For Denyse Jones, one of the most satisfying aspects of being a lawyer is helping her clients to identify their problems and find ways to solve them. Clients’ issues aren’t always as straightforward as they may seem, said Jones, a ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Fluffy Kilburn, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Fluffy Kilburn grew up in south St. Louis watching her uncle practice civil and criminal law, going to NAACP events with him and witnessing his kindness towards people who could not afford to pay him for his services. No wonder ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Ida S. Shafaie, Armstrong Teasdale
Like many successful attorneys, Ida S. Shafaie said she knew from an early age she wanted to be involved in the law. Not too many of those attorneys created artwork to show that, however. “At some point in elementary school, ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Jackie Olinger Rochelle, Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd
From a young age, Jackie Olinger Rochelle knew she wanted to be a lawyer. She joked that was partly because she grew up watching The Cosby Show, but also because she knew that the law was a way to help ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Jacqueline Redmond, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard
Jacqueline Redmond defends companies large and small, from the Fortune 500 to mom-and-pop operations. As a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, Redmond specializes in civil litigation defenses in toxic torts, chemical litigation and product liability matters. In the ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Jami L. Boyles, Lewis Rice
Jami Boyles rose through the ranks at Lewis Rice to wind up in a position she never expected, and she credits quality mentorship for helping to guide her along the way. Boyles, who starting with the firm as a summer ...
Read More »WJA 2020: Jessica R. Hill, Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson
Jessica Hill moved from her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, to attend Evangel University in Springfield, where she initially planned to study journalism as an undergraduate.
Read More »WJA 2020: Jill Presley, Presley & Presley
A focus on righting wrongs against others is a thread that spans Jill Presley’s caree
Read More »WJA 2020: Juliane M. Rodriguez, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Like many who graduated from college in the middle of the Great Recession, Juliane Rodriguez found herself thrust into an unexpected economic reality.
Read More »WJA 2020: Julianne O’Bannon Germinder, TGH Litigation
It's easy for Julianne O’Bannon Germinder to remember when she formed her current firm: Jan. 9, 2017, when former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster left office and Attorney General Josh Hawley’s term began.
Read More »WJA 2020: Kalila J. Jackson, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council
As a child, Kalila Jackson knew she wanted to become a lawyer one day.
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