Missouri State Public Defender
2021 Award Recipients
Defender of Distinction
David Wiegert
Assistant Public Defender
Kansas City Trial Office
Excellence Award
Lisa McGee
Support Services Coordinator
Columbia
Office of the Year
Area 26
Lebanon Trial Office
Office staff include: District Defender Stacy Patterson, Deputy District Defender Sean Randall, Senior Public Defender Alex Reiter, Assistant Public Defender Zach Riedel, Assistant Public Defender Robert O’Connor, Assistant Public Defender Connor Diaz, Assistant Public Defender Melissa Bradley, Assistant Public Defender Sam Belezos, Legal Assistant Barbara Hicks, Legal Assistant Leslie Richins, Investigator Judy Mourer, Law Clerk, Lauren O’Donnell, and Administrative Assistant Elaine Roper.
David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award
Damien de Loyola
District Defender
District 69 – Kansas City Appellate/PCR
Influential Appellate Advocate
Rosemary Percival
District Defender
District 52 – Kansas City Appellate/PCR
Lon O. Hocker Award
Brian Horneyer
Senior Public Defender
St. Louis City Trial Office
New Leader in Advocacy Award
Stacey Lannert
District Defender
Parole Revocation Defense Team
2020 Award Recipients
Defender of Distinction
Sarah Johnson
Director of Juvenile Defense and Policy
Children’s Defense Team
Excellence Award
Kelly Jackson
Investigator
Appellate/PCR East A – St. Louis
Office of the Year
Area 37
West Plains Trial Office
Bethany Turner, District Defender; Sarah Bernard, Assistant Public Defender; Ezra Cahn, Assistant Public Defender; Thomas Flack, Assistant Public Defender; David Spears, Administrative Assistant; Valerie Bailey, Investigator; and Carol Young, Legal Assistant.
Director’s Award
Michael Barrett
Past Director
Defender of the 6th Amendment
Stinson LLP
Kansas City
Outstanding Contract Defender Award
Wally Trosen
Attorney at Law
Kirksville
2020 Lon O. Hocker Award
Erika Wurst
Deputy District Defender
St. Louis City Trial Office