Kennedy Peyton Womack

I am a Staff Attorney at Mid-Missouri Legal Services in Columbia, Missouri. In my role, I represent clients across various legal areas including family law, domestic violence orders of protection, landlord/tenant law, expungements, and consumer law.

University of Cincinnati College of Law

J.D. (2020) | Juris Doctor with International Studies Concentration

2017 - 2020

Honors: UC College of Law Public Service Award (May 2020), CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Trade Law (Feb. 2020), Potter Stewart American Inn of Court Law Student Member, Certificate of Achievement as a Pro Bono Service Honoree (Issued by The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation), UC College of Law Student Philanthropist of the Year (2017-2018)

Activities: Student Bar Association (1L, 2L, and 3L Representative), Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Team Member, Human Rights Quarterly Cite Checker and Article Editor, Freedom Center Journal - Contributing Writer, Phi Alpha Delta - Vice President, BearCLAW - Creative Writing Chair, UC Student Animal Legal Defense Fund - Social Chair, International Law Club - External Affairs Coordinator, Student Ambassadors Admission Experience Champion, Social Justice Blog Contributor

Morehead State University

B.A. (2017) | Government and Philosophy

2013 - 2017

Honors: Summa Cum Laude Graduate - 4.0 Cumulative GPA, Dean's List Member, Outstanding Student in Government (May 2017), Outstanding Undergraduate Student in History, Philosophy, Politics, International Studies, and Legal Studies Department (May 2017), Golden Eagle Community Service Award (April 2017), Celebration of Student Scholarship Certificate of Merit Recipient (April 2016), Outstanding Student Leader (April 2016), Panhellenic New Member of the Year (2013-2014)

Activities: Student Government Association (Executive Vice President, Vice President for Finance, and Congress Member), Homecoming Court Member (2015 and 2016), Gamma Phi Beta Sorority - Social Chair, Standards Chair, and Alum Relations Chair, Pre-Law Society - President, Philosophy Club, Spanish Club, Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society

Staff Attorney - Family Law

Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation

2024 - Current

Provides legal representation to clients in family law cases, including those involving adoptions, divorces, paternity, custody, and modification proceedings, as well as adult and child guardianship cases. Also acts as an advocate on behalf of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, physical battery, harassment, and stalking by providing legal representation and support to survivors who need assistance in obtaining orders of protection.

Staff Attorney - General Practice

Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation

2024 - Current

Represents clients in the areas of housing, consumer law, public benefits, and expungements of eligible criminal records, by providing free legal aid to ensure that lack of personal finances, remoteness of location, and the encumbrances of poverty do not preclude anyone from their right to have redress of serious legal matters.

Research Assistant to Professor Jacob Katz Cogan

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW

2020 - 2020

Conducted research in international law for Professor Jacob Katz Cogan, Associate Dean of Faculty and Judge Joseph Kinneary Professor of Law at University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Supervised Practice Program Participant

Office of the Public Defender - 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida

2020 - 2020

Assisted attorneys in developing defense for the purpose of client assistance, including trial preparation, motion-writing, and research.

Intern

Hamilton County Public Defender - Juvenile Division

2019 - 2020

Assisted attorneys in representing children charged with criminal offenses, providing zealous representation to indigent clients, and ensuring that each child has a voice through the entire delinquency process by conducting research, writing motions and appellate briefs, and conducting client interviews, with a focus in client-centered representation.

Pro Bono Legal Volunteer

Ohio Justice and Policy Center

2019 - 2020

Assisted attorneys with Second Chance Legal Clinic work with individuals who have a criminal record, including record sealing and expungements, mitigation of court fines and fees, driver's license reinstatement, collateral sanctions and their effects, and Certificates of Qualification for Employment (CQE's).

Judicial Extern - The Honorable Judge Patrick T. Dinkelacker

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas

2019 - 2019

Assisted Judge Patrick T. Dinkelacker and staff members in courtroom activities, legal research and writing, and case management.

Legal Intern

ACLU of Washington

2019 - 2019

Conducted legal research, wrote legal memoranda, and drafted correspondence in response to documented complaints, while also assisting ACLU attorneys in development of cases for litigation and their preparation for trial, as well as subsequent appeals. Also worked with ACLU attorneys in writing two amicus briefs filed with the Washington State Supreme Court in the cases of State v. Conway and Martinez-Cuevas, et al. v. Deruyter Brothers Dairy, Inc., et al.

Legal Intern - Court Management Services Section

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

2018 - 2018

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is a tribunal of international character. Its primary mandate to hold trials for the people accused of carrying out the attack of Feb. 14, 2005 in Lebanon. My primary internship duties were to assist in processing exhibits in a specialized electronic data system, including completing accurate metadata fields to ensure search and retrieval capability, assisting with maintaining and compiling reports and drafting submissions, and assisting in completing legal analysis for functions related to the court management responsibilities of the section.

Legal Intern

City of Cincinnati Prosecutor's Office

2018 - 2018

Assisted the City Prosecutors with tasks including organization and preparation of dockets, preparation of discovery responses, courtroom duties, and legal research.

Peer Tutor

Morehead State University

2014 - 2017

Aided and advised MSU students in various academic areas, specializing in English, Government, and Philosophy, as well as helped students develop study skills and college writing proficiency.

Undergraduate Research Fellow

Morehead State University

2015 - 2016

Engaged in a research project with a faculty member of the MSU Philosophy Department entitled, "Morality: Subjective or Objective?" and presented findings at the Celebration of Student Scholarship at MSU.

Intern

Parliament of Canada

2015 - 2015

Internship with Member of Parliament Niki Ashton of the New Democratic Party - Conducted research, drafted documents, engaged in constituency outreach, and planned networking events.

The Missouri Bar - Access to Justice Committee

Member

2024 - Current

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Member

2024 - Current

Boone County Bar Association

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar - Civil Practice and Procedure Committee

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar - Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar - Juvenile Courts and Laws Committee

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar - Women in the Profession Committee

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar Family Law Section

Member

2024 - Current

The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers' Section

Member

2023 - Current

The Missouri Bar  # 75940

Member

2023 - Current

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Member

2019 - Current

International Bar Association

Member

2018 - Current

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Member

2018 - Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

2017 - Current

Sierra Club

Member

2017 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

2017 - Current

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Law Student Member

2019 - 2020

Cincinnati Bar Association

Law Student Member

2017 - 2020

Northern KY Bar Association

Law Student Member

2017 - 2020

Ohio Women's Bar Association

Law Student Member

2017 - 2020

Missouri

The Missouri Bar

ID Number: 75940