The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) kicked off its 2020-21 bar year on Fri., May 1 a little bit differently than previous years. BAMSL's 2020-21 Board of Governors and Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Executive Board were sworn in virtually via Zoom at noon on May 1, the same day that Law Day is commemorated nationally each year.
The American Bar Association's national theme for the 2020 Law Day is Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100. BAMSL's Law Day originally was scheduled for May 1, the official start of the BAMSL bar year, but was postponed to Fri., June 26 due to the COVID-19 state and local stay-at-home orders. The guest speaker for BAMSL's Law Day celebration will still be Journalist George Will. The ceremonial and traditional passing of the gavel from past BAMSL presidents to the new president, Hon. Glenn Norton, will be held during the postponed gathering. Additionally, numerous BAMSL members will be honored during the traditional Law Day Awards Ceremony on June 26.
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Mary Russell served as the Mistress of Ceremonies during the virtual swearing-in. After 2019-20 BAMSL President Sara G. Neill "virtually tossed" a gavel to incoming 2020-21 President Hon. Glenn Norton in a moment that garnered cheers and laughter from attendees, the 2020-21 Board of Governors and YLD Executive Board were sworn in by Judge Norton's wife, Hon. Colleen Dolan, chief judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. The 2020-21 Board of Governors includes:
President
Hon. Glenn Norton
President-Elect
Bob Tomaso
Vice President
Apollo Carey
Treasurer
Kevin Gunn
Secretary
Anne-Marie Brockland
Immediate Past President
Sara G. Neill
Public Policy Advisor
Kevin Gunn
Members-At-Large
Christina Lewis Abate
A.J. Bruning
Kerry C. Feld
Cynthia Garnholz
Annette P. Heller
Jason Husgen
Carolyn M. Husmann
Andrea D. McNairy
Colleen Joern Vetter
American Bar Association (ABA) Delegates
Hon. Jason M. Sengheiser
Lynn Ann W. Vogel
Presidential Liaisons
Kristine H. Bridges
John G. Simon
Hon. Richard Webber
YLD Chair
René Morency
YLD Chair-Elect
Lauren Collins
SECTION CHAIRS
Criminal Law
Tom Smith
Employee Benefits
Stephen Evans
Family & Juvenile Law
Amy Hoch Hogenson
Labor & Employment Law
Amanda K. Hansen
Minorities In The Legal Profession (MILP)
Cardina F. Johnson
Patent, Trademark & Copyright
Thad Blenke
Probate & Trust Law
Kelly Richert
Securities
TBD
Solo & Small Firm Practitioners
Morris Turek
Taxation Law
Harry Charles
Mark Milton
Trial Law
Danielle Suberi
Women In The Legal Profession (WILP)
Anna Lammert
About The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)
With more than 6,500 members in the St. Louis region, including attorneys, judges, paralegals and law firm administrators, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) is the oldest and most respected voluntary bar association in the area. BAMSL exists to benefit its members as well as to serve the legal profession and the public at large.
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