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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:

Congratulations to R. Pete Smith* and Jonathan A.

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.

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