Mark T. Kempton, born Willimantic, Connecticut, August 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Missouri (B.A., 1973); legal education, University of Missouri School of Law (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award, 1984. Prosecuting Attorney, Pettis County, Missouri, 1977-1978. Member: Pettis County Bar Association (President, 1980); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Fellow: Missouri Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. E−Mail: Mark T. Kempton
Samuel R. Kempton, born Sedalia, Missouri, February 16, 1987; admitted to bar, 2015, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 2011); legal education, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (J.D., 2014). Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Samuel R. Kempton
T. Brody Kempton, born Sedalia, Missouri, January 28, 1986; admitted to bar, 2011, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 2008); legal education, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2011). Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2011. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. E−Mail: T. Brody Kempton
Robert G. Russell, (Retired), born Hot Springs, Arkansas, December 6, 1935; admitted to bar, 1963, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Kansas University (B.A., 1960); legal education, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (LL.D., 1962). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyer Award, 1970; Spurgeon Smithson Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 2013. Circuit Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit, 1970-1986. President, State Trial Judges, 1977-1978. Board of Governors, Central Missouri State University. Member: Johnson County Bar Association; Pettis County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar (Chairman, Courts & Judiciary, 1978-1979; Chairman, Division of Judicial Administration, 1982-1984; Chairman, Professionalism, 1997); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Fellow: Missouri Bar Foundation (Trustee; President); American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers.