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James E. Bird, senior partner in Polsinelli’s Kansas City office, has been named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Armstrong Teasdale recently added three associate attorneys.

FOCUS St. Louis has selected 12 lawyers and law-firm staff for its 2021-22 Leadership St. Louis class, which comprises 73 individuals from the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

René Morency has joined Sandberg Phoenix’s Clayton office as an associate in the firm’s business and business litigation practice groups.

The Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers recognized three attorneys with awards at its annual conference June 3-5 in Branson.

Visitors to courthouses in Jackson County and St. Louis are still required to mask up after the Missouri Supreme Court rescinded its operational directives June 15 in response to declining COVID-19 cases statewide.

Polsinelli Shareholder Lilian Davis has been honored with an Energy Award by Girls On the Run St. Louis. The award is the highest honor given by the organization.

Gov. Mike Parson has named Spencer Bartlett to the Administrative Hearing Commission.

McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan has reaffirmed its leadership team and added two associates.

Kerry Feld has been named as president of the Saint Louis Bar Foundation for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 bar years.

Armstrong Teasdale has elected four partners to the governing board of the firm, as well as three partners to the committee responsible for the allocation of compensation to firm equity partners.