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It didn't take long for Cheryl Walker to figure out that she would make a better lawyer than an engineer.
As an engineering major at the University of MissouriRolla, Walker worked during the summer at the former McDonnell Douglas.
"I enjoyed the course work, but ... there wasn't enough interaction with people," Walker said. "So I started exploring what I could do after college and decided practicing law was the best fit."
Walker drafts and negotiates working capital, business acquisitions and loan transactions at Bryan Cave. She said her biggest deal since joining...