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Linda McKinney had a less-than-traditional journey to a law career.

For Madison Wiegand-Brown, the route to a law career began in third grade, when she won an award for an essay she wrote on pacifism.

If Martha Charepoo doesn’t hold the record for most circuitous route to a Missouri legal practice, she’s certainly in the running.

Maureen Brady has built an entire practice around a basic but slippery concept: Privacy.

St. Louis native Maysa Daoud describes herself as “one of those weird kids who said they wanted to be a lawyer when they grew up.”

When Megan Creson left home at 15, she needed a way to support herself, so she took a sales job with Bluegreen, a vacation company that partners with Bass Pro retail stores. Creson was supposed to sell tickets to Branson shows, but she also was told that she could sell higher-commission vacation packages if the ticket-buyers were interested.

For Melissa Schopfer, working as a litigator and leading an asbestos trial team has given her a chance to combine two of her professional passions, teaching and the law.

In the 11 years since she left law school, Rachel Stahle already has made quite a name for herself.

After spending more than a decade as a successful prosecuting attorney for the city of St. Joseph, Rebecca L. Spencer decided it was time to go all-out for a longtime goal of hers.

Robyn Butler’s legal career bridges two different worlds.

Get Judge Sandra Farragut-Hemphill talking about her career, and through the many highlights, one subject is certain to come up: service.