLC Chillicothe, MO (660) 240-9999 lhorsman.attorney@gmail.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 District 10 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
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 Lillian.mehler@gmail.com
Max Edward Mitchell Member District 3 Max E. Mitchell, Attorney at Law Sedalia, MO (660) 473-1826 maxmitchell1969@gmail.com
Hon. Corey Ray Moon Member District 2 Judiciary Monticello, MO (573) 767-5352 corey.moon@courts.mo.gov
Jeremiah Joseph Morgan Member District 4 Missouri Attorney General's Office Jefferson City, MO (573) 751-1800 Jeremiah.Morgan@ago.mo.gov
Christa Barber Moss Member District 12 United States Attorney's Office Kansas City, MO (816) 426-3112 christa.moss@usdoj.gov
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
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
Joan Marie Swartz Member District 9 Joan M. Swartz, LLC Maplewood, MO (314) 471-2032 jms@jmsllc.com
Andrew Keegan Tinney Member District 5 Dreyer & Tinney Joplin, MO (417) 782-6822 keegan@dreyertinney.com
Syd Tippie Member District 10 Federal Bureau of Prisons Springfield, MO (417) 837-1710 Stippie@bop.gov
Bethany Rae Turner Member SOUTHERN DISTRICT Turner Law Firm LLC West Plains, MO (417) 204-5725 bethany@turnerlawmo.com
Mr. Bharat Varadachari Member District 11 HeplerBroom, LLC Saint Louis, MO (314) 480-4153 bharat.varadachari@heplerbroom.com
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