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
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
President
Law Office of Megan Phillips
St. Louis, MO
(314) 435-6560
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
Shelly Christine Dreyer
President-Elect
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
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
Athena Marie Dickson
Vice President
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
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
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Immediate Past President
Polsinelli
Kansas City, MO
(816) 753-1000
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
Megan Elizabeth Phillips
President
District 11
Law Office of Megan Phillips
St. Louis, MO
(314) 435-6560
Shelly Christine Dreyer
Shelly Christine Dreyer
President-Elect
District 5
Dreyer & Tinney Law Firm
Joplin, MO
(417) 782-6822
Athena Marie Dickson
Athena Marie Dickson
Vice President
District 12
Kansas City, MO
(816) 471-4881
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Lauren Elyse Tucker McCubbin
Immediate Past President
District 12
Polsinelli
Kansas City, MO
(816) 753-1000
Mischa Buford Epps
Mischa Buford Epps
Executive Director / Secretary
District 4
The Missouri Bar
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 635-4128
Betsy Ledgerwood AuBuchon
Betsy Ledgerwood AuBuchon
Clerk of the Supreme Court / Treasurer
District 4
Supreme Court of Missouri
Jefferson City, MO
Whitney L. Fay
Whitney L. Fay
YLS Representative
Young Lawyer Representative
Swanson Bernard
Kansas City, MO
(816) 410-4600
Monique D. Abby
Monique D. Abby
Member
EASTERN DISTRICT
City of St. Louis Circuit Attorneys Office
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 622-4021
Amy Elise Bender Levy
Amy Elise Bender Levy
Member
District 9
Paule Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C.
St. Louis, MO
(314) 244-3661
Scott Sheridan Bethune
Scott Sheridan Bethune
Member
District 12
Davis, Bethune & Jones
Kansas City, MO
(816) 421-1600
Matthew C. Casey
Matthew C. Casey
Member
District 11
Casey, Devoti & Brockland
St. Louis, MO
(314) 421-0763
Lauren Christein Collins
Lauren Christein Collins
Member
District 9
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 523-6977
Hon. Michael Joseph Colona
Hon. Michael Joseph Colona
Member
District 11
Civil Courts Building
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 622-4362
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Jennifer Matthew Crompton
Member
District 11
Lexitas
Saint Louis, MO
314-644-2191
Hon. Charles Dennis Curless
Hon. Charles Dennis Curless
Member
District 5
Lamar, MO
(417) 682-2636
Christopher David Dandurand
Christopher David Dandurand
Member
District 12
Gorny Dandurand, LC
Kansas City, MO
(816) 756-5056
Michael Patrick Downey
Michael Patrick Downey
Member
District 9
Downey Law Group LLC
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 961-6644
J. Brent Dulle
J. Brent Dulle
Member
District 9
Husch Blackwell LLP
St. Louis, MO
(314) 345-6191
Douglas Blair Harris
Douglas Blair Harris
Member
District 3
Harris, Harris and Sommer, LLC
Warrensburg, MO
(660) 747-8131
Joshua Lynn Hill
Joshua Lynn Hill
Member
District 4
Norris Keplinger Hicks & Welder LLC
Leawood, KS
(913) 663-2000
Amy Renee Jackson
Amy Renee Jackson
Member
WESTERN DISTRICT
Siro Smith Dickson PC
Kansas City, MO
(816) 204-4739
Robert Edward Jones
Robert Edward Jones
Member
District 9
Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe PC
Saint Louis, MO
(314) 725-8788
Amanda Pennington Ketchum
Amanda Pennington Ketchum
Member
District 12
Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox, P.C.
Kansas City, MO
(816) 714-3066
Andrew Stephan Lyskowski
Andrew Stephan Lyskowski
Member
District 6
Bergmanis Law Firm, LLC
Camdenton, MO
(573) 346-2111
Hon. Tracey A. Mason-White
Hon. Tracey A. Mason-White
Member
District 1
Sullivan County Circuit Clerk
Milan, MO
(660) 265-3303
Karen Renee McCarthy
Karen Renee McCarthy
Member
District 9
The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co.
St. Louis, MO
(314) 640-7680
Mira Mdivani
Mira Mdivani
Member
District 12
Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
Kansas City, MO
(913) 317-6200
Michael Lee Miller
Michael Lee Miller
Member
District 10
Mid-Missouri Bank
Springfield, MO
(417) 890-3300
Hon. Corey Ray Moon
Hon. Corey Ray Moon
Member
District 2
Judiciary
Monticello, MO
(573) 767-5352
Christa Barber Moss
Christa Barber Moss
Member
District 12
United States Attorney's Office
Kansas City, MO
(816) 426-3112
Erica Lynn Mynarich
Erica Lynn Mynarich
Member
District 10
Cantin Mynarich LLC
Springfield, MO
(417) 831-6363
Kate Elizabeth Noland
Kate Elizabeth Noland
Member
District 8
Noland Law Firm
Liberty, MO
(816) 781-5055
Phyllis Anne Norman
Phyllis Anne Norman
Member
District 12
Norman and Graves
KANSAS CITY, MO
(816) 895-8985
Jason Arthur Paulsmeyer
Jason Arthur Paulsmeyer
Member
District 4
Schreimann, Rackers & Francka, L.L.C.
Jefferson City, MO
(573) 619-1449
Thomas John Porto
Thomas John Porto
Member
District 12
The Popham Law Firm
Kansas City, MO
816-512-2617
Jason Keith Rew
Jason Keith Rew
Member
District 8
Oswald Rew LLC
Blue Springs, MO
(816) 229-8121
Scott Andrew Robbins
Scott Andrew Robbins
Member
District 7
Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC
Poplar Bluff, MO
(573) 686-2459
Bryan Joseph Sanger
Bryan Joseph Sanger
Member
District 11
Mandel and Mandel
St. Louis, MO
(314) 621-1701
Patricia Marie Scaglia
Patricia Marie Scaglia
Member
District 8
Scaglia Law Firm, LLC
Independence, MO
(816) 221-7224
Hon. Jason Mark Sengheiser
Hon. Jason Mark Sengheiser
Member
District 11
Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
(314) 622-4822
Sander Clay Sowers
Sander Clay Sowers
Member
District 15
Lear Werts LLP
Columbia, MO
(573) 875-1991
John Marvin Spencer
John Marvin Spencer
Member
District 1
Tieman, Spencer & Hicks, LLC
Saint Joseph, MO
(816) 279-3000
Joan Marie Swartz
Joan Marie Swartz
Member
District 9
Joan M. Swartz, LLC
Maplewood, MO
(314) 471-2032
Syd Tippie
Syd Tippie
Member
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Springfield, MO
(417) 423-0653
Carl Matthew Ward
Carl Matthew Ward
Member
District 13
The Law Office of Carl M. Ward
Washington, MO
(636) 390-0070
Mark James Welker
Mark James Welker
Member
District 7
Prosecuting Attorney of Cape Girardeau County
Jackson, MO
(573) 243-2430
Eric Joseph Wulff
Eric Joseph Wulff
Member
District 14
Burke, Wulff, Flach, Luber & Briscoe, LLP
St. Charles, MO
(636) 947-1122