Background
Blackwell, Menefee Davis was born on February 17, 1916 in Lexington, Missouri, United States. Son of Horace F. and Berrien (Menefee) Blackwell.
Blackwell, Menefee Davis was born on February 17, 1916 in Lexington, Missouri, United States. Son of Horace F. and Berrien (Menefee) Blackwell.
University of Missouri (Bachelor of Arts, 1936). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1939).
Worked at Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi Limited Liability Partnership (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Franchise and Distributorship Law, Architectural, Engineering and Construction Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Business and Commercial Litigation, Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Health Law, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, International Law, Labor and Employment, Medical Device Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipality Law, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities Law, Tax, Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1939, Missouri. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Blackwell Sanders Matheny Weary & Lombardi was established in 1916 and has grown to over 200 lawyers with fully staffed offices in Kansas City, Missouri.
Springfield, Missouri, Overland Park, Kansas, Omaha, Nebraska, and London, England.
Board of directors Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, 1986-1993, Chas. R. Cook and Minnie K. Cook Foundation, Starlight Theatre Association, Jacob L. and Ella C. Loose Foundation, president 1989-1991. Trustee William Rockhill Nelson Trust and Nelson Gallery Foundation, 1957-1991, Louetta M. Cowden Foundation, Jacob L. and Ella C. Loose Foundation, Midwest Research Institute.
Board of Governors American Royal Association Major Army of the United States, 1942-1946, World War World War II. Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Kansas City Bar Association, Kansas City Country Club, Kansas City Club, River Club, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, PhiDelta Theta, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Mary Louise Harris, April 25, 1942. 1 son, Stephen M. (deceased).