MACDL Board/Officers

President
Kayla Williams
Federal Public Defender- Eastern District
1010 Market St., Ste. 200
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-241-1255
kayla_williams@fd.org

Vice President
Travis Jacobs
Jacobs Law Firm
28 N. 8th Street, Ste. 200
Columbia, MO 65201
573-875-5529
rtravisjacobs@mchsi.com

Secretary
Matthew Russell
MRD Lawyers
4650 S. Natinal Ave., Ste. C5
Springfield, MO 65810
417-882-2522
mrussell@mrdlawyers.com

Treasurer
Matthew Radefeld
Radefeld Law Group, LLC
7711 Bonhomme Ave., Ste. 710
Clayton, MO 63105
314-571-9251
matthew@radlaw.org

Board of Directors:

Vacant

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Term/Office: 2026

Michelle Carpenter
Kranitz, Sadoun & Carpenter, PC
825 Francis
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816-232-4409
mcarpenter@kranitzlaw.com
Term/Office: 2026

Tara Crane
U.S. Federal Public Defender
1010 Market St # 200
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-241-1255
Tara_Crane@fd.org
Term/Office: 2026

John Eccher
Eccher Law Group
1034 S. Brentwood Blvd., Ste. PH-1C
St. Louis, MO 63117
314-293-3033
jeccher@eccherlawgroup.com
Term/Office: 2027

Ben Faber
Faber Law Firm
2511 Broadway Bluffs Ste. 201
Columbia, MO 65203
573-777-9770
ben@comocriminaldefense.com
Term/Office: 2027

Sheena Foye
Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
1200 Main St., Ste. 2110
Kansas City, MO 64105-2122
816-221-0080
sfoye@whmlaw.net
Term/Office: 2025

Matthew Fry
Rosenblum Schwartz Fry & Johnson
120 S. Central Ave., Ste. 130
Clayton, MO 63105
314-862-4332
mfry@rsfjlaw.com
Term/Office: 2025

Ronna Holloman-Hughes
Federal Public Defender
1000 Walnut
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-471-8282
ronna_holloman-hughes@fd.org
Term/Office: 2026

Sarah Johnson
The Gault Center
1077 Chelsea Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63122
314-616-3555
sjohnson@defendyouthrights.org
Term/Office: 2025

John Kail
The Law Office of John Kail, LLC
1200 E Woodhurt Drive, Ste. R-200
Springfield, MO 65804
417-869-4680
john@johnkail.com
Term/Office: 2027

T.J. Kirsch
Kirsch & Kirsch, LLC
214 E. McCarty St., Ste. A
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-222-0826
tj@kk-attorneys.com
Term/Office: 2027

John Lynch
The Law Offices of John M Lynch, LLC
5770 Mexico Road, Ste. A
St. Peters, MO 63376
314-726-9999
jlynch@lynchlawonline.com
Term/Office: 2026

Greg Mermelstein
Missouri Public Defender
1000 W. Nifong, Bldg. 7, Ste. 100
Columbia, MO 65203
573-777-9977
greg.mermelstein@mspd.mo.gov
Term/Office: PD

Talmage Newton IV
Newton Barth, L.L.P.
555 Washtington Ave., Ste. 420
St. Louis, MO 63101
314-272-4490
tnewton@newtonbarth.com
Term/Office: 2025

Kathryn Parish
Carlyle Parish LLC
3407 Jefferson, #128
St. Louis, MO 63118
314-277-7670
kay@carlyleparishlaw.com
Term/Office: 2027

Jennifer Robinson
Missouri Public Defender
324 E. 11th. St.,Oak Tower, 20th Fl
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-853-5398
jennifer.robinson@mspd.mo.gov
Term/Office: 2025

PAST PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Laura O'Sullivan
Sandage Law LLC
1600 Genessee Street, Suite 662
Kansas City, MO 64102
816-753-0800
laura@sandagelaw.com

Randy Scherr
P.O. Box 1543

Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-636-2822
rjscherr@swllc.us.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

MACDL Board Calendar

April 25, 2025
July 24, 2025

Be sure to RSVP to MACDL if you plan to attend.

CLE Calendar

MACDL is an accredited provider of CLE in Missouri.

Address

101 East High Street, Suite 200
P. O. Box 1543
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Contacts

Email: info "at" macdl.net
Phone: 573 636-2822

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