Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

• 1988-90 Teaching Assistant, Legal Research & Writing Program, UMKC School of Law.
• 1990 Research Assistant, UMKC School of Law. Ms. Block performed extensive multi-state research on an appellate brief which set precedent in Missouri. The materials were subsequently published in Harvard Law Review.
• 1990-93 Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County Family Court, Juvenile Division.
• 1990-96 Pro Bono Attorney, Smith, Gill, Fisher and Butts.
• 1996-Present Pro Bono Attorney, Lathrop & Gage L.C.

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association
• The Association for Women Lawyers
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Juvenile Law Committee
• RESTART, Inc., Board of Directors, 1998-2000
• LEAP Foundation, Board of Directors, 1999-Present

Honors and Awards

• National Moot Court Team
• Moot Court Board
• American Jurisprudence Award—Remedies
• Order of the Barristers
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1990
  J.D.
• University of Miami, 1972
  B.F.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5401 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/