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May 16 - Columbia JANET M. BEZLER is an attorney in the Columbia, Missouri law firm of Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer. Ms. Bezler focuses her practice in all areas of family law, including dissolution of marriage, modification, paternity, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship of minors and juvenile law. She was counsel for the 14th Circuit (Howard and Randolph counties) Juvenile Office from 2004-2007. Ms. Bezler has acted as a court appointed guardian ad litem, representing children in juvenile and family court; and court appointed counsel for indigent parents in juvenile court, for the 13th (Boone and Callaway counties), 14th (Howard and Randolph counties), and 19th (Cole County) Circuits since 1991. She has been a court approved mediator since 2002 and received her requisite training at the University of Missouri Columbia Center for Study of Dispute Resolution. Ms. Bezler is a mediator for The Missouri Bar Fee Dispute Resolution Committee and for the Complaint Resolution Program. Ms. Bezler earned her B.S. degree and J.D. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She is a member of The Missouri Bar (member, Family Law Section) and Boone County Bar Association. GAYLIN R. CARVER is a partner in the Jefferson City law firm of Carver & Michael, LLC, where she focuses her practice in family law, criminal defense and civil litigation. She is admitted to The Missouri Bar and before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Ms. Carver earned her B.A. and M.E. degrees from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and her J.D. degree from St. Louis University. She was the assistant prosecuting attorney for Cole County from 2002-2004. She is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Cole County Bar and the Women's Law Association. Ms. Carver is also a board member of the Jefferson City Rotary Club and president of the Boys and Girls Club of Capitol City (Board of Directors). LORI L. GREEN is the owner of the law firm of Lori L. Green, LLC, in Columbia, where she focuses her practice in business contracts litigation and family law. She has been in private practice for over 15 years. Ms. Green earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, and J.D degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia. After law school, she was a Supreme Court law clerk to Hon. John C. Holstein and in house counsel for Raul Walters Properties. Ms. Green is a member of the Boone County Bar Association and The Missouri Bar.
May 17 - St. Louis LAWRENCE G. GILLESPIE is a member of the law firm of Gillespie, Hetlage & Coughlin, L.L.C., where he practices in the areas of domestic relations law and appellate practice. He wrote, "Preservation of the Record for Appeal in Family Court," published by the St. Louis Bar Journal (winter 2001). Mr. Gillespie has spoken for various professional groups on topics relating to his areas of practice. He is a member of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar Association and The Missouri Bar. Mr. Gillespie earned his H.B.A. degree, magna cum laude, and his J.D. degree from St. Louis University. HON. SUSAN E. BLOCK is an attorney in the law firm of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. Judge Block returned to the practice of law after retiring as a circuit judge in 2004, with 25 years of judicial service. In her last judicial assignment she was appointed to serve as the Administrative Judge of the Family Court with the authority to manage the policies and practices of this division, while maintaining a full caseload of abuse, neglect, delinquency and adoption matters. Recipient of the Andrew Jackson Higgins Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice, her work in the area of family law and child advocacy has been recognized locally and internationally. Currently she focuses her practice in family law matters, including divorce, modifications, juvenile, guardianships, school law, juvenile law, adoptions, paternity matters, grandparents' visitation requests, and domestic partnership conflicts. Judge Block has received numerous local awards for her work in child advocacy, prevention of domestic violence, and innovative programming for the family court. They include the St. Louis Bar Foundation Award, Missouri Coalition for Domestic Violence-St. Louis Region Person of the Year Award, Public Citizen of the Year award given by the National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter, Metropolitan St. Louis YWCA Racial Justice Award, CASA Community Award, World of Children Award, National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section Founder's Award and was honored by the Missouri Supreme Court for her outstanding service to the St. Louis County Circuit Court. An innovator and visionary, she was a founding member of the Washington University Project for Children and Youth, 2002-2005, and served on the first Board of Directors for the National Truancy Prevention Association and Lawyers for Equality. Well published, Judge Block writes the "Bench to Bar" monthly column for the St. Louis Lawyer magazine published by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Recently, she co-wrote "Grandparent Visitation Rights: History, Constitutionality, and Practice," in the April 2009 St. Louis Bar Journal. Following her presentation at the First International Conference on Domestic Violence in Rome, Italy, she wrote "Domestic Violence: A Problem Concealed. A Civil Response to Domestic Violence in the United States," California Western School of Law, Journal of Law, 1997. She has been a contributing writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on family law issues from 1997-2003, writing "In Search of Safety Coordination Efforts" Judge Block's teaching experience ranges from law school instruction to international forums. She has been an adjunct professor of law at Washington University, St. Louis University and Emory University Schools of Law, specializing in pre-trial practice, trial practice, and trial technique courses.She has been sent abroad by the U.S. Department of State to instruct and advise countries on domestic violence laws and procedures, including the countries of Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, and Russia. Locally she has given presentations on family law to the U.S. Arbitration and Mediation, Inc., the American Jewish Congress, and the Midwest School of Paralegal Studies. She was a veteran faculty member of the Missouri Judicial College and the National Judicial College. In addition, she provided private tutoring for law graduates preparing to take the Missouri Bar Examination in all areas of the law. Judge Block is a graduate of Penn State University and the St. Louis University School of Law. She was also a participant in the John F Kennedy School of Government for Senior Executives in Local Government. KIRK C. STANGE is a manager and member of Stange Law Firm, L.L.C., a family law firm with offices in St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson County, Missouri; and Belleville, Illinois. Mr. Stange has years of complex, family law experience in matters such as divorce, paternity, motions to modify, domestic violence, child custody, child relocation, child support, spousal maintenance (alimony), equitable division of marital property and contempt actions in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, St. Louis City, the St. Louis Metro East and other surrounding counties. He is licensed in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mr. Stange is a graduate of the prestigious ABA Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute, which is taught by the country's top domestic attorneys, and he earned his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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