2024 BENCH-BAR & BOARDROOM CONFERENCE AWARDS
Deans of the Trial Bar
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Jerome E. Brant
Withers, Brant, Igoe & Mullennix, P.C.
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Marie L. Gockel
Bratcher Gockel Law, LC
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Jim Griffin
Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC
Barons of the Boardroom
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Sandra T. Hawley
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
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Leonard Searcy, II
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Distinguished Counselors
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Athena Dickson
Siro Smith Dickson PC
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Jill Kanatzar
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe L.C.
Thomas J. Conway Award
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Jack T. Hyde
Wagstaff & Cartmell
Sly James Diversity and Inclusion Award
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Hon. Martina L. Peterson
Municipal Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri –
Kansas City Municipal Division
Hon. Kelly J. Moorhouse Dedication to Children Award
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Robert E. Gordon
Gordon Law Firm, LLC
Hon. Matt J. Whitworth Trial Excellence Award
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James R. Hobbs
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
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James R. Wyrsch
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
Young Lawyer of the Year Award
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Lauren Dollar
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Past BBBC Award Recipients
51st Annual Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference Honorary Chairs
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Hon. Beth Phillips
U.S. Courts - Western District of Missouri
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Hon. Lajuana M. Counts
U.S. Courts - Western District of Missouri
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Hon. Gary D. Witt
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
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Hon. Karen Krauser
7th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri -Clay County
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Hon. Jerri J. Zhang
16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri - Jackson County
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Hon. Jalilah Otto
16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri - Jackson County
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Hon. Jacquelyn Rokusek
10th Judicial Circuit Court of Kansas - Johnson County
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Hon. Charles J. Droege
10th Judicial District Court of Kansas - Johnson County