Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

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Young Lawyers Chair

Cynthia P. Arends

Halleland Lewis Nilan
Minneapolis, MN

Phone: (612) 305-7525
E-Mail: carends@halleland.com

Construction Law Chair

Christopher J. Belter

Goldberg Segalla
Buffalo, NY

Phone: (716) 566-5400
E-Mail: cbelter@goldbergsegalla.com

Commercial Litigation Chair

Vickie L. Henry

Foley Hoag
Boston, MA

Phone: (617) 832-1185
E-Mail: vhenry@foleyhoag.com

Diversity Chair

Toyja E. Kelley

Tydings & Rosenberg
Baltimore, MD

Phone: (410) 752-9747
E-Mail: tkelley@tydingslaw.com

Product Liability Chair

John F. Kuppens

Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC

Phone: (803) 255-9482
E-Mail: john.kuppens@nelsonmullins.com

Professional Liability Chair

Matthew S. Marrone

Lucas and Cavalier
Philadelphia, PA

Phone: (215) 751-9192
E-Mail: mmarrone@lucascavalier.com

Drug & Medical Device Chair

Jack B. McCowan, Jr.

Gordon & Rees
San Francisco, CA

Phone: (415) 986-5900
E-Mail: jmccowan@gordonrees.com

Lawyers Professionalism & Ethics Chair

Stacy Linn Moon

Fees & Burgess
Huntsville, AL

Phone: (256) 536-0095
E-Mail: smoon@feesburgess.com

Workers' Compensation Chair

William E. Pipkin, Jr.

Austill Lewis & Pipkin
Mobile, AL

Phone: (251) 431-0193
E-Mail: bpipkin@maplaw.com

Appellate Advocacy Chair

Scott Burnett Smith

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Huntsville, AL

Phone: (256) 517-5198
E-Mail: ssmith@babc.com

Commercial Litigation Vice Chair

Peter E. Strand

Shook Hardy & Bacon
Washington, DC

Phone: (202) 639-5617
E-Mail: pstrand@shb.com

Medical Liability & Health Care Law Chair

Philip L. Willman

Moser and Marsalek
Saint Louis, MO

Phone: (314) 244-2278
E-Mail: pwillman@moser.com

Aerospace Law Chair

Andrew J. Harakas

Clyde & Co US
New York, NY

Phone: (212) 710-3920
E-Mail: andrew.harakas@clydeco.us

Alternative Dispute Resolution Chair

Blanche Rose Miller

B. Rose Miller Law Offices
Atlanta, GA

Phone: (404) 519-7819
E-Mail: blanche_miller@bellsouth.net

Corporate Counsel Chair

Kelly A. Freeman

Meadowbrook Insurance Group
Southfield, MI

Phone: (248) 358-1100
E-Mail: kfreeman@meadowbrook.com

Electronic Discovery Chair

Christopher Vincent Cotton

Shook Hardy & Bacon
Kansas City, MO

Phone: (816) 474-6550
E-Mail: ccotton@shb.com

Employment Law Chair

Barbara Ann O'Connell

Sweeney & Sheehan
Philadelphia, PA

Phone: (215) 563-9811
E-Mail: barbara.oconnell@sweeneyfirm.com

Fidelity and Surety Chair

Richard Thomas Pledger

WallacePledger
Richmond, VA

Phone: (804) 282-8300
E-Mail: rpledger@wallacepledger.com

Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Chair

David L. Douglass

Shook Hardy & Bacon
Washington, DC

Phone: (202) 662-4861
E-Mail: ddouglass@shb.com

Governmental Liability Chair

Robert D. Meyers

Kiesewetter Wise Kaplan
Memphis, TN

Phone: (901) 795-6695
E-Mail: rmeyers@kiesewetterwise.com

Insurance Law Chair

Lee Craig

Butler Pappas
Tampa, FL

Phone: (813) 281-1900
E-Mail: lcraig@butlerpappas.com

International Law Chair

Robert J. Torralbo

Blake Cassels & Graydon
Montreal, QC

Phone: (514) 982-4014
E-Mail: robert.torralbo@blakes.com

Law Practice Management Chair

David W. Zizik

Zizik Powers O'Connell
Westwood, MA

Phone: (781) 320-5401
E-Mail: dzizik@zizikpowers.com

Life, Health, and Disability Chair

Brooks R. Magratten

Pierce Atwood LLP
Providence, RI

Phone: (401) 588-5113
E-Mail: bmagratten@pierceatwood.com

Technology Chair

Charles H. Abbott

Cotten Schmidt & Abbott
New Orleans, LA

Phone: (504) 568-9393
E-Mail: cabbott@csa-lawfirm.com

Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Chair

Lise T. Spacapan

Jenner & Block
Chicago, IL

Phone: (312) 923-2912
E-Mail: lspacapan@jenner.com

Trial Tactics Committee Chair

Sidney K. Kanazawa

McGuireWoods LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Phone: (310) 315-8238
E-Mail: skanazawa@mcguirewoods.com

Trucking Law Chair

Carlos Rincon

Rincon Law Group PC
El Paso, TX

Phone: (915) 532-6800
E-Mail: crincon@rinconlawgroup.com

Appellate Advocacy Vice Chair

Diane B. Bratvold

Briggs and Morgan PA
Minneapolis, MN

Phone: (612) 977-8789
E-Mail: dbratvold@briggs.com

Diversity Vice Chair

Douglas K. Burrell

Drew Eckl & Farnham
Atlanta, GA

Phone: (404) 885-1400
E-Mail: dburrell@deflaw.com

Workers' Compensation Vice Chair

Patricia Jean Clisham

Clisham Satriana & Biscan
Denver, CO

Phone: (303) 468-5401
E-Mail: clishamp@csbattorneys.com

Young Lawyers Second Vice Chair

Robert Craig Mayfield

Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Phone: (813) 221-3900
E-Mail: cmayfield@hwhlaw.com

Medical Liability Vice Chair

Ted J. McDonald, III

McCormick Adam & McDonald
Overland Park, KS

Phone: (913) 647-0670
E-Mail: tmcdonald@mam-firm.com

Professional Liability Vice Chair

Daniel B. Meyer

O'Hagan Spencer
Chicago, IL

Phone: (312) 422-6122
E-Mail: dmeyer@ohaganspencer.com

Lawyers Professionalism & Ethics Vice Chair

Brett A. Ross

Carr Allison
Birmingham, AL

Phone: (205) 949-2938
E-Mail: bross@carrallison.com

Drug & Medical Device Vice Chair

Scott W. Sayler

Shook Hardy & Bacon
Kansas City, MO

Phone: (816) 474-6550
E-Mail: ssayler@shb.com

Product Liability Vice Chair

Charles A. Stewart, III

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Montgomery, AL

Phone: (334) 956-7608
E-Mail: cstewart@babc.com

Construction Law Vice Chair

David V. Wilson, II

Hays McConn
Houston, TX

Phone: (713) 654-1111
E-Mail: dwilson@haysmcconn.com

Aerospace Law Vice Chair

Gregory William Carboy

Cowles & Thompson
Dallas, TX

Phone: (214) 672-2169
E-Mail: gcarboy@cowlesthompson.com

Alternative Dispute Resolution Vice Chair

Thomas D. Jensen

Lind Jensen Sullivan
Minneapolis, MN

Phone: (612) 333-3637
E-Mail: tom.jensen@lindjensen.com

Corporate Counsel Vice Chair

Lawrence E. Henke


New York, NY

Phone: (646) 229-0840
E-Mail: l_henke58@yahoo.com

Electronic Discovery Vice Chair

Mark S. Sidoti

Gibbons
New York, NY

Phone: (212) 613-2007
E-Mail: msidoti@gibbonslaw.com

Employment Law Vice Chair

Bradford B. Ingram

Heyl Royster Voelker
Peoria, IL

Phone: (309) 676-0400
E-Mail: bingram@heylroyster.com

Fidelity and Surety Vice Chair

Denise C. Puente

Simon Peragine Smith
New Orleans, LA

Phone: (504) 569-2030
E-Mail: dcpuente@spsr-law.com

Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Vice Chair

Mark Srere

Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Washington, DC

Phone: (202) 735-5049
E-Mail: msrere@morganlewis.com

Governmental Liability Vice Chair

Richard T. Saraf

Goldberg Segalla
Buffalo, NY

Phone: (716) 566-5440
E-Mail: rsaraf@goldbergsegalla.com

Insurance Law Committee Vice Chair

Anthony R. Zelle

Zelle McDonough & Cohen
Boston, MA

Phone: (617) 742-6520
E-Mail: tzelle@zelmcd.com

International Law Vice Chair

Frank J. Ciano

Goldberg Segalla
White Plains, NY

Phone: (914) 798-5410
E-Mail: fciano@goldbergsegalla.com

Law Practice Management Vice Chair

Stephen Acker

Acker & Whipple
Los Angeles, CA

Phone: (213) 347-0240
E-Mail: stephenacker@ackerandwhipple.com

Life, Health and Disability Vice Chair

Ann-Martha Andrews

Lewis and Roca
Phoenix, AZ

Phone: (602) 262-5707
E-Mail: aandrews@lrlaw.com

Technology Vice Chair

Sara M. Turner

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Birmingham, AL

Phone: (205) 244-3816
E-Mail: smturner@bakerdonelson.com

Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Vice Chair

Kevin E. Clark

Lightfoot Franklin & White
Birmingham, AL

Phone: (205) 581-0700
E-Mail: kclark@lfwlaw.com

Trial Tactics Vice Chair

Tammy J. Meyer

MillerMeyer LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Phone: (317) 571-8300
E-Mail: tmeyer@millermeyerllp.com

Trucking Law Vice Chair

Kurt M. Rozelsky

Smith Moore Leatherwood
Greenville, SC

Phone: (864) 240-2424
E-Mail: kurt.rozelsky@smithmoorelaw.com

Young Lawyers First Vice Chair

Laurie K. Miller

Ellis & Winters
Cary, NC

Phone: (919) 865-7001
E-Mail: laurie.miller@elliswinters.com

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