Kourtney Lamb Buchholz, a native of Iowa, moved to Missouri to study law at the University of Missouri in Columbia. During law school, she participated in Mock Trial, Mediation, Negotiation and Client Counseling competitions which honed her advocacy skills for the practice of law. She was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and a Student Ambassador. She graduated with her law degree in May of 2005 and joined Kramer & Hand LLC Attorneys in August. Since then she has been practicing Family Law in Jefferson County.

Awards and Honors:

- President of the Jefferson County Young Lawyers Division

- Order of Barristers - Excellence in Advocacy, University of Missouri at Columbia,

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- Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Missouri at Columbia,

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- American Bar Association Negotiation Competition - Regional Competitor

- Student Life Leadership Award, Central College-Pella, IA