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Charli Steed has joined Spencer Fane’s tax, trusts and estates practice group as an associate in the Springfield office.

Former longtime attorney for the city of St. Joseph Lisa Robertson is returning to the position after serving as city attorney for nearly six years in Topeka, Kansas.

Bridget M. Findley and Greer S. Lang have joined Kutak Rock’s Kansas City office as of-counsel.

Kelvin Fisher has joined Sandberg Phoenix’s Kansas City office as counsel.

Gary W. Lynch of Bolivar has been elected by the Court of Appeals Southern District as its next chief judge.

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Visitors to courthouses in Jackson County and St. Louis are still required to mask up after the Missouri Supreme Court rescinded its operational directives June 15 in response to declining COVID-19 cases statewide.