Stephen R. Bough and Ann E. Agnew Join The Firm

We welcome Stephen R. Bough, who joined the firm in 1999 after serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Scott O. Wright of the Western District of Missouri. A 1997 graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City, Steve excelled in law school as the Editor-In-Chief



Stephen R. Bough

of the UMKC Law Review, a member of the law school's national trial team, and a member of the Order of Barristers. He was selected to the Dean's Honor List every semester of law school and received many Dean's Academic Achievement Awards during his law school career.

Despite his youth, Steve is a prodigious writer and has

published several articles on product liability and federal court procedure in bar publications. Steve is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Kansas and Missouri and is a member of

several bar and trial lawyers' associations. He has previously served as chair or co-chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association's New Lawyer Committee, Special Projects Committee, and Public Service Committee. He has twice received the KCMBA Young Lawyer's Section President's Award and has been instrumental in organizing the Missouri Association of Trial Attorney's Young Lawyer's Section, where he serves on the Steering Committee and is the Social Committee co-chairperson.

Ann E. Agnew joined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., Senior District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Ann graduated with distinction from the University of Missouri

Kansas City School of Law in May of 1998. She served as a literary editor for the UMKC Law Review, was awarded several Dean's Academic Achievement Awards in her law school career,

and was selected to the Dean's Honor List every semester of law school. Before attending law school, Ann earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Kansas where she graduated with honors. As a registered nurse, she served as a patient advocate and worked closely with people suffering from serious illnesses. As an active participant in legal and community affairs, Ann is a member of many bar and trial lawyers' associations and is currently serving as co-chair of the New Lawyers Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Missouri and Kansas.



Ann E. Agnew