MAJ president takes leadership role to heart
Published: August 14, 2026
Rather than leaving southwest Michigan to build a legal career
elsewhere, Barry Conybeare returned home to St. Joseph after beginning
his career in Chicago, eventually taking over a law practice founded by
his father Bruce and becoming one of the community's most familiar
attorneys.
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