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In 2020, award winners, lawyers running into trouble and — of course, COVID-19 — drew the most attention from readers on molawyersmedia.com. Here are the 10 most-viewed stories on our website in the past year.

Of all of the admirable traits Jackson County Deputy County Counselor Ashley N. Garrett has shown throughout her career, perseverance has to be atop the list. In her five years with the Jackson County Counselor’s office, Garrett has tried three ...

In her 30 years working for Kansas City, recently retired City Attorney Cecilia Abbott has compiled an impressive list of career highlights, not the least of which has been a persistent push to help other women succeed in the city’s ...

Like many successful attorneys, Ida S. Shafaie said she knew from an early age she wanted to be involved in the law. Not too many of those attorneys created artwork to show that, however. “At some point in elementary school, ...

Kara S. Hofman-Johnson took a slightly unusual path to her current position as counsel for the juvenile division of the 30th Circuit Court.

Throughout her impressive career in the court system, the drive to help children has played a major role for Kathy S. Lloyd.

For Melissa Schopfer, working as a litigator and leading an asbestos trial team has given her a chance to combine two of her professional passions, teaching and the law.

In the 11 years since she left law school, Rachel Stahle already has made quite a name for herself.

After spending more than a decade as a successful prosecuting attorney for the city of St. Joseph, Rebecca L. Spencer decided it was time to go all-out for a longtime goal of hers.

Get Judge Sandra Farragut-Hemphill talking about her career, and through the many highlights, one subject is certain to come up: service.

For someone who has risen to a top job in her city’s planning and development department, Springfield Economic Development Director Sarah Kerner’s career path certainly hasn’t followed much of a blueprint.