Baker Sterchi Attorneys Lead and Participate in 2025 MODL Trial Academy
Baker Sterchi Kansas City attorneys Samantha Patterson and Logan Wallace participated in the 2025 Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) “John L. Oliver, Jr.” Trial Academy at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri, held from March 26-28. Led by a distinguished faculty of 14 seasoned defense lawyers, including Baker Sterchi Member Clay Crawford, approximately 35 students engaged in the program, assuming the roles of defense lawyers in a mock civil trial.
Patterson focuses her practice on product liability, insurance defense, commercial litigation and personal injury claims. She is vice-chair of the Missouri Bar Association’s Tort & Transportation Law Committee and a member of the organization’s Young Lawyers Division. Patterson earned her law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and is admitted to practice in Missouri.
Wallace focuses his practice on insurance coverage and the defense of bad faith, premises liability, personal injury, workers' compensation and wrongful death claims. He obtained his law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law and holds an undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University. Wallace is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.
Established in 1984, MODL aims to assist defense attorneys in delivering top-notch representation to clients through continuing legal education programs and various other initiatives.
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