Platte News

Platte County saw six more lawyers in good standing practicing among its cities in January than December 2024, according to the Missouri Bar Association.

In total, there were 132 lawyers working in Platte County in January, compared to 126 the month before.

As of June 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in Missouri is $97,712 per year, which is below the national annual average of $102,009.

Although Missouri's lawyer salaries fall slightly behind the U.S. average, the state still has a high lawyer-to-resident ratio. According to a 2023 ABA survey, there were around four lawyers for every 1,000 residents, ranking Missouri 10th in the nation.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Bar Number	Date of Admission
Aaron Clark Johnson	38756	09/27/1991
Abe Shafer	45141	09/29/1995
Abe Shafer	21784	08/31/1968
Allen Wilks Blair	27234	09/02/1978
Amy Rager Ashelford	52775	04/16/2003
Amy Sharp Hill	67420	09/17/2014
Andrew C. Hooper	64917	09/19/2012
Andrew John Dickson	58385	04/24/2006
Andrew Winburn Potter	71288	09/14/2018
Anthony Dwayne Gillette	56602	09/29/2004
Ashley Nicole Harms	59994	09/12/2007
Blain Patrick Lagergren	63952	09/14/2011
Blake Carmichael Sherer	66223	09/18/2013
Brenda Ann Yoakum-Kriz	49339	09/24/1999
Brent Alan Lagergren	44162	09/29/1995
Calli Jo Wiseman	76809	09/11/2024
Carl Lanny Breedlove	69012	09/14/2016
Chris N. Brink	60481	04/16/2008
Christie Marie Lefevre King	45004	10/04/1996
Christopher Michael Wynn	67559	01/02/2015
Christopher Truman Patterson	28732	09/13/1980
Collin Spencer Vanostran	71316	10/01/2018
Daniel Patrick Devers	47726	10/02/1998
Darci Lyn Meese	51017	09/17/2003
David G. Summers	42290	09/27/1991
Debra Jean Dupree	57672	09/21/2005
Donald L. Hood	57191	04/20/2005
Edward A. Coulson	24390	04/27/1974
Emily Erin Collins	60667	09/17/2008
Emily Sue Defoor	75220	04/12/2023
Eric Glen Zahnd	47196	10/04/1996
George William Cox	30368	09/18/1982
Glen Stanton Masters	34680	10/09/1987
Guinevere Eve Royle	32732	10/11/1985
Heather Ann Howard	52872	09/17/2003
Henry Joseph Babilon	50871	04/17/2002
Jaclyn Michele Taylor	58796	10/04/2006
James Christopher Wright	49178	10/10/1997
James Steven Manning	58271	04/19/2006
James Thomas Lorenzetti	46195	10/04/1996
James Walter Van Amburg	30765	09/18/1982
Jared P. Welch	51860	09/17/2003
Jason Dorrel	70943	09/12/2018
Jason R. Dake	56126	04/14/2004
Jennifer J. Dougan	62854	09/15/2010
Jennifer Marie Fain	62128	09/09/2009
Jennifer Myers Snider	51995	09/18/2002
Jeremy Lad Webb	61076	09/17/2008
Jessica Jean Shaw	49890	09/27/2000
John Benjamin Meyer	39236	09/27/1991
John C. Cozad	22438	09/09/1972
John Lawrence Mautino	47600	10/02/1998
John Roger Cady	26036	09/03/1977
Joseph Kenneth Eischens	44706	10/01/1993
Joseph Ryan Van Amburg	64207	09/14/2011
Joshua Paul Perkins	56145	04/14/2004
Justin Jonwain Kalwei	58973	10/04/2006
Justin Noel Lovenduski	53648	12/09/2002
Kaitlynn Marie Donnelly	66795	06/16/2014
Karen Rita Dickinson	70845	08/22/2018
Katherine Ann Durrill Foster	44903	09/30/1994
Katherine Ann Jackson	71546	04/17/2019
Katherine Elizabeth Wurzer	47700	10/02/1998
Kaylee Jordan Haight	75231	04/12/2023
Keith Wayne Hicklin	26543	04/30/1977
Kelly Wall Schemenauer	39562	10/13/1989
Kendra Jo Eason	55316	08/25/2003
Kevin Mark Smith	51599	09/24/1999
Lauren Dayle Bower	70892	09/12/2018
Lauren Parsonage Jeppson	58896	10/04/2006
Lisa B. Althoff-Simmons	68689	04/13/2016
Louis A. Cohn	43065	04/17/1992
Lyle Louis Odo	24665	09/06/1975
Lynnette Nefertiti Lockhart	67918	09/11/2015
Mallory Moxham	76418	05/29/2024
Mandee Rowen Pingel	57097	04/20/2005
Mandy Marin Shell	59487	09/12/2007
Marc David Alexander Cipriano	40130	10/02/1992
Margaret Mary Walters	68818	04/13/2016
Mark L. Gibson	39125	09/27/1991
Martha Grace Ashcroft Patterson	45338	09/30/1994
Matthew Shane Danner	72758	09/16/2020
Matthew Steven Archibald	56252	04/14/2004
Matthew Warren Martling	73089	09/11/2020
Megan Blair Benton	63450	04/20/2011
Michael Gerard King	60902	09/17/2008
Michael Gideon Marta	73838	09/15/2021
Michael Joseph Gunter	40868	09/27/1991
Myles Allen Perry	44288	09/29/1995
Natasha Monique Scruggs	70717	04/18/2018
Nicholas Ryan Jaskolski	62267	09/09/2009
Owens L. Hull	23538	09/04/1971
Paige Doty Perlik	44857	10/10/1997
Pamela Jane Welch	52821	09/17/2003
Patrick Downing Shea	51185	09/18/2002
Patrick Michael Davis	34811	04/29/1988
Paul Matthew Flucke	64849	09/19/2012
Paul Salvatore Dominick	67780	04/15/2015
Philip William Danaher	74194	08/31/2022
R. Michael McGinness	22496	04/28/1973
Rebekah Elena Rodriguez	66183	09/18/2013
Robert Britt Carlson	28599	09/13/1980
Robert Charles Black	57512	09/21/2005
Robert Morrison	74115	11/17/2021
Robinette Renee Spooner	38380	10/14/1988
Ryan Weston Blake	56672	09/29/2004
Salvatore Phillip Montalbano	43708	09/29/1995
Sarah E. Recker	39859	04/27/1990
Scott David Austin	46784	09/29/1995
Scott L. Campbell	37806	09/21/1990
Shane Eldred Bartee	68584	11/16/2015
Shawn Timothy Furey	61011	09/17/2008
Sheri Lynn Smiley	63250	09/15/2010
Skyler Nootz	76245	--
Stephanie Lane Doss	57893	09/21/2005
Stephen E. Magers	69204	09/14/2016
Stephen Matthew King	44151	09/29/1995
Steven L. Sanders	46073	09/29/1995
Susan Murphy Casey	49824	09/27/2000
Sydney Pouran Alizadeh	73606	09/15/2021
Tabetha Lea Hazels	59444	04/18/2007
Tammy Jo Glick	44369	09/29/1995
Thomas Clark Fincham	29457	09/19/1981
Timothy Bryan Papuga	58873	10/04/2006
Trisha Elise Kephart	69920	08/31/2017
Victoria Jane Pate	36423	10/13/1989
Wade Phipps Kocour Carr	62786	09/15/2010
Wanda Ann Hansbrough	33191	10/11/1985
William C. Odle	38571	10/14/1988
William Charles Spooner	37236	10/09/1987
William James Hudnall	50686	04/14/1999
Zachary McKnight	76159	10/04/2024