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Debbie S. Champion, Rynearson Suess Schnurbusch & Champion
Staff Report//May 14, 2026//
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Debbie Champion has practiced for 37 years as a defense-side trial attorney across a broad variety of case types, building deep expertise in evidence and procedure. She said she considers herself “a trial attorney at heart,” drawn to jury behavior and the human side of disputes.
Champion has served as president of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, is a fellow of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and a member of Litigation Counsel of America and American College of Trial Lawyers.
She anticipates the industry moving toward fewer jury trials, fewer qualified trial lawyers and higher rates for properly trained advocates and sees AI as a useful tool for litigators but not one that will eliminate the practice.
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