Meet your new Board of Governors: Lauren Horsman, District 1
Lauren Horsman was recently elected to represent District 1 on the Missouri Bar Board of Governors, including Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Sullivan, and Worth counties. The board is comprised of 45 lawyers elected by their peers to represent their respective geographical areas.
Horsman is the founder of Horsman Law LLC in Chillicothe, where she focuses on general practice with an emphasis on family law and civil litigation. She earned her J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law.
Horsman answered the following questions to help constituents get to know her.
What made you interested in serving on the Board of Governors?
“The Board of Governors provides an opportunity to connect with attorneys from across the state and in varied practice areas. I appreciate how the board brings together attorneys to collaborate on ways to best serve our profession and the public.”
What part of being on the board are you most excited about?
“I am looking forward to meeting other governors from across the state as well as diving into issues facing our profession — especially those faced by attorneys practicing in rural Missouri.”
What do you want the lawyers you represent to know?
“District 1 is a varied area ranging from cities with many attorneys to counties with very few attorneys. Having first practiced law in the Kansas City area before returning to my hometown of Chillicothe, I can appreciate the aspects of practice encountered by both the urban and rural attorneys in my district. I want attorneys to know that I am here to listen to them and be a voice within the Board of Governors to better enhance the practice of law in our unique part of the state.”
What do you value most about The Missouri Bar and its mission?
“It's incredibly important that The Missouri Bar has a goal of improving the profession for practicing lawyers but also improving the knowledge and understanding of the practice of law for the general public. The legal profession is often misunderstood or mischaracterized in the media, or simply from a lack of knowledge, and I appreciate how the bar is proactively looking to engage the public by speaking in schools and otherwise making the law accessible.”
Why did you want to become a lawyer?
“I wanted to become an attorney for many reasons. Every day, and every case, brings new challenges, and I enjoy the opportunity to tailor legal arguments to each one. I also appreciate the position that lawyers hold within a community and the ability to impact others in a meaningful way.”
Is there anything else you would like members of the bar to know about you?
“I enjoy and appreciate the collegiality of my colleagues in the legal profession, and I hope to continue to grow and foster those relationships.”
Learn more about the Board of Governors here.