Gilmore Bell Announces New Shareholders in Kansas City

BY Business Wire | MUNICIPAL | 01/07/25 07:03 AM EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilmore & Bell, P.C., a leading public finance law firm, is pleased to announce that Laura Connor and Megan Miller have been named shareholders in the Kansas City office.

Ms. Connor practices in the field of real estate law, including real estate finance, leasing and construction. She is licensed to practice in Missouri and Florida, and received her B.A. degree from the University of Missouri in 2015 and her J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Miami School of Law in 2018, where she served as a board member for the University of Miami Law Review. While in law school, Ms. Connor was a Miami Public Interest Scholar and a Writing Dean?s Fellow.

Ms. Miller serves as bond counsel to cities, counties, school districts and other municipal borrowers. She also serves as economic development counsel, advising various local governments on incentivized economic development projects. She is licensed to practice in Missouri and received her B.S. degree (cum laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia in 2012 and her J.D. (cum laude) from the University of Missouri ? Kansas City School of Law in 2015, where she served as a staff member of the UMKC Law Review and Managing Editor of The Urban Lawyer. While in law school, Ms. Miller was a Teaching Assistant in the Legal Writing Program, a member of the Student Bar Association, a Law School Emissary and a member of Phi Delta Phi.

About Gilmore Bell

Gilmore Bell is one of the leading public finance law firms in the United States. The firm primarily represents governmental entities and 501c3 organizations to negotiate financing alternatives including bond and lease transactions, economic development incentives and public-private partnerships. For more than 30 years, Gilmore Bell has ranked in the top 10 nationally in the number of bond counsel opinions rendered on municipal bond issues. Gilmore Bell has offices in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and Illinois. For more information, visit us at www.gilmorebell.com.

Source: Gilmore & Bell, P.C.

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