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YLS Council Members By District

YLS Council

The Young Lawyers' Section Council is the governing body of the Young Lawyers' Section. The council consists of the Chairperson, the Immediate Past Chairperson, the Board of Governors Delegate and 32 other council members elected from 14 districts.

There are five officers of the Council: Chairperson, Chairperson-Elect, Board of Governors Delegate, Secretary/Treasurer and Immediate Past Chairperson. The five officers and three at-large members, one from the St. Louis area, the Kansas City area and the remaining districts of the state form the Executive Committee. An ABA Young Lawyer Division Liaison also serves as an ex officio member of the Council by appointment of the Chairperson.

YLS Council Members by District


DISTRICT 1: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway and Worth (Northwest Mo.)

Contact:
Michelle K. Davidson


DISTRICT 2: Adair, Audrain, Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby and Sullivan (N.E. Missouri)

Contact:
Talley Kendrick


DISTRICT 3: Jackson

Contact:
Betsy Blake
Monika D. Jenkins
Amanda Pennington Ketchum
Lauren Tucker McCubbin
Tony R. Miller
Brianne N. Niemann
Phyllis A. Norman
Jenny R. Redix
Alok K. Srivastava


DISTRICT 4: Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray (counties surrounding Jackson)

Contact:
Joseph W. Vanover


DISTRICT 5: Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Howard and Saline (mid-Missouri)

Contact:
Sander Sowers


DISTRICT 6: Cole, Moniteau, and Osage

Contact:
Heidi C. Doerhoff Vollet
Jason Paulsmeyer


DISTRICT 7: Franklin, Gasconade, St. Charles, and Warren

Contact:
Martie M. Clark


DISTRICT 8: St. Louis County

Contact:
Hollie Birkholz
Jamica D. Johnson
Brian Massimino
Timothy F. McCurdy
Matthew A. Radefeld


DISTRICT 9: City of St. Louis

Contact:
Anne Brockland
Lizabeth M. Conran
Amy Bender-Levy
Craig G. Moore
Mandy Hobson
Kristi M. Pfotenhaur
Jason M. Sengheiser


DISTRICT 10: Barry, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, Henry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair and Vernon

Contact:
Bradley R. Barton


DISTRICT 11: Christian, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Ozark, Stone, Taney, Webster and Wright

Contact:
Jake W. Reinbold
Austin E. Williamson


DISTRICT 12: Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Pettis, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Texas

Contact:
Andy Lyskowski


DISTRICT 13: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Crawford, Jefferson, Perry, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Washington.

Contact:
Frank C. “Trae” Bertrand, III


DISTRICT 14: Butler, Carter, Dent, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne

Contact:
Jonce B. Chidister