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Kansas City bar honors judges, attorneys at annual meeting
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association honored judges, attorneys and civic leaders while installing new officers at its 141st annual meeting.
KCMBA offers free services for health care workers
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association has launched a new program providing free power of attorney planning services for health care workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mischa Buford Epps chosen to lead The Missouri Bar
Epps succeeds Sebrina Barrett, who resigned in 2019 to relocate with her family to New York. Epps will be the bar’s fifth executive director in its 76-year history.
Former Kansas City mayor launches consulting firm
Former Kansas City Mayor Sly James and his longtime chief of staff, Joni Wickham, have started a consulting firm. In an interview, the duo said Wickham James Strategies & Solutions […]
KCMBA unveils new patio, renovations at open house
Renewing its lease at the 2300 Main building in downtown Kansas City provided the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association with an opportunity to improve its space. In July, KCMBA kicked […]
KCMBA to honor mayors, others at annual meeting
The association’s 127th annual meeting will be held Friday at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel in downtown Kansas City.
Sly James takes helm in Kansas City
Sly James and Mike Burke ran a cordial mayoral campaign — so cordial, in fact, that at times it was difficult to pinpoint the differences between them.
KCMBA releases Law Week 2011 schedule
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association from April 11-15 is celebrating “The Legacy of John Adams: From Boston to Guantanamo,” the focus of Law Week 2011.
New York’s feisty ex-mayor to headline KCMBA lunch
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch will give the keynote address at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's Annual Meeting, to be held Friday at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel in downtown Kansas City.
KCMBA spearheads effort to increase pro bono work
A new effort from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association aims to provide those incentives at a time when the economy is forcing many more individuals to represent themselves. The bar on Friday announced details of a pro bono database and Web site intended to link up Kansas City attorneys with citizens in need of free representation, part of a yearlong effort KCMBA President Rebbecca La[...]
KCMBA pitches new pro bono database
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association is trying to link up willing attorneys with people in need of pro bono services in an unprecedented database in the state of Missouri. […]
Kansas City Newsmakers, Aug. 24, 2009
Kander named to veterans commission State Rep. Jason Kander, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and a captain in the Missouri Army National Guard, will be appointed to the […]
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