Richard Van Pelt of the law firm of Van Pelt & Van Pelt, P.C. in Springfield, Missouri, was awarded The Missouri Bar Association's 2015 Roger P. Krumm Family Law Practitioner of the Year Award at the 15th Annual Family Law Conference, August 8, 2015 in Branson, Missouri, by Missouri Bar President, Reuben Shelton, and Family Law Section Chairman, Tricia M. Scaglia.

Richard Van Pelt of Van Pelt & Van Pelt, PC, has been elected a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Van Pelt was selected due to his excellent courtroom skills and litigation talent.