Mound City Bar Executive Board

PRESIDENT:

Pamela Meanes: Read her platform on the MCBA home page.

PRESIDENT-ELECT:

Rufus Tate: Born in Jackson, Mississippi. Educated at Brown University (A.B. Public Policy 1992) and Washington University School of Law (J.D. 1995). Appointed Assisted Circuit Attorney in 1996; tried over 55 jury trials to completion. Entered general private practice (The Tate Law Firm, LLC) in November 2001 under the tutelage of Wayne C. Harvey. Appointed General Counsel for the City of St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners in 2002 in anticipation of federal litigation regarding 2000 Presidential election fiasco; he negotiated the federal consent decree with the Department of Justice approving use of new technology and personnel at each City polling place (cell phones, PDAs, & additional personnel). Appointed to ARCH’s board of directors in 2003. Formerly served as City Attorney for City of Beverly Hills, Missouri. Served as Vice-president Mound City Bar Association during 2005 term. Founder & Director of Little Red Schoolhouse Legal Ministry based at Friendly Temple MB Church in St. Louis. Licensed in Missouri & Illinois. Wife: Natalie (teacher). Daughter: Austin McKenzie, born March 24, 2006.

VICE-PRESIDENT:

Annette Slack: Annette E. Slack is a litigator for the law firm of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P.C. She graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1998. She has been admitted to practice in Missouri and Illinois. She has been a member of Mound City Bar since law school. She has previously served as a Member at Large for 2003 and 2004. She has previously served on the Workers’ Compensation Section of BAMSL and currently is an active member of BAMSL, Lawyer’s Association and the Women Lawyer’s Association. She has also been the Chair of the Scovel Richardson Dinner Committee for the past three years. Annette has also been a Registered Nurse for the past twenty-six years and is a Retired Lt. Col. from the United States Army Nurse Corp. She currently serves as a trustee and on the Health Ministry for Central Baptist Church. She is the proud mother of one son, Carey Davis. Carey is a graduate of the University of Illinois and currently plays professional football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

RECORDING SECRETARY:

Kemba Logan: Kemba Logan serves as panel counsel for The Hartford Insurance Company in the St. Louis Legal Office. She received her Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1999. She has been a member of Mound City Bar Association since she was in law school. Ms. Logan serves on the Legislative Committee, Constitutional Committee and the Scovel Richardson Scholarship Dinner Committee. She enjoys volunteering in the Ma'at program at Rowen Community Center. She is an active member of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Lawyers Association and the Professional Organization of Women (POW).

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:

Carla Allen: Carla R. Allen is an attorney at Armstrong Teasdale, LLP. She is a member of the Corporate Services Group where she primarily practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation, and corporate governance/compliance. She also practices Securities Law, Trusts and Estates, and Taxation. Currently, Ms. Allen is the corresponding secretary of the Mound City Bar Association and a member of the Board Elections committee for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Ms. Allen is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Illinois Bar. Ms. Allen graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 2005, and received her B.B.A. in Accounting from Tennessee State University in 2002. Moreover, Ms. Allen is a member of Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, where she is active with the Music Ministry, the Legal Ministry, and the Athletic/Recreation Ministry. Ms. Allen is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

TREASURER:

Paul Randolph: He is the Assistant United States Trustee for the Eastern District of Missouri. Prior to assuming that position in 2004, he was a Trial Attorney for nearly 15 years in the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for bankruptcy fraud matters. Mr. Randolph received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987 and his Bachelor of Science degree with Honors from Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri in 1984. He was engaged in the private practice of law for several years, primarily in the areas of finance and bankruptcy law, prior to joining the U.S. Trustee. Mr. Randolph has been involved in various aspects of civic and community service in Missouri and Arizona including his service on the Board of Directors for the Mound City Bar Association and for the Haven of Grace women’s shelter in St. Louis. He is a member of the National Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has chaired and/or lectured at numerous bankruptcy law seminars.

PARLIAMENTARIAN:

Robert Kenney: He is an Associate in Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus’s St. Louis office in the Trial Department. Robert is a 1994 graduate of Hampton University and a 1998 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school, Robert served as president of the SLU chapter of the Black Law Students' Association. He was also an articles editor for the Saint Louis University Public Law Review. Robert concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation. He has represented a variety of clients in all phases of litigation, from inception through appeal. Prior to joining Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus, Robert was a Missouri Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection division. Robert was charged with enforcement of Missouri's consumer protection laws, as well as the implementation of community education and outreach efforts. Robert was also an instrumental part of the initial implementation and enforcement of the Missouri Telemarketing No-Call List law. Robert is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., where he heads up his chapter's political action committee.

HISTORIAN:

Celeste Dotson: Celeste was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended University of Illinois for both undergrad and law school. Upon completion of law school, she obtained employment with the AF/CIO. Later she practiced law with a public interest firm, MO Plot and Advocacy. After nearly three years with this office she began work in the private sector for Caldwell & Singleton, later to become the Cochran Firm, St. Louis. Currently she is a solo practitioner and Of Counsel to the Law Office of Freeman Bosley and Associates where she concentrates her practice in the areas of Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation.

MEMBER AT LARGE
(OVER 10 YEARS):

Joan Miller: I have been a Mound City Bar Association member since 1995. I have held leadership positions as Corresponding Secretary and E-Secretary since 1999. Mound City Bar Association must remain a vital and important organization in the St. Louis region.

MEMBER AT LARGE
(UNDER 10 YEARS):

Rolanda Johnson: Criminal Defense attorney admitted to practice for 3+ years. Received her BA from the University of Dubuque and her JD from the University of Iowa. Originally from Chicago - moved to St. Louis after Law School. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Mound City Bar Association: Member (2000 - Present); Member at Large (2003-Present) Editor – Mound City News (2004 – Present); Missouri Bar Leadership Academy 2004/2005; CORO: Women in Leadership 2003; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis: Member – (1999 –Present); Metropolis St. Louis: Member – (2000 –2003); Humane Society – Volunteer (1997 – Present); Stray Rescue – Foster Care Volunteer (Present); Habitat For Humanity – Volunteer (May 2006). Proud Co-Human of Stray Rescue Foster Dog now known affectionately as Kunta Kente. I thank you for your support in the past and will continue to work diligently in the best interest of the Mound City Bar Association. Thank you.