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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (February 2, 2017) – 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).
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.
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:
Tiffany A. McFarland and Robert D. Maher Honored – Best of the Bar 2016

Congratulations to Tiffany A. McFarland* and Robert D. Maher** on having been selected by their peers to the honor of Best of the Bar for 2016 as published by The Kansas City Business Journal for their work in the following practice areas:
MRSB Welcomes Michael J. Kelly

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, (September 19, 2016) - McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan PC, announced that Michael J. Kelly has joined the Firm on September 12, 2016 as an Associate.
Pete Smith and Jonathan Margolies – The Best Lawyers in America©

Congratulations to R. Pete Smith* and Jonathan A.
Five Tips for Starting a Business

Understanding your tax obligation is one key to business success. When you start a business, you need to know about income taxes, payroll taxes and much more. Here are five IRS tax tips that can help you get your business off to a good start:
‘We’re a little bit DIFFERENT’ - McDowell Rice brings libertarian ethos to law practice

By: Scott Lauck, May 17, 2016 [Money20 – Missouri Lawyers Weekly Reprint]

McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan is the formal kind of law firm where the chairman, R. Pete Smith, is listed as “Mr. Smith” on the nameplate on his door. It’s also the kind of place where Smith feels free to play the occasional game of fetch with his dog, Roxie, who is hanging out on a couch in his office.
Pete and LesLee Smith Receive “Justice for the Innocent Award” from The Midwest Innocence Project

Congratulations to Pete and LesLee Smith on receiving the “Justice for the Innocent Award” at the 2016 Faces of Innocence fundraiser gala benefiting The Midwest Innocence Project (MIP). Mr. Smith served on MIP’s Board of Directors for years and became President of the Board in 2013, and is currently the 2016 Advisory Board President.
John Gariglietti and KCWJC Honored for Pro Bono Work

The Kansas City Chapter of Empower Missouri will honor The Kansas City Worker Justice Center (KCWJC) at the 2016 Empower Missouri Award Dinner on May 25, 2016. KCWJC was chosen because of the pro bono work they have done in Metropolitan Kansas City for more than 10 years assisting the victims of wage theft, helping workers recover lost wages and learn their rights as laborers, and protect themselves from future threats of wage theft. Due to his continued advocacy for workers’ rights and many hours of pro bono work with KCWJC, John Gar

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