WLA Past Presidents
The Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis has been in existence since 1976, when a brave group of women decided to band together to form an organization that would support and promote women lawyers in all of their endeavors. Our members are judges, business leaders, politicians, lawyers from big firms, lawyers from small firms and everyone in between.
We are proud to name the following as our Past Presidents:
Hon. Anna Forder, Charter President
Margaret Fox, 1977-1978
Adrienne Anderson, 1978-1979
Karen Tokarz, 1979-1980
Hon. Barbara Wallace, 1980-1981
Annette Heller, 1981-1982
Hon. Joan Burger, 1982-1983
Mary Colleen Sleater, 1983-1984
Hon. Susan Blaney, 1984-1985
Janet F. Catalona, 1985-1986
Hon. Mary K. Hoff, 1986-1987
Linda Murphy, 1987-1988
Patricia Flood, 1988-1989
Pat Simons, 1989-1990
Mary Coffey, 1990-1991
Toni Griesbach, 1991-1992
Deidre Smith, 1992-1993
Hon. Audrey G. Fleissig, 1993-1994
Gretchen Myers, 1994-1995
Sharon Agee, 1995-1996
Sally Heller, 1996-1997
Mary Butts Bruntrager, 1997-1998
Jennifer Finley, 1998-1999
Teresa A. Generous, 1999-2000
Patricia Hageman, 2000-2001
Helen Paulson, 2001-2002
Marjorie K. Carter, 2002-2003
Hon. Peg McCartney, 2003-2004
Megan Phillips, 2004-2005
Heather Hays, 2005-2006
Lynn Ricci, 2006-2007
Genevieve Nichols, 2007-2008
Patricia Susi, 2008-2009
Hon. Nicole Colbert-Botchway, 2009-2010
Jessica Liss, 2010-2011
Kristine Bridges 2011-2012
Jamie Boyer, 2012-2013
Jessica Kennedy, 2013-2014
Elizabeth Grana, 2014-2015
Heather Bub, 2015-2016
Bridget Hoy, 2016-2017
Amy Gunn, 2017-2018
Valerie Craig, 2018-2019
Lisa Reynolds, 2019-2020
Jennifer Matthew Crompton, 2020-2021
Deborah Price, 2021-2022
Christina Moore, 2022-2023
Elizabeth McNulty, 2023-2024
Stephanie Black, 2024-2025
2026 Unity Summer Social | July 23, 2026 | 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Join the WLA and our co-host organizations at a Happy Hour to celebrate our efforts to promote equality and opportunity in the legal profession. This event will be held at Chico Bueno, a brand-new Mexican concept opening in The Grove this summer.
The Unity Summer Social is presented by the WLA in partnership with the Missouri Asian-American Bar Association (MAABA), Mound City Bar Association (MCBA), Hispanic Bar Association of St. Louis (HBA), South Asian Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (SABA), and Italian American Lawyers of St. Louis.
For any questions, contact Danielle Smith or Eisha Ahmed-Petersen.
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WLA Annual Meeting and President's Party | Thursday, August 27th | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Join us as we wrap up the WLA year with celebration, connection, and a well-earned toast or two. We'll kick things off with happy hour and light bites and take a few moments to reflect on the past year. The event is free to members, but space is limited. RSVP here.
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