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Gov. Mike Parson appointed Judge Heather R. Cunningham as circuit judge for the St. Louis County Circuit Court.

Chris Weiss has joined Spencer Fane’s Springfield office as an of-counsel attorney in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group. 

Chad S. Stockel has joined HeplerBroom as an associate attorney in the firm’s St. Louis office. 

Gov. Mike Parson appointed Krista Peyton as an associate circuit judge in St. Louis County. 

Meg McCollister was named as regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7, which covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nine tribal nations.

Beau Jackson of Husch Blackwell has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce.

Lewis Brisbois has added Christi L. Coleman to the firm’s labor and employment practice and Michael P. McGinley to its government relations practice. Both are partners based in the firm’s Madison County, Illinois office.

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt has moved its office to 700 W. 47th Street, Suite 410 in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.

Dion Sankar is now chief deputy prosecutor in Jackson County. Working under Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, Sankar replaces Daniel Nelson, who now works at Spencer Fane’s Kansas City office.

The Missouri Department of Social Services announced that Jefferson County Circuit Judge Darrell Missey has been named as director of the Children’s Division. 

The St. Louis Community Foundation is accepting applications due Jan. 31 for an award that provides up to $50,000 for an eligible assistant prosecuting attorney to repay federal and institutional loans.