Missouri In House Counsel Legal news, updates and analysis

In selecting the honorees for the In-House Counsel Awards, we look not only at expertise in the legal profession, but the commitment and impact these attorneys have made within their companies.

There were parts of Carrie Wrisberg’s future which seemed clear even before law school.

“I enjoy getting to know the business and being more proactive to mitigate risks,” says Charlene Wilson.

Andy Walkup spent the first part of his career as a molecular biologist at Monsanto, which has since merged with Bayer, trying to solve problems like increasing the crop yield of cotton.

Maureen Vogel comes from a family of physicians and nurses, so while she pursued a career in law rather than medicine, when it came to decide what she wanted to focus her career in, she picked an arena that felt familiar.

Growing up, St. Louisan Eugene Tucker loved the beauty of the natural world and traveled the American West widely to see everything from Mount Rushmore to the Pacific Coast, a history which followed him to Saint Louis University Law School.

When Mayme Sloan entered Southeast Missouri State University, she planned to major in music, but then, like many people, her plans changed when she realized she needed to support herself, she said.

In 2017, Julie Pine joined the team at Lead Bank — a community bank with locations in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, Missouri — as its first general counsel.

“As a leader, I have to be the most positive person in the room,” says Eileen Petito.

As chief counsel of Missouri LAGERS, Jason Paulsmeyer’s professional plate has a varied menu.