Photos: 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards

Joan Swartz and others check in before the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Honorees John Schirger, Joseph Feierabend, and Matthew Lytle talk together before lunch at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Kim West takes a picture of honoree Mitch Wood at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

R J Young and Maria Neely look over the poster of award honorees at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Susan Jones looks though the Missouri Lawyers Media magazine at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Willie Jordan, Nancy Jordan and Vernon Betts have a moment together before the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Angela Quigless (from left), Ann-Marie Clarke and Dr Rosalyn Miles share a conversation before the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

People check in at the registration table before the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Derek Good and Sean Flaherty talk at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Gary Burger congratulates Joan Swartz on winning the Lawyer of the Year award at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Feb. 9, 2023, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis (Photo by T.L. Witt)

Joan M. Swartz, named the Lawyer of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Media, speaks at the 2023 Missouri Lawyers Awards event in St. Louis. (Photo by T.L. Witt)