Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - Lashly & Baer, P.C., is pleased to announce that Diana M. Golfin and Tyler S. McClay have joined the Firm as Associates.

Diana Golfin, a member of the Corporate Practice Group, received her Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. While in law school, Ms. Golfin participated in the Civil Justice Clinic, representing underprivileged clients in domestic matters and serving as a Guardian ad Litem. She received the 2001 CALI Award for excellence in Trusts and Estates. She earned Bachelor's degrees in both Political Science and Sociology from the University of Iowa in 1998. Ms. Golfin is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Missouri and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Tyler McClay, a member of the Firm's Risk Management Practice Group, has eleven years experience as a litigator. He concentrates his practice on professional liability defense. Prior to joining Lashly & Baer, Mr. McClay was a Partner with the Orlando, Florida, firm of McEwan, Martinez, Luff, Dukes & Ruffier. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law in 1990 and a Bachelor's degree in History from Amherst College in 1985. Mr. McClay is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, the Florida Bar, and the Defense Research Institute. He is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, the Supreme Court of the State of Florida, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Founded in 1912, Lashly & Baer, P.C. is a law firm with a long-standing reputation for providing sophisticated representation to national, regional and local clients consisting of individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Our clients are active in every significant industry and range in size from start-up ventures to established international enterprises.