MoveMakers & NewsMakers for June 29, 2022

St. Louis | Other States

St. Louis

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC announces that Calvin Lynch has joined the firm’s St. Louis office as an associate in its business services practice group.

Lynch advises clients on corporate tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation and dissolution, and tax controversy. He specializes in providing tax solutions to partnerships, corporations, and individuals, and he has experience representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Missouri Department of Revenue, and the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Before joining Greensfelder, Lynch served as an associate at another St. Louis-based firm. During law school, he was a member of the Tax and Transactional Law Society and served as an assistant managing editor of the Journal of Dispute Resolution. He previously  served as a congressional intern with the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015.

Lynch earned his LL.M. in taxation from Northwestern University School of Law, his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, and his B.A. in history and political science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Emily Elam, John Hickey and Sandra J. Keys were all unanimously elected as new members of the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Board of Directors to serve two-year terms. Elam is a senior vice president and assistant general counsel in Citi’s U.S. Personal Banking Group.  Hickey is a member with Lewis Rice where he serves on the firm’s Appellate Committee. Keys is a community advocate with broad experience and will represent client needs.

At the June 16 meeting, the board also elected Judge T. Bennett Burkemper as president. He succeeds Maria V. Perron as president. Other new officers include Paula Finlay as vice president and Christina Fletcher as an at-large member of the executive committee.

“We welcome our new members who will help Legal Services to continue moving forward as we respond to the growing needs of the communities,” stated Executive Director and General Counsel Daniel K. Glazier.

Other States

 David P. (Dave) Mudrick, a labor arbitrator and hearing officer, recently moved to Naples, Florida, but he continues to hear cases virtually or in person in Missouri and Kansas. His contact information can be found on his website, Mudrick Arbitration and Mediation, LLC.