Local lawyers install new president

Clockwise from top left: Attorney Dee Wampler and his wife, Anne, were among 150 celebrants at the installation of the 2002 president of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Jan. 12 at a banquet at Highland Springs Country Club. Manden Loomer, daughter of outgoing-president Rod Loomer, chats with Missouri Bar Association President Theresa Levings. Attorney Cliff Brown speaks with Crista Shuler, executive director of the local bar association. Harpist Nancy Dysart performs during the dinner. Attorneys Tom Millington, left, and Jim Cox, right, share a laugh with Pam O'Reilly. Newly installed Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association president Richard Owensby accepts the gavel of office; Greene County Family Court Commissioner Scott Tinsley and attorney Lisa Ghan mug for the camera. At center, Suzanne Wesley and Julia Evans enjoy the evening's events.