German will lead metropolitan bar association-Kansas City Business Journal

Kansas City Business Journal- January 5, 2007

Charles German has been elected president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, one of the largest professional organizations in the area.

German is a shareholder of Kansas City-based Rouse Hendricks German May PC, the bar association said in a news release Thursday. He practices exclusively in the area of litigation, with clients involved in civil and criminal matters, including such areas as financial transactions, corporate governance, capital markets and professional liability.

German was the KCMBA Legal Advisor from 1997-1999 and joined the board in 1999. As president, he said he'll work to further refine the association's governance and operations structure, working especially to ensure that opportunities are available for all those who wish to be involved, he said in the release. He also intends to be a spokesman on behalf of lawyers and the profession. He succeeds Pat McLarney of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP.

German was elected during the association's annual meeting, held Dec. 7. His term began Dec. 8.

The KCMBA serves approximately 5,000 members in the nine-county Kansas City metro area: Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, and Cass, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri. The association's mission is to serve its members and the community by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.