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Women’s Justice Awards
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Women’s Justice Awards recognize women across Missouri who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. The awards reach out to women in various segments of the legal community, including the bar, the bench, public office, business, academia, nonprofits and the state at large.
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Woman of the Year: The biggest award, recognizing the woman who truly stands out in making an extraordinary difference in improving the quality of justice or exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession.
Corporate: These women serve as general or in-house counsel, advising businesses on complex legal matters.
General Practitioner: This is the woman who, as an attorney, does it all. She handles multiple practice areas with skill.
Innovation & Technology: These women advise companies, startups and entrepreneurs with legal issues regarding intellectual property, technology and other aspects of their business.
Leaders of Tomorrow: Awarded to women law students who demonstrate leadership, professionalism and a passion for making a difference in the justice system or the legal profession.
Litigation: For the woman whose career is made in the court room; civil or criminal, plaintiff or defense.
Pro bono: Recognizing a woman attorney who has contributed a substantial amount of effort and time on pro bono work.
Public Service: This includes the woman attorney whose work is for a non-profit, the government or judiciary, or has made her mark in education.
Transactional Practitioner: These women counsel companies, individuals and organizations on the legal issues generated by their business dealings or financial matters.
Mentor: Given to more experienced legal professionals who have played an important role in the development of those starting out in the profession.
Special Service: These women help the legal services outside of law firms. These candidates do not need to be attorneys.
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2026 Honorees
CORPORATE
Jennifer Hannah, Forvis Mazars
Meghan Lewis, Terracon
Christina Moore, Saint Louis University
Rachael Dockery, Missouri State University
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Joan Swartz, Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz
Shannon Dawson, Dawson Law Firm
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Jennifer Hoekel, Husch Blackwell
Shelli Clarkston, Spencer Fane
Jill Harper, Harper Evans Hilbrenner & Netemeyer
LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Mackenzie Collett, Washington University School of Law
Faith Whatley-Blaine, Saint Louis University School of Law
Reece Treasure, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Myuah Hamilton, University of Missouri School of Law
LITIGATION PRACTITIONER
Bridgette Fu, Brinker & Doyen
Jennifer Hackman, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Lucy Malone, Wagstaff & Cartmell
Ellen Bruntrager, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch
Jenifer Snow, Brown & Crouppen
Rebecca McLaughlin, Dowd Bennett
Kate Ledden, Husch Blackwell
Mary Simon, Simon Law
Sophie Zavaglia, SWMW Law
Anne Lageson, Paule Camazine & Blumenthal
Summer Davidson, Langdon & Emison
Heidi Vollet, Cook, Vetter, Doerhoff and Landwehr
Lisa Fuller-Reisinger, Stange Law Firm
Cathleen DeWitt, Onder Law
Kimberly Gray, Cordell & Cordell
Danielle Uzelac, Franke Schultz & Mullen
Erin Vernon, Baldwin & Vernon Trial Attorneys
Brianna Cowell, Foulston Siefkin
PRO BONO
Maysa Daoud, Husch Blackwell
Dedra Moore, Brown & James
Mary Olson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
PUBLIC SERVICE
Mary Hirsch, Missouri State Public Defender
Judge Elizabeth Hogan, 22nd Judicial Circuit
Judge Mary Elizabeth Ott, St. Louis County Circuit Court
Nandi Person, Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Melissa Price-Smith, St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office
Judge Julianne Hand, 23rd Judicial Circuit
Kelly King, Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Katherine Kettler, Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Melesa Johnson, Jackson County Prosecutor
Amy Boxx, Barry County Prosecuting Attorney
Jacqueline Ledezma-Ruelas, Greene County Prosecutor’s Office
Judge Kirsten Poppen, 31st Judicial Circuit
Nanci McCarthy, Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Missouri
TRANSACTIONAL
Sherry Dreisewerd, Spencer Fane
Michele Kloeppel, Thompson Coburn
Kelly Spann, FortmanSpann Law Firm
Kristy Bourgeois, Sandberg Phoenix
Amanda Yoder, Lathrop GPM
Kamillia Scott, Chapman & Cutler
Lillian Sweeney, Neale Newman
MENTOR
Courtney Green, The Center for Family Law
C.J. Larkin, Miles Mediation & Arbitration
Judge Ellen Levy, 21st Judicial Circuit Court
Michele O’Malley, Sandberg Phoenix
Erica Perkin, Perkin Law Firm
Charity Elmer, Cox Health
SPECIAL SERVICE
Rachel Blankenship, Missouri Kansas Queer Law
Jennifer Steinmeyer, Lexitas
Sara Schuett, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and Missouri Trial Lawyers Care
Carol Davidson, Latitude
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Betsy Ledgerwood, Clerk of the Court, Missouri Supreme CourtTerracon
2025 Publisher’s letter, honorees | Digital Edition | Photos | Store
Congratulations to our 2025 Honorees!
Woman of the Year
Mary Fox, Missouri State Public Defenders Office
Corporate
Rene Calabrese, Seigfreid Bingham
Elizabeth Reid Dotson, AF Group
Katherine Frierdich, Curative
Caroline Paillou, Oracle
Katherine Thompson, City Utilities
General Practitioners
Stephanie Bell, Ellinger Bell
Jessica Burns, Burns Law Office
Bianca Eden, Wegmann Law Firm
Elizabeth Siemer, Spencer Fane
Innovation & Technology
Destiny Bounds, Bounds Law
Penny Speake, Healy Law Offices
Leaders of Tomorrow
Karen Crouch, Mizzou Law School
Katie Gundersen, St. Louis University School of Law
Madeline Mann, UMKC
Nia Montoute, Washington University School of Law
Litigation Practitioner
Erika Anderson, Dowd Bennett
Ashley Atwell-Soler, Holman Schiavone
Jane Bartley, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Jackie Chun, Law Offices of Jackie Chun
Mara Cohara, Lathrop GPM
Jillian Dent, Stueve Siegel Hanson
Shevon Harris-Holyfield, Lewis Rice
Carrie Hermeling, Husch Blackwell
Amy Hoch Hogenson, Paule Camazine & Blumenthal
Sarah Jane Hunt, Kennedy Hunt Law
Laura Jordan, Thompson Coburn
Jacqueline Kinder, Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann
Erika Lawler, The Lawler Firm
Niki Long, Franke Schultz Mullen
Kristen O’Neal, Spencer Fane
Sarah Ruane, Wagstaff & Cartmell
Mary Rychnovsky, Sandberg Phoenix
Tracy Spradlin, Spradlin Kennedy
Megan Williams, Simmons Hanly Conroy
Pro Bono
Katie Doherty, Armstrong Teasdale
Layla Husen, Thompson Coburn
LaRonna Saunders, My better America
Teresa Woody, Kansas Appleseed
Public Service
Kathryn Banks, Saint Louis University School of Law
Amber Christ, Health Advocacy, Justice in Aging, KC, MO
Joy Hannel, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
Hon. Laura Johnson, 38th Judicial Circuit Court
Annie Legomsky, Mo State Public Defender Services
Erica Lietzan, University of Missouri School of Law
Katie Herbert Meyer, Washington University School of Law
Julia Neidhardt Rives, Missouri Attorney General Office
Megan Phillips, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Emily Shook, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Catherine “Katie” Wiehl, Jackson County CASA
Transactional Practitioner
Ruth Brackney, Lathrop GPM
Ellie Braun, Stock Legal
Margaret Hillman, Polsinelli
Nicole Lindsey, Stubblefield Law
Melanie Myears Smith, Ozarks Elder Law
Mentor
Ann Bauer, The Center for Family Law
Meghan Litecky, Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox
Hon. Rochelle Woodiest, St. Louis City Circuit Court
Jennifer Znosko, Littler Mendelson
Special Services
Leda Gipson, Lexitas
2024 Publisher’s letter, honorees | Digital Edition | Photos | Store
Woman of the Year
Madeleine McDonough – Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Corporate
Beverly Garner – Bunge
Hannah Nelson – BJC Health System
Maggie Foltz – KC Current
Stephanie Becker – Associated Wholesale Grocers
Abby Norcross Craigmyle – CoxHealth
General Practitioner
Stephanie Lovett-Bowman – Spencer Fane
Simone Haberstock – Law Offices of Simone A. Haberstock
Innovations & Technology
Billee McAuliffe – Lewis Rice
Leaders of Tomorrow
Amearah Elsamadicy – Washington University
Lily IIer – St. Louis University
Sydney Rempe – St. Louis University
Naomi Buie – University of Missouri Kansas City
Paige Harris – University of Missouri
Litigation Practitioner
Venus Jackson – Law Office of Venus A. Jackson Esq
Alexandra Wells – Lashly & Baer
Emily Cantwell – Lathrop GPM
Gretchen Garrison – Gray Ritter Graham
Diane Robben – Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard
Molly Hastings – Hastings Law Firm
Lisa Hansen – Lisa Hansen Attorney at Law
Kaitlin Gallen – Polsinelli
Lauren Dollar – Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Kathryn O’Shea – Wallace Saunders
Heather Hardinger – The Meyers Law Firm
Lori Korth – Andereck Evans Law Firm
Taylon Sumners-Schwartz – Wampler & Passanise
Elizabeth Fax – Greene County Prosecutor’s office
Sarah Donelan – Donelan Law
Pro Bono/Social Justice
Beth Boggs – Boggs, Avellino, Lach & Boggs
Amanda Schneider – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Onalee Yousey – Armstrong Teasdale
Alicia Johnson – Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Lucy Terry – UMKC/ Law MO Self Help Clinic
Public Service
Joann Leykam – St. Charles County Government
Hon. Mondonna Ghasedi – St. Louis County Circuit Court
Carrie Costantin – U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri
Ruth Petsch – Office of State Public Defender
Sherrill Rosen – Jackson County Circuit Court
Hon. Talley Smith – Monroe County Circuit Court
Rose Barber – Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District
Transactional Practitioner
Patricia Bland – Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal
Stacey Janssen – Janssen Estate Probate & Elder Law
Danielle Kincaid – Elder Law Group
Anne Sallee Mason – Neale & Newman
Mentor
Christina Moore – Husch Blackwell
Rachael Houser – Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Susan Appleton – Washington University in St. Louis
Athena Dickson – Siro Smith Dickson
Karen Johnson – Evans & Dixon
Service in the Law
Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois – Deaconess Foundation
Latricia Scott Adams – Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Cary Powers – UMKC School of Law
Elizabeth Unruh – Greene County Circuit Court
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