March 15, 2024–Jefferson City- The Missouri Gaming Commission has named Nikki D. Evans as Deputy Director, succeeding Timothy McGrail’s retirement on April 1, 2024. Nikki D. Evans joined the Missouri Gaming Commission as Deputy General Counsel in May of 2023.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Evans is a 2007 graduate of Texas A&M University and 2010 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law. In her tenure in the private sector, she practiced as a managing attorney for a regional disability firm, representing claimants through the administrative process, in the United States District Court, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her tenure also included practice in family law, with significant litigation at the trial and appellate level. Evans resides with her family in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Evans begins her duties April 1, 2024.
