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Sidney Eckman Wheelan Professional Licensure: |
Education:
Legal: University of Missouri--Columbia School of Law
Juris Doctor, December, 1999
Undergraduate:
William Woods University--Fulton, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts, December, 1995
Major: Legal Studies
Minor, Business Administration
Professional Memberships:
Missouri Bar
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
Randolph County Bar Association, (President 2002-2003)
Mid-Missouri Women’s Law Association
American Bar Association
Tenth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Law School Memberships:
Board of Advocates
Phi Delta Phi
Women’s Law Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Honors and Awards:
Recipient, CALI Award--Excellence in Environmental Law, 1998
Recipient, CALI Award--Excellence in Advanced Legal Research, 1999
Recipient, Judge Noah Weinstein Scholarships, 1998 and 1999
Recipient, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2000-2001
Professional Experience:
Tatlow, Gump and Faiella, LLC
Moberly, Missouri
Associate Attorney (April 2000--present)
Tatlow & Gump
Moberly, Missouri
Law clerk (1997-2000)
Litigation Paralegal (1990-1996)
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Assistant to Professor
Environmental Law (1998-1999)
Thomas M. Shea, Attorney at Law
Moberly, Missouri
Paralegal (1986-1990)
Thomas M. Shea, Attorney at Law
Paris, Missouri
Paralegal (1980-1985)
Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office
Thomas M. Shea, Prosecuting Attorney
Paris, Missouri
Paralegal (1980-1985)
Community Memberships:
Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi (Vice-President 2005-2006)
Randolph County EXCEL IV (1993-1994)
Monroe County Democratic Club
United Methodist Church of Paris, Inc.
Monroe County Swim Club (Board of Directors 2003-06; Secy. 2005-06)
Mother Goose Preschool (Board of Directors 2001-02; Secy./Treas, 2002)
Committees/Leadership:
Randolph County Bar Association, (President 2002-2003)
Randolph County EXCEL IV (1993-1994)
ATLA Insurance Section (Member 2003)
ATLA Social Security Disability Section (Member 2003)
ATLA Women’s Caucus (Member 2003-2005)
MATA Auto/Insurance List/Serve (2004-2005)
MATA Workers Compensation List/Serve (2004-2005)
Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi (Vice-President 2005-2006)
Miss Paris Pageant (Committee 2004-present; Chair 2006)
Beta Sigma Phi City Council (2005-2009)
Monroe County Swim Club (Board of Directors 2003-08; Secretary 2005)
American Cancer Society Relay for Life (Team Co-Captain 2004-05)
United Methodist Church of Paris, Inc.
(Co-Chair Fundraising Events 2003-present)
(Sunday School Instructor 2002-2009)
(Children’s Christmas Program, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Girl Scouts of America (Troop Leader 2001-2002)
Mother Goose Preschool (Board of Directors 2001-02; Secy./Treas. 2002)
Presentations:
“Combat Tactics”, Missouri Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Conference, Lake Ozark, Missouri (Joint Presentation, June 2004)
“Effective Exhibits for Mediation and Trial”, Missouri Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Conference, Lake Ozark, Missouri (Joint Presentation, June 2004)
“End of Life Planning”, Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Paris, Missouri (Speaker April 2005)
“Why We Relay”, American Cancer Society, Randolph County Breast Cancer Awareness Candlelight Ceremony, Moberly, Missouri, (Author/Speaker, October 2005)
Moberly Area Community College Career Day, Moberly, Missouri (Speaker, 2004)
“Estate Planning Basics”, Monroe County Extension Club, Paris, Missouri, (Speaker 2003)
“Nursing Home Planning”, Monroe County Daughters of the American Revolution (Speaker, 2004)
Cairo High School Career Day, Cairo, Missouri, (Speaker, 2001)
Continuing Legal Education/Conferences:
Missouri Bar - MO Healthnet Update, 2009
MATA - Workers Compensation, 2009
AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Missouri Bar - Fiduciary Litigation, 2008
Missouri Bar - Litigation Ethics, 2008
Missouri Bar - Civil Rights, 2008
AAJ Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, 2007
Missouri Bar - Insurance law, 2007
Missouri Bar - Medicaid Planning, 2007
Missouri Bar - Workers Compensation Institute, 2006
Missouri Bar - Annual Law Update, 2006
“Dealing with Ethical Issues”, Missouri Bar, Telephone Seminar, August 2005
“Recent Rule Changes”, Randolph County Bar Association, January, 2005
Annual Meeting of the Missouri Bar, St. Louis, Missouri September, 2004
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Solo and Small Firm Conference, Lake Ozark, Missouri, June 2004
“Legal Ethics—Common Conflicts and Advertising Rules”, by Sara Rittman of Legal Ethics Counsel, Randolph Co. Bar Asso., Moberly, Missouri, January, 2004
“Depositions”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Telephone Seminar, October, 2003
“Effective Exhibits for Trial or Mediation”, Randolph County Bar Association, Moberly, Missouri, October, 2003
“Post-traumatic Stress Disorder”, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Telephone Seminar, August, 2003
Missouri Workers’ Compensation Institute, Missouri Bar, Kansas City, MO, May 2003
Missouri Workers’ Compensation Institute, Missouri Bar, Columbia, MO, April 2002
ERISA, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Telephone Seminar, March, 2002
Missouri Workers’ Compensation Institute, The Missouri Bar, Columbia, Missouri, June 2001
Medicaid Planning, The Missouri Bar, Telephone Seminar, April, 2001
Nursing Home Negligence, The Missouri Bar, Telephone Seminar, November, 2000
Practical Issues for Employment Litigators and Advisors, The Missouri Bar, Kansas City, Missouri, June 2000
42 nd Annual Convention, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Lake Ozark, MO, June, 2000
Elder Law, The Missouri Bar, Columbia, Missouri, April, 2000
Legal Ethics, Randolph County Bar Association, Moberly, Missouri, March, 2000
Personal Information:
Date of Birth: October 31, 1960
Place of Birth: Hannibal, Missouri
Marital Status: Married, one child
Office Address: 110 N. Fifth St.
Moberly, Missouri 65270
Office Telephone: 660-263-3100 (voice)
Office Fax: 660-263-0660 (fax)
Web Page: sidneywheelan.com
E-mail: swheelan@tgflaw.com