Unsung Heroes 2019

Jul 30, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Paralegal

[toggle title="RACHEL AHMANN" state="close" ] Managing Paralegal, Langdon & Emison As managing paralegal, Rachel Ahmann oversees a team of more than 15 people in Langdon & Emison’s tort division, which has processed 1,531 claims against General Motors for ignition switch defects, since Oct. 1, 2017. In addition, Ahmann has presented at Attorneys Information Exchange Group paralegal se[...]

Jul 30, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Office Manager

[toggle title="DARLENE FERRELL " state="close" ] Office Manager, Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen Darlene Ferrell can tell you not only the day she began working as an office manager for Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, but also the time: Aug. 11, 1970 at 10:45 a.m. [caption id="attachment_375223" align="alignleft" width="150"] Ferrell[/caption] After wor[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Legal Secretary

[toggle title="THERESA CAVALIER " state="close" ] Legal Administrative Assistant, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale During the 19 years that Theresa Cavalier has worked at Greensfelder, she has gained a reputation for coming in early and staying late to assist her attorneys. She helps to manage one of the firm’s major clients and is an integral part of that team. [caption id="attachment_37[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Legal Marketing

[toggle title="TRACY TABB " state="open" ] Marketing Director, Brown & James As Brown & James’ director of marketing, Tracy Tabb spends countless hours encouraging the firm’s attorneys to market themselves, and in doing so, she tailors her approach to each lawyer’s personality. [caption id="attachment_375159" align="alignleft" width="150"] Tabb[/caption] Tabb oversees all of[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Information Technology

[toggle title="MICHELLE BRYANT " state="close" ] Head of IT, Seigfreid Bingham Michelle Bryant, head of the IT department at Seigfreid Bingham in Kansas City, has been referred to by a coworker as “a magician with all things technical” — someone with a comprehensive knowledge of the digital tools used by the firm. [caption id="attachment_375154" align="alignleft" width="150"] Bryant[[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Firm Administration

[toggle title="CAROL HOUSKA " state="close" ] Director of Firm Administration, Mickes O’Toole When Carol Houska was deciding on a career path, her sister-in-law mentioned paralegal studies. She was unfamiliar with the profession, but the more she looked into it the more she felt pulled to the law. [caption id="attachment_375145" align="alignleft" width="150"] Houska[/caption] After e[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Unsung Legal Heroes 2019: Accounting

[toggle title="BRUCE EIKMANN " state="open" ] Brown & Crouppen Chief Financial Officer Bruce Eikmann joined Brown & Crouppen in 2006 with a long history as an accountant but no prior experience at a law office. Despite that, he quickly mastered the special accounting requirements that come with the Rules of Professional Conduct. [caption id="attachment_375138" align="alignleft" wid[...]

Jul 29, 2019

Letter from the Publisher

enzing Norgay got a medal, but Edmund Hillary was knighted. I’m sure Sir Hillary was appreciative of the assist. But sometimes, the people who do some of the heavy lifting […]