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Francis X. Miller joined Lathrop & Gage, LLP’s Clayton, Mo., office in the corporate and real estate departments. Steven Pozaric was named to the board of directors for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. He specializes in the areas of corporate, mergers and acquisitions, health care, technology and securities law. Christine Vaporean, of Brown & James, P.C ., was named to the 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers in personal injury defense-medical malpractice.
1999 Luke Mangan, a shareholder at Polsinelli, was named a 2013 Missouri/ Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star in the areas of class action/mass torts, personal injury defense-products. Cole Peterson was appointed associate general counsel for Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. She most recently served as general counsel, chief regulatory officer, privacy officer and management representative at United Orthopedic Group (Frisco, Texas). Rochelle Woodiest was appointed commissioner of the Drug Court for Missouri’s 22nd Judicial Circuit in the City of St. Louis. She previously was an assistant circuit attorney for Court.
2000 Beth Bauer, a partner at HeplerBroom LLC , was named to the 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers in the category of top women attorneys in Illinois. She focuses her practice in the area of civil litigation defense. Amy Bender-Levy was elected to the Missouri Bar Association’s board of governors. Stacy Rummel Bratcher was named deputy general counsel of the University of Southern California,where she will manage significant transactions and litigation that involve the university, and will assist the general counsel with management of the Office of General Counsel. Matthew Casey, a partner at the law firm Casey & Devoti PC, was named
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one of the 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyers.
2001 Mark Braunel , a partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, was named one of the 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyers. Justin Chapell , of Brown & James, P.C ., was elected to join the board of directors of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Aaron French, a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, PC , was named one of the 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyers.
Aisling Murphy works at Scottrade as associate general counsel. Christopher Schmidt, a partner at the law firm Bryan Cave, LLP, was named one of the 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyers. Dora B. Schriro, commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, was recently appointed by the American Bar Association to serve as a member of its commission on immigration. The commission’s primary role is to ensure fair and unbiased treatment, and full due process rights, for immigrants and refugees within the U.S. Rebecca Verble joined HeplerBroom LLC’s Edwardsville, Ill., office as an associate attorney with an emphasis in asbestos toxic tort defense.
Bradley Hansmann, of Brown & James, P.C ., was named to the 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers in personal injury defense. Sara Ratner joined RedBrick Health, in Minneapolis, Minn., as senior vice president for operations. She also teaches business and health law for the University of St. Thomas MBA program. Timothy Wolf, of Brown & James, P.C ., was named a 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers Rising Star in insurance coverage.
2002 John J. Fischesser II, of the law firm Pitzer Snodgrass, PC, was honored by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis with its John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award. The award recognizes a young lawyer who exemplifies professionalism and respect for the practice of law. Corey Kraushaar, a principal with Brown & James, P.C., was named one of the 2013 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Lawyers. He was also named to the 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers in personal injury defense. Cicely Lubben, a partner at Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, was named to the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) Junior Board. The board is charged with raising awareness of COCA among young adults by serving as ambassadors in the St. Louis community and promoting COCA events and programs. Todd Lubben, of Brown & James, P.C ., was named to the 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers in professional liability: defense.
2003 Erica Bash was named general counsel of Dawson Logistics, Inc., which specializes in customized supply chain solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, as well as carrier management and storage and distribution for its domestic and international clients.
Jeffrey Bash was named managing partner of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith’s Madison County, Ill., office. Ted Disabato was featured as the realtor on HGTV’s “House Hunters.” He owns a real estate brokerage, TdD Premier Real Estate, and opened a title company, ClearVision Title. Jacqueline Kinder, of Brown & James, P.C ., was named a 2013 Missouri Super Lawyers Rising Star for Missouri in civil litigation defense. Matthew Leppert and Elizabeth Leppert (Nee Disana, ’04) are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline, in August 2013.
2004 Christina Lewis Abate was