2024 BENCH-BAR & BOARDROOM CONFERENCE AWARDS
Deans of the Trial Bar
Jerome E. Brant
Withers, Brant, Igoe & Mullennix, P.C.
Marie L. Gockel
Bratcher Gockel Law, LC
Jim Griffin
Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC
Barons of the Boardroom
Sandra T. Hawley
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Leonard Searcy, II
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Distinguished Counselors
Athena Dickson
Siro Smith Dickson PC
Jill Kanatzar
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe L.C.
Thomas J. Conway Award
Jack T. Hyde
Wagstaff & Cartmell
Sly James Diversity and Inclusion Award
Hon. Martina L. Peterson
Municipal Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri –
Kansas City Municipal Division
Hon. Kelly J. Moorhouse Dedication to Children Award
Robert E. Gordon
Gordon Law Firm, LLC
Hon. Matt J. Whitworth Trial Excellence Award
James R. Hobbs
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
Jim R.Wyrsch
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
Young Lawyer of the Year Award
Lauren Dollar
Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Past BBBC Award Recipients
51st Annual Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference Honorary Chairs
Hon. Beth Phillips
U.S. Courts - Western District of Missouri
Hon. Lajuana M. Counts
U.S. Courts - Western District of Missouri
Hon. Gary D. Witt
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Hon. Karen Krauser
7th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri -Clay County
Hon. Jerri J. Zhang
16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri - Jackson County
Hon. Jalilah Otto
16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri - Jackson County
Hon. Jacquelyn Rokusek
10th Judicial Circuit Court of Kansas - Johnson County
Hon. Charles J. Droege
10th Judicial District Court of Kansas - Johnson County