Deanna K. Scott is an attorney in private practice in Ozark, Missouri. She handles cases in the areas of family, probate, and general civil law.  A native of southern Missouri, she obtained her B.S. from (Southwest) Missouri State University, and her J.D. from the University of Tulsa, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law.  Deanna has served as an elected member of The Missouri Bar Board of Governors and has been appointed by The Missouri Supreme Court as a Disciplinary Hearing Officer. She is Past President of the Southern Missouri Women Lawyers, and is the Christian County Bar Continuing Legal Education Coordinator. Deanna is a past Missouri Supreme Court appointee to the Committee on Access to Family Courts, and is past secretary of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar board. Deanna is the recipient of a number of awards noted herein.