Community Service
Megan Costello Co-Chairs KC Hospice Event
Berkowitz Oliver attorney Megan Costello served as co-chair with her husband Joe for the Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s 2018 signature fundraiser event, Sunday Night Live , on September 23. The event raised more than $430,000 to help patients and their families, as well as for Kansas City Hospice’s many community programs that serve individuals dealing with loss and other life transitions. Berkowitz Oliver also sponsored the event’s live entertainment. In attendance was 29-year-old hospice patient Matt Allen and his closest friends who are also his caregivers. A video about …
Read More >John Shaw Nominated for Volunteer of the Year for Junior Achievement
John Shaw has been nominated as Volunteer of the Year for Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City for the 2017-18 school year. The mission of Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. During the 2017-18 school year, more than 950 volunteers helped to equip over 24,000 Kansas City-area students with the skills they need to succeed in both school and the workforce.
Read More >Paralegal LeeAnn Parmenter and KCPA Participate in Drive for Harvesters
Berkowitz Oliver paralegal LeeAnn Parmenter is First Vice-President of the Kansas City Paralegal Association . LeeAnn is currently helping lead KCPA’s efforts in the Food from the Bar campaign through Harvesters , and KCPA is in 6th place out of over 50 groups. Great job, LeeAnn!
Read More >David Oliver Receives ArtsKC’s Virtuoso Award
David Oliver was honored by ArtsKC with the Virtuoso Award on March 8, 2018, at that organization’s annual Awards Luncheon. ArtsKC is a nonprofit organization serving the five-county region surrounding Kansas City: Clay, Platte and Jackson in Missouri; and Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas. Since 1999, ArtsKC has developed programs and services designed to “unleash the power of the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, the business community, and services to the civic community. David’s civic duties range from social services …
Read More >David Oliver to Serve on Merit Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge
David Oliver has been selected by Chief Judge David Gregory Kays to serve on the Merit Selection Panel for the next United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri . The position will be located in Kansas City to fill the vacancy created by the planned retirement of Judge Sarah W. Hays on September 1, 2018.
Read More >Megan Rhodes Selected to Board of Association for Women Lawyers
Megan Rhodes was invited to join the Board of Directors of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City for the 2018 term. Megan will serve as Vice Chair of Community Support, where she will assist in facilitating a new partnership between the AWL and the Women’s Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization created to promote equality and opportunity for women of all ages through research, philanthropy, and policy solutions.
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