MODL Events Calendar
Click here for a full calendar view of MODL events.

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Member Benefits
Timely reports of legislative activity, continuing legal education opportunities, Defense attorney networking opportunities, Amicus curiae briefs... there are many benefits to being MODL Member.

Executive Committee

Lou Leonatti - President
Jeff Brinker - Vice-President
Gay Tedder - Secretary
Bob Buckley - Treasurer
Bob Cotter
Mariam Decker
Kurt Hentz

Ad Hoc Committee

John Farmer
Steve Ward

Amicus Committee

Susan Ford Robertson (Co-Chair)
Jeff Blaylock
Liz Raines (Co-Chair)
David Ellington

Annual Meeting Committee

Jay Smith (Co-Chair)
Deanna Wendler Modde (Co-Chair)
Steve Coronado (CLE Co-Chair)
Mike Murphy (CLE Co-Chair)
Bob Cotter (Co-Chair- Attendance)
David Ellington (Co-Chair- Attendance)
Matthew Noce (Golf)

CLE Committee

Steve Coronado
Dana Frese
Gary Snodgrass
Steve Ward

Judicial Committee

John Farmer (Chair)
Gary Snodgrass - St. Louis
Scott Bellm - Out State
Clay Crawford - Kansas City

Judicial Luncheon

Joint Chairs
Clay Crawford/Steve Coronado (Kansas City)
Kurt Hentz/David Ellington (St. Louis)
Emily Little/Steve Ward (Out-State)

Legislative Committee

Jeff Brinker (Chair)
Bharat Varadachari (Vice-Chair)
Mariam Decker
John Roark
Jay Smith
Randa Rawlins
Emily Little

Membership Services Committee

Bob Buckley (Chair)
Gary Snodgrass/Tracy Zuckett (Vice-Chairs- St. Louis)
Clay Crawford/Bob Cotter (Vice-Chairs- Kansas City)
Steve Ward/Jeff Blaylock (Vice-Chairs- Out-State)

PAC Committee

Jeff Brinker (Chair)
Jeff Blaylock (Vice-Chair)
Elizabeth Raines
John Farmer

Publications Committee

Deanna Wendler Modde (Chair)
Jay Dobbs
Lou Leonatti

Trial Academy Committee

Karl W. Blanchard, Jr. (Co-Chair)
Doug Richmond (Co-Chair)
Gay Tedder (Vice-Chair)
Lou Leonatti
Jim Morrow
Elizabeth Raines

Young Lawyers Section Committee

Emily Little (Chair)
Kori Carew