Looking back at the nearly 20 years since she left law school, Teresa Young sees a fair amount of progress in the number of women and minorities rising through the ranks at law firms. She’s a big reason why Brown ...
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Pete Woods traces the roots of his deep community service to the family dinner table in 1970s University City. With a newspaper union president for a father and a mother, Harriett Woods, who would rise from the U City Council ...
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When Vincent D. Reese made the leap from one of St. Louis’ largest law firms to Mickes O’Toole in 2016, he did so knowing the move potentially could afford him greater leadership opportunities. What he didn’t expect was just how ...
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As a refugee who arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina just before starting high school, Narcisa Przulj knows what it is like to face challenges. “Being somebody from another country and of a different culture and just being a woman in ...
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Polsinelli’s CEO Chase Simmons is clear about his firm’s goals. “We’re trying to keep diversity and inclusion top of mind throughout the organization,” he said. That can be seen in the numbers. The firm’s summer associate class this year is ...
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Earlier this year, St. Louis firm Mickes O’Toole took on a new designation: On Jan. 1, the firm became a minority-owned law firm. Managing Partner Vincent D. Reese said he believes the firm, which has 20 attorneys, is the largest ...
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As the mother of a black son who was 13 at the time, Pamela Meanes always felt the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown was personal — even as she used her platform as president of the nation’s largest ...
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A little more than a year after joining her firm, Patricia Llanos knew she had to address a tough situation. After hearing from other colleagues of color about what she called “less than desirable” issues, Llanos sought to form a ...
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Stephanie Hosler is no joyless mercenary of the law; she’s actually in love with the practice of mergers & acquisitions. “A lot of times you hear about lawyers being all about fighting and litigating,” said Hosler, who is a partner ...
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Luz María Henríquez grew up in Fontana, California, with her parents, who were undocumented immigrants from Mexico. She watched others take advantage of undocumented immigrants in her community, and she wanted to join the fight for civil rights and ensure ...
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When Charlie Harris became the first African American to lead the Missouri Bar in 2007, one of his top priorities was to create a more diverse board of governors. During his term, he added three diversity seats to the board ...
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