IN-PERSON | CEO Series with Stinson's Allison Murdock!
The CEO Series, originally established in 2001, offers members and guests the opportunity to connect with Kansas City CEOs as they share their leadership journeys, insights from their business experiences, and the latest business trends. Whether you're looking to enhance your personal and professional performance or simply hear from top industry leaders, this is an event you won't want to miss!
Allison Murdock is the Managing Partner of Stinson LLP, one of the nation’s 200 largest law firms, with more than 520 attorneys serving clients from 16 offices across the United States. As Managing Partner, she serves as Stinson’s chief executive officer, bearing ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the firm's business and legal operations, performance, and the development and implementation of the firm's strategic initiatives. She also chairs the firm’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Allison has served on the firm's Board of Directors continuously since 2003.
Prior to her appointment as Managing Partner in 2021, Allison served as Stinson’s Deputy Managing Partner for 11 years, working alongside the firm’s Managing Partner to lead the firm’s day-to-day operations. In that role, she also oversaw the management of the firm's practice divisions and served as the leadership liaison for the firm's professional development, recruiting, diversity and inclusion, and pro bono committees.
Before dedicating herself to firm leadership, Allison chaired Stinson’s Financial Services Litigation Division and its Associate Evaluation and Associate Development and Mentoring Committees. She was a leading trial attorney in trust and estate matters, with a practice focused on defending corporate fiduciaries against claims of fraud, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty arising from the creation and administration of trusts. She also defended trust termination and reformation actions, and litigated adversary proceedings.
Allison is widely recognized for her legal acumen and leadership. Her honors and distinctions include:
- Recognized by Missouri Lawyers Media on the Missouri Women Led Law Firms list, 2024
- Recipient of UMKC School of Law Alumni Award, 2024
- Named a Top Managing Partner by Missouri Lawyers Media, 2023 – Present
- Named 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Named one of Corporate Counsel's 2018 National Women in Law Honorees for Innovative Leadership
- Named a 2018 Women's Justice Award recipient by Missouri Lawyers Media
- Kansas City Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business, Class of 2011
Allison has proudly spent her entire 38-year legal career at Stinson, having joined its predecessor firm, Stinson Mag & Fizzell, P.C., in 1988. She received her J.D. in 1988 and B.A. in 1983 from the University of Missouri—Kansas City.
Date and Time
Tuesday May 5, 2026
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
8:30 am - Arrival, mingle and enjoy breakfast
9:00 am - Program begins
10:00 am - Event ends
Already registered but now unable to attend? Please cancel at least 48-hours in advance at centralexchange.org/cancel-program-registration
Location
IN-PERSON AT UMKC BLOCH EXECUTIVE HALL
5108 CHERRY STREET, ROOM 414
You will receive an email from UMKC Parking 24-48 hours prior to the program. This will include a personalized link to the parking registration portal. To complete registration, you will enter your vehicle information, including your license plate number.
Parking is available in the Cherry Street Garage and you are able to park in Lot 12, Lot 14 or Lot 19, or any of the other lots in red on the map (see here).
Fees/Admission
FREE for CX Members
1 Voucher for CX Partners
$35.00 for Non-members
No refunds.
Interested in becoming a CX Member? Read more about membership here and be our guest for up to two CX Programs or Exchange Circles.
Contact Information
Allison Baker
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