Taylon Sumners-Schwartz

Taylon Sumners-Schwartz


Sumners-Schwartz Law

Recognized since 2023

Mount Vernon, Missouri

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

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Taylon Sumners joined Wampler Passanise as an Attorney-at-Law in 2020. She completed her Juris Doctor at Washburn University School of Law, graduating with Dean’s Honors. Sumners represents clients facing serious criminal offenses, including murder, drug-related charges, sex offenses, and DUIs, and has been with the firm since 2015, working as a Legal Assistant while attending law school.

In 2022 and 2023, Sumners was recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Criminal Defense: White Collar and was named to the Up-and-Coming category by Missouri Lawyers. She was recognized as a Top 10 Under 40 in Missouri by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys in 2021 and a Trusted Advisor by the Springfield Business Journal. She has been the recipient of AVVO’s Client Choice Award since 2021.

Sumners belongs to the National College for DUI Defense, the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the Missouri DWI Institute, and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Greene County Historical Sites Commission and the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women annual fundraising event. She frequently speaks at Missouri Bar and MACDL Conferences, as well as at area colleges and universities, on the topics of criminal justice, DUI, and Title IX.

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Location
  • 101 East Dallas Street
    Mount Vernon, MO 65712
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Washburn University, Juris Doctor, graduated 2020
  • Nebraska Wesleyan University, Bachelor of Science, Sociology, graduated 2016
Bar Admissions
  • Missouri, 2020
Affiliations
  • Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • Missouri Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • National College for DUI Defense - Member
  • Springfield Missouri Bar Association - Member

Sumners-Schwartz Law

Mount Vernon, Missouri

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Criminal Defense: White Collar 2022
  • Missouri Lawyers: Up And Coming 2022
  • National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 in 2021
  • Springfield Business Journal Trusted Advisor Award 2021
  • AVVO Client Choice Award 2021, 2022
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • DUI / DWI Defense

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Where’s My Apology Letter? Client Control and Expectations Regarding Representation


by Joseph S. Passanise and Taylon Sumners

Through every interaction with clients, lawyers can practice effective client management, utilizing clear communication, transparency and diligence.

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