The Women’s Justice Awards recognize women across the state of Missouri who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and furthering the highest ideals of the legal profession. The awards reach out to women in various segments of our community, including the bar, the bench, public office, civil service, business, academia, nonprofits and the state-at-large.
Midwest Litigation Services is proud to announce that Debbie Weaver has been selected as one of three women to receive the Enterprise Award. Other award categories include Leaders of Tomorrow, Rising Star, Trial Practitioner, Citizenship and Public Official. The Enterprise Award is awarded to women in a business setting, be they entrepreneurs, executives, corporate counsel or other business professionals, who fulfill theabove ideals in contributing to the improvement of the justice system.
Debbie was distinguished as an entrepreneur deserving of the Women’s Justice Award due to her commitment to the St. Louis community. Along with her personal and passionate support of the Komen Race for a Cure with her team of “Kelly’s Krusaders” (her partner Kelly Willis died of breast cancer five years ago), Debbie has donated lap-top computers, deposition services and videography for pro bono initiatives sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) as well as for attorneys providing pro bono representation. The entire Midwest organization annually sponsors over fifty families for Motion for Kids (formerly Project Angel Tree) and spearheads the Santa Station at St. Louis’s football venue, the Edward Jones Dome, with opportunities to visit with and get photos with Santa and many other cartoon characters.
Debbie also generously donates her time and energy to BAMSL’s Read Across America program, she provides lunch and transportation to families visiting the Vandalia women’s prison, and is actively involved in Legal Services’ annual fund raising with the Justice for All Ball; having taken on the behemoth task of chairing this event in 2008. Her energy is equaled only by her benevolence and belief in the importance of such support.
Debbie currently serves as the Executive Director of the Women Lawyers Association and sponsored the breakfast at this year’s Missouri Bar Annual Meeting with the Kansas City and Mid-Missouri Women Lawyers. She has also been a longterm sponsor for their annual golf tournament and holiday party.
Throughout the state there are not many bar associations who have not been the beneficiary of a Midwest sponsorship whether it be for a Bar Foundation dinner, an annual conference, a golf tournament or an awards banquet. Without such support such events would not be possible which would be to the detriment of the thousands of members of the bench and bar who depend on these events for CLE and networking.
