Missouri Lawyers Media to honor 25 Unsung Heroes

It takes more than lawyers to make a law firm run smoothly. Jurors might see attorneys winning big cases for their clients in a courtroom, but those wins wouldn’t be possible without the work of paralegals, legal secretaries, librarians and a host of other staff working behind the scenes.

For the third year in a row, Missouri Lawyers Media celebrates those legal-support professionals who go above and beyond for their organizations, whether by promoting the firm through successful marketing plans, lining up expert witnesses, or modernizing computer software.

Meet our 25 Unsung Heroes for 2018, click the category name for full profiles:

Accounting

Tama Byrnes, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, program accountant

Diane Frost, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, finance coordinator

Firm Administrator

Rosalie Borgardts, Wendt Law Firm, firm administrator/paralegal

Lynnette Crady, Missouri State Public Defender System, administrative assistant

Kathy Herr, Ketchmark & McCreight, office manager

Mary Hoffman, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, director of administration

Mary Jennings, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, chief human resources and operations strategist

Information Technology

Nicole “Nicki” Clayton-Voyles, HeplerBroom, office administrator

Legal Marketing

Stephanie Dorssom, Husch Blackwell, digital marketing manager

Martha Perry, Brown & Crouppen, media buyer

Alexandra Schenk, Capes Sokol, marketing director:

Legal Secretary

Kim Aiello, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, legal administrative assistant

Janet Briscoe, Stinson Leonard Street, legal administrative assistant

Gina McCauley, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, legal administrative assistant

Kim Sutton, Goldblatt + Singer, medical relations manager

Office Manager

Stephanie Perry, Casey & Devoti, legal secretary/paralegal

Paralegal

Krista Adey, Rasmussen Dickey Moore, paralegal

Sarah Czeschin, Martin Leigh, Missouri Foreclosure Team lead

Kate Feigenbutz, Dowd Bennett, paralegal

Twyla Gause, Morrow Willnauer Church, paralegal

Carole Hillis, Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, nurse consultant/paralegal

Melissa Miller, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris, paralegal

Erin Nolan, Nolan Law Firm, office Manager/paralegal

Brian Pierce, Michael Horn Attorney, paralegal

Darren Thomas, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, staff paralegal