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Amanda L. Grellner will receive the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ 2026 Prosecutor of the Year award for her service over the past year.Grellner has served as the elected prosecuting attorney for Osage County since 2002. A graduate …

Hon. W. Ann Hansbrough and Hon. Michael E. Gardner will be honored with The Missouri Bar’s 2026 Theodore M. McMillian Judicial Excellence Awards for their exceptional work in the judiciary.Established by The Missouri Bar Board of Governors in 2004, …

2025-2026 Missouri Bar President Athena Dickson awarded Deborah Dodge and Laurence R. Tucker with the 2026 President’s Award for their dedication and leadership on the Missouri Judicial Performance Review Committee.

In honor of her dedication to helping her community, Danielle R. Drake will receive this year’s Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Tom Cochran Community Service Award. The Tom Cochran Community Service Award recognizes a member of The Missouri Bar …

Sarah Phillips, with the Missouri State Public Defender, will receive this year’s Liberty Bell Award, presented by The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section.The Liberty Bell Award acknowledges a non-lawyer or non-legal organization engaged in public …

For her inspirational work in family law, Barbara Glesner Fines will receive the Roger P. Krumm Family Law Award.

Hon. Martina Peterson will receive this year’s Missouri Bar Diversity Champion Award for her dedication to inclusion and gains toward increasing the retention, advancement, and promotion of diversity in the legal profession.

Gregory M. Goodwin, T.J. Matthes, and Tracy Spradlin will receive this year’s Lon O. Hocker Awards for their commendable work as trial lawyers. 

Paul L. Brusati, Andrew J. Clarke, and Robert Schaeffer were honored with the 2026 Hon. David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award for their exceptional appellate work.

Hon. Charles E. Atwell, Hon. Don E. Burrell Jr., and Hon. Anthony Rex Gabbert will be recognized for their contributions toward increasing the quality of justice.

For their exceptional professionalism as Missouri lawyers, Hon. Bill Corrigan and David L. Steelman will receive the 2026 Missouri Bar Foundation Purcell Professionalism Award. 

Julia Chaney Faughn will receive the 2026 Missouri Bar Foundation W. Oliver Rasch Award.

If you know someone who is making a positive impact on the overall well-being of Missouri lawyers and the legal profession, nominate them for one of the Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program awards by Aug. 15.The James T. Britt Memorial Award is …

Do you know an outstanding bankruptcy lawyer who deserves recognition? Nominate them for the 2026 Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Award! The Missouri Bar Financial Services & Insolvency Law Committee established the Michael R. Roser …

Each year, The Missouri Bar presents five awards to lawyers or law firms across the state that demonstrate exemplary pro bono service.  Presented in October during National Pro Bono Week, four of the awards are …

Do you know a lawyer who demonstrates a true commitment to an inclusive legal profession and helps increase the retention, advancement, and promotion of lawyers across multiple dimensions of diversity? Nominate them for the 2026 Diversity …

The Missouri Bar Family Law Committee is seeking nominations for the Roger P. Krumm Family Law Award by June 15.  The annual award honors a family law lawyer who has demonstrated an exceptional degree of competence, skill, …

Many individuals have gone above and beyond to teach the next generation about civics — giving students the confidence to engage in democracy. But some stand out among the rest, and these are the ones we want to …

Do you know a non-lawyer or non-legal organization that has helped Missourians by promoting the advancement of justice? What about a Missouri lawyer who has shown outstanding commitment to community service activities? The Missouri Bar Young …

The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the Purcell Professionalism and Spurgeon Smithson awards. Nominate exceptional lawyers you think should be recognized by May 22.  Named after 1968-69 Missouri Bar President …

The Missouri Bar Foundation is seeking nominations for the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy and the Lon O. Hocker awards. Nominate the individuals you think deserve these prestigious awards by Feb. 15.   The David J. Dixon Appellate …

The Missouri Bar congratulates the following individuals for receiving awards in 2025 for their work to improve the legal profession, administration of justice, and the law on behalf of the public. Read about this year’s awardees at …

David W. Sweeney received this year’s James T. Britt Memorial Award in recognition of his work to advance the cause of relief and recovery for impaired lawyers and his pioneering contributions to the overall well-being of lawyers in Missouri.The …

Amy Rebecca Johnson received this year’s Warren Welliver Award in recognition of the way she has exemplified compassion and concern for lawyers in Missouri during the past year.The Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program established this annual …

Ellen K. Haynes will receive this year’s Dorothy Kaiser Award in recognition of her contributions in the field of chemical dependency, recovery, and continuing, compassionate care for lawyers and pioneering contributions to the overall well-being of …

Luke Jackson, Anthony Meyer, Marisa Alexis No, Monica K. Spier, and Sarah Webb Elfrink are The Missouri Bar’s 2025 Pro Bono Award recipients, recognizing their commitment to serving their communities and dedication to ensuring equal access to legal …

Scott J. Goldstein recently received this year’s Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Award.The Missouri Bar Financial Services & Insolvency Law Committee presents this award each year to a lawyer who manifests the highest standard of …

Each year at the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar, the outgoing Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council chair presents the YLS Chair Awards. The awards are given to exceptional members who enrich the council and the message of The Missouri Bar …

Maggie McConville was presented with the Young Lawyers’ Section JoEllen Engelbart Award at the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar in September. The award honors the late JoEllen Engelbart, who was chair-elect of the council when she died in …

William R. Bay and Scott A. Robbins will receive the 2025 President’s Awards from 2024-2025 Missouri Bar President Shelly Dreyer in celebration of their contributions and dedication to The Missouri Bar and the legal community.BayA graduate of the …