THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors:
Friends of the Foundation:
ADA Legal Team, LLC
ASH Law, LLC
Charnissa Holliday-Scott
Gorny Dandurand, LC
Husch Blackwell LLP
James W. Tippin & Associates
Jonathan Sternberg, Attorney, P.C.
Mark and Lauren Molner
McElligott, Ewan & Hall, PC
Meyerkord, Russell & Hergott
Scott Gyllenborg and Hon. Christina Dunn Gyllenborg
Versfeld & Hugo, LLC
KCMBF has plans for growth in helping the community: Domestic Violence Alliance plans to cover the cost of continuing education credits for all its participants from various professions; Military Matters is exploring the possibility of a national expansion of its program; and Student Law Academy has developed a Pre-Law Fellowship for Scholars to cover the cost of the LSAT, test-prep courses, and law school application fees. To continue this unparalleled growth for such worthy causes, we need your help!
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Federal Tax Code, Federal Tax ID No. 43-11 79222, therefore in accordance with the regulations of the IRS a portion of your donation may be tax deductible.
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Special thanks to those who have generously donated their time and resources to make the Liberty & Justice Campaign a success!
Chair of the Gala: Tamara Veit, McElligott Ewan & Hall, PC
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chairs: Scott Bethune, Davis Bethune & Jones and Meghan Litecky, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.
Auction Committee Co-Chairs: Athena Dickson, Siro Smith Dickson PC and Phyllis Norman, Norman and Graves, LLC
The annual Liberty & Justice Gala is the primary fundraising event in support of KCMBF and its programs. KCMBF is the charitable arm of KCMBA. This exclusive event features a cocktail hour, dinner, auction, and presentation to recognize and celebrate the great volunteer work performed by lawyers in the Kansas City community.
In November 2019, the KCMBF Board of Directors passed a Resolution changing the name of the Liberty & Justice Legacy Award to the Jack L. Campbell Legacy Award. To view the Resolution, please click here.
Marsha Campbell accepting a copy of the Resolution at the
KCMBA Annual Meeting from 2019 KCMBF President, Scott Gyllenborg
During the Gala, the Jack L. Campbell Legacy Award is given in recognition of the recipient's dedication to the principles of liberty and justice through exemplary professional, civic and community service.
Jack L. Campbell Legacy Award Recipients
Hon. Beth Phillips and Hon. W. Brent Powell, 2025
Hon. Ann Mesle, 2024
Hon. Paul C. Wilson, 2023
Mayor Quinton Lucas, 2022
John M. "Jack" Kilroy, Jr., 2019
Hon. John W. Lungstrum, 2018
Senator Claire McCaskill, 2017
Hon. Cynthia L. Martin, 2016
J. Kent Emison, 2015
Mayor Sylvester "Sly" James, 2014
Hon. Gary Fenner and Hon. Peggy McGraw, 2013
Larry McMullen, 2012
Hon. J.D. Williamson, Jr., 2011
Hon. William Ray Price, Jr., 2010
Jerome T. Wolf, 2009
Hon. Scott O. Wright, 2008
James R. Wyrsch, 2007
Bobbie Lou Nailling-Files, 2006
Robert C. Welch, 2005
R. Lawrence Ward, 2004
C. Patrick McLarney, 2003