2014 Top 50 Missouri and Kansas Women Lawyers – Super Lawyers

KCMBA Young Lawyer of the Year 2011

National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers

National Trial Lawyers – 2012, 2013 and 2014 Top 40 Under 40

2013 and 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer

UMKC School of Law “Decade Award” 2012

2012 Up and Coming Lawyer – Missouri Lawyers Weekly

KCMBA Midwestern Innocence Project – committee for Freedom Friday

LAKC High School Mock Trial Judge

“Rising Star” Women’s Justice Award 2011

“Rising Star” for Product Liability in the 2010-2013 edition of Super Lawyers

2012 “Rising Star” for Product Liability

AWL “Diamond Award” 2013

2011 Association of Women Lawyers President Award

Appointed to KCMBA Blue Ribbon Civility Committee – drafted “Principles of Civility”

Read Across America Chair

Habitat for Humanity

Chair of the 1st Annual Association of Women Lawyer’s Conference

Harvester’s Food from the Bar 2012; 2013

Step-Up (amnesty day at court for battered women) Chair 2012

AWLF Connections Mentor 2010-2014

We the People State Finals Judge

Committee chair of the AWL “Not So Serious About Golf” charitable golf tournament for 4 years

Speak and/or moderate many CLE’s a year; including Solo Small Firm; AWL; Bench Bar Boardroom Conference; and Mo Bar.

Midwest Innocence Project

• Advisory Board Member

• Chair of Faces of Innocence Event – 2014 and 2015