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Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Honorees, publisher’s letter
The individuals we honor through the 2025 Diversity & Inclusion awards do the right thing. They are part of the bedrock that supports a growing foundation of work throughout Missouri’s legal profession.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Gregorio V. Silva
Gregorio V. Silva is a member at Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice in Overland Park, Kansas, where he has litigated complex cases for more than ten years across nearly every legal area.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Maria Salcedo
Maria Salcedo is a product liability litigator with expertise in legal writing and analysis.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Jerina D. Phillips
Jerina D. Phillips is a partner at Lewis Rice in St. Louis who serves as practice group leader for the labor and employment practice group and vice chair of the firm's diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Arsenio L. Mims
Arsenio L. Mims is a partner at Dowd Bennett in St. Louis who has dedicated his career to advancing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Patric S. Linden
Patric S. Linden is president of Case Linden in Kansas City, which he joined in 2005.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Diamond D. King
Diamond D. King is a paralegal at the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center in St. Louis, where she supports clients through criminal justice reform and civil rights litigation.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Katerina Isabel Barquet Stege
Katerina Isabel Barquet Stege is managing partner at Barquet Stege Immigration Law, with offices in St. Louis, Miami, and New York, where she serves as a passionate advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Jittaun A. Dill
Jittaun Dill is principal of the Law Office of Jittaun A. Dill in St. Louis and serves as president of the Mound City Bar Association for the 2025-2026 bar year.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Cyrus Dashtaki
Cyrus Dashtaki, founding attorney of Dashtaki Law Firm, is a Missouri trial lawyer who has dedicated his career to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion through civil rights litigation.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Michael D. Cole
Michael D. Cole is director of litigation support at Lathrop GPM in Kansas City, where he has emerged as a leading advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion within Missouri's legal community.
Diversity & Inclusion 2025: Raina P. Brooks
Raina P. Brooks is an associate attorney at Sandberg Phoenix in St. Louis who serves as a passionate advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion within Missouri's legal community.
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