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Kirsten Byrd
Staff Report//September 9, 2013
Partner, Husch Blackwell, Kansas City
PRACTICE AREA: Financial services litigation
LAW SCHOOL: University of Iowa
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? Going to trial with my legal hero, Larry McMullen.
WHO IS YOUR LEGAL HERO? Larry McMullen.
YOUR FAVORITE U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE? William Brennan.
YOUR LEAST-FAVORITE CLASS IN LAW SCHOOL? Tax Law.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Losing control.
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Travel, study foreign languages, cooking, and gardening.
IF YOU HADN’T BECOME A LAWYER, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? Teacher.
ONE THING MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I played the drums in the high school marching band and jazz band!
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUNG LAWYERS? Hard work and enthusiasm is half the battle.
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