Morey Mechlin, center, holds the 2009 Liberty Bell Award at the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association’s annual Law Day luncheon May 1 at Hickory Hills Country Club. Also on hand are, from left, attorney Joe Passanise, SMBA President Wallace Squibb, Missouri Supreme Court Justice Michael Wolff, SMBA Executive Director Crista Hogan and attorney Chip Sheppard. Wolff was the keynote speaker for the event, which had the theme “Legacy of Liberty – Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial.” Mechlin was recognized for her role in securing petition signatures for the Greene County Nonpartisan Court Plan, a ballot measure that passed in November.