Nine SMBA members named "Women of Justice"

The Missouri Lawyers Weekly annual award ceremony honoring women across the state will take place Thursday, April 10, 2025 in St. Charles, Missouri.  The Women’s Justice Awards recognize women who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession.  The 2025 honorees include nine SMBA members

Woman of the Year

• Mary Fox, Missouri State Public Defenders Office

Corporate

• Katherine Thompson, City Utilities

General Practitioners

• Jessica  Burns, Burns Law Office

Innovation & Technology

• Penny Speake, Healy Law Offices

Litigation

• Kristen O’Neal, Spencer Fane

Public Service

• Hon. Laura Johnson, 38th Judicial Circuit Court
• Emily Shook, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Transactional Practitioner

• Nicole Lindsey, Stubblefield Law
• Melanie Myears Smith, Ozarks Elder Law