MRSB News

“A River—and a State Line—Runs Through It” by Kristie Orme

“A River—and a State Line—Runs Through It” by Kristie Orme (Ingram’s Magazine, June 2017 Publicat...

McDowell Rice Co-Sponsors Ingram’s Banking Industry Outlook Assembly

The annual Banking Industry Outlook Assembly co-sponsored by McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, and hosted by Ingram’s Magazine was held on March 1, 2017. Participants from the Firm included Mike Gorman, and Scott Long, as well as other leading executives from the region’s leading commercial and community banks. The views inside the Assembly going f...

Lou Wade Serves as Panelist for Missouri Creditors’ Bar, Inc.

On March 10, 2017, Lou Wade appeared on a panel discussing service of process issues in Missouri. Th...

Best Law Firm Awards & Recognition

Best Law Firms list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2011 - Present McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC has been named to the Best Law Firms list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank more than 10,000 law firms in 118 pract...

Tiffany A. McFarland Teaching Family Law Practice as Adjunct Professor at UMKC Law School (2016, 2017)

Tiffany A. McFarland is teaching Family Law Practice as an Adjunct Professor at UMKC Law School in 2...

Kansas City law firm elects first female president

Kansas City Business Journal, Feb. 3rd, 2017 By: James Dornbrook http://www.bizjournals.com/kans...

Kristie Remster Orme Elected as Firm’s First Female President; 2017 Executive Board Members Announced; Patrick C. Guinness Elected as Shareholder

At its 2017 Annual Meeting, McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC, proudly announced that Kristie Remster Orme was elected as the President of the firm. The firm’s Shareholders elected Ms. Orme as the first woman to serve as the President in the same year the firm celebrates its 70th anniversary (1947 – 2017). During her 19 years with the firm, Ms. O...

MRSB Welcomes David A. Jack

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (November 9, 2016) McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC, announced that David Andrew Jack joined the Firm as an Associate. Mr. Jack is a member of the Firm’s following practice groups: Banking & Financial Services, Corporate & Business Transactions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate Law. His practice focuses on...

2016 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists

Congratulations to the following attorneys who have been selected to the 2016 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists in their primary practice area. The announcement will appear in the 2016 Super Lawyers® Magazine for Missouri & Kansas, published November 3. 2016: Super Lawyers® List: Thomas R. Buchanan – Business Litigation...

MRSB Welcomes Staci Olvera Schorgl

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (September 19, 2016) McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC, announced that Staci Olvera Schorgl joined the Firm as a Shareholder. Ms. Schorgl is a member of the Firm’s Banking & Financial Services Group, Employment Law Group, Corporate and Business Transactions Group, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. She practices in ...