The Family Law Section and The Missouri Bar present an annual award to honor a family law lawyer who has demonstrated an exceptional degree of competence, skill, integrity, commitment, and dedication toward the improvement and advancement of the practice of family law and the children and families involved in family law matters.  The "Roger P. Krumm Family Law Award" is given in honor of Roger Krumm, a family law attorney who possessed all of the characteristics, skills and integrity of those who receive this award.

The 2009 award winner is Larry V. Swall, II with Swall & Roffmann P.C. in Liberty. Mr. Swall is executive director of M.A.R.C.H., Inc., (Mediation Achieving Results for Children). He is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law. His private practice with Swall & Roffmann, P.C., is concentrated in areas of family law and domestic relations, including domestic mediation. 

Mr. Swall is a member of the Missouri Bar Family Law Section, serving as chair, on the Family Law Legislative Review Committee and the CLE Committee, for which he is former chair and planning chair for the Missouri Bar Annual Family Law Conference, he is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, in both the Family Law Section and Juvenile Law Committee, and the Clay County Bar Association. Mr. Swall is a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, a General Member of Association of Conflict Resolution and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and founding member and Past President of the Missouri Chapter of AFCC. Mr. Swall was formerly a Professor with both Drury College in Springfield, Missouri where he taught in areas of law, including family law, and Philosophy, and Maple Woods Community College, Kansas City, Missouri in the Department of Social Science, Philosophy.

Past Recipients of Award
2003 — Lori J. Levine, Jefferson City
2004 — Michael J. Albano, Independence
2005 — Karen A. Plax, Kansas City
2006 — Carla Holste, Jefferson City
2007 — Allan F. Stewart, Clayton
2008 — Cary J. Mogerman, St. Louis

You may use any of the following forms to make a nomination:

• Online Form
• PDF Form to Fax or Mail
• Microsoft Word Form to Fax or Mail

Nomination criteria should include:

• Demonstrated excellence in negotiation and trial practice
• Participation and leadership in local and statewide family law related efforts
• Demonstrated commitment to those involved and affected by family law matters