Megan Costello Co-Chairs KC Hospice Event
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 >David Oliver Named to Kansas City’s Power 100 of 2018
David Oliver has been named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s Power 100 of 2018 . According to the Business Journal , “the people on this list are those that can call anyone in the business and civic communities and have that call returned.”
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.
Read More >Wallner, Rhodes, Hinderks Named 2017 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers has named Berkowitz Oliver associates Timothy Wallner , Megan Rhodes and Carson Hinderks to its list of 2017 Rising Stars for Missouri and Kansas. Tim Wallner is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law; he primarily practices in Securities Litigation. Megan Rhodes is a 2010 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law; her practice focuses on employment defense. Carson Hinderks is a 2011 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law; he practices primarily in Business Litigation. Congratulations to …
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