Employment and Labor Law Leadership
Committee Chair
Helen R. Holden
Spencer Fane LLP
Phoenix, AZ
Committee Vice Chair
Eric E. Kinder
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC
Charleston, WV
Immediate Past Chair
Gordon Hill
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
Board Liaison
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
Columbia, SC
Law Institute Liaison
Mark A. Fahleson
Rembolt Ludtke LLP
Lincoln, NE
Diversity and Inclusion Liaison
Jill Pedigo Hall
Von Briesen & Roper SC
Madison, WI
DRI Cares Liaison
Scott F. Gibson
Denton Peterson Dunn PLLC
Mesa, AZ
DRI Cares Vice Liaison
Helaina Chinn
Chinn Smith Winters LLP
Lake Oswego, OR
DRI Cares Vice Liaison
Duncan J. Forsyth
Halloran & Sage LLP
Hartford, CT
FDCC Liaison
Paul M. Finamore
Pessin Katz Law
Columbia, MD
FDCC Vice Liaison
Robert Carter Lockwood
Lockwood & Associates Inc
Huntsville, AL
IADC Liaison
Mark A. Fahleson
Rembolt Ludtke LLP
Lincoln, NE
Litigation Skills SLC Liaison
Laurie E. Meyer
Amundsen Davis LLC
Milwaukee, WI
Retail and Hospitality SLC Liaison
Marie Trimble Holvick
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
State/SLDO Liaison
Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees
Birmingham, AL
SLC Membership Liaison
Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Women in the Law SLC Liaison
Anne Regina Yuengert
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Young Lawyer Liaison
Hayley Hollis
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Portland, OR
Young Lawyer Liaison
Emily G. Tate
Watkins & Eager
Jackson, MS
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Anthony Lyons, Jr.
Stewart Law Group
Dallas, TX
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Khaleed Mawji
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
2025 Annual Meeting Co-Chair
Sandy L. Morris
Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel PC
Chicago, IL
2025 Annual Meeting Co-Chair
Kimberly A. Ross
FordHarrison LLP
Chicago, IL
2025 Program Chair
Sandy L. Morris
Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel PC
Chicago, IL
Counsel Meeting Co-Chair
Robert A. Luskin
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
FLSA Chair
Karan C. Ciotti
Ciotti Law PC
Houston, TX
Employee Safety Subcommittee Chair
Stephen E. Irving
Peckar & Abramson
Houston, TX
Membership Co-Chair
Jean Ohman Back
Schwabe
Portland, OR
Membership Co-Chair
Jeff Wilcox
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
Online Programming Chair
Scott F. Gibson
Denton Peterson Dunn PLLC
Mesa, AZ
Publications Chair
David E. Renner
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Moon Township, PA
The Brief Case, Chair
Kevin Joseph O'Connor
Peckar & Abramson
River Edge, NJ
Trial Tactics Subcommittee Chair
Jeffery M. Wells
Williams Kastner
Seattle, WA
Labor Law/NLRA Chair
Reginald W. Belcher
Turner Padget Graham & Laney
Columbia, SC
EPLI SLG Chair
Joseph M. Gagliardo
Laner Muchin Ltd
Chicago, IL
Legislative Updates Chair
Michael S. Kalt
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA
Litigation Tactics Co-Chair
Peter D. Muller
Goodman McGuffey LLP
Savannah, GA
Online Community Chair
Kimberly A. Ross
FordHarrison LLP
Chicago, IL
Ambassadors/Membership Orientation and Retention Co-Chair
Sarah Sloan Batson
Maynard Nexsen PC
Greenville, SC
2025 Program Vice Chair
Brian H. Leinhauser
MacMain Leinhauser PC
West Chester, PA
ADA/FMLA Co-Chair
Jill Pedigo Hall
Von Briesen & Roper SC
Madison, WI
Ambassadors/Membership Orientation and Retention Co-Chair
Michael Henthorne
Ogletree Deakins
Columbia, SC
Ambassadors/Membership Orientation and Retention Vice Chair
Robert Carter Lockwood
Lockwood & Associates Inc
Huntsville, AL
Labor Law/NLRA Vice Chair
Kevin L. Carr
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC
Saint Augustine, FL
Legislative Updates Vice Chair
Nicholas S. Ruble
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Kansas City, MO
Litigation Tactics Vice Chair
Anandhi S. Rajan
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Atlanta, GA
Membership Vice Chair
Justin Ruedaflores
Fisher & Phillips
Los Angeles, CA
Online Programming Vice Chair
Jill Stricklin
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP
Winston Salem, NC
Publications Vice Chair
Alejandro Perez
Pierson Ferdinand
Phoenix, AZ
The Brief Case, Vice Chair
Robin E. McGuffin
Stites & Harbison
Lexington, KY
Advisory Board
Mark A. Fahleson
Rembolt Ludtke LLP
Lincoln, NE
Advisory Board
Steven Gerber
Barton Gilman
Fairfield, NJ
Advisory Board
Karen R. Glickstein
Freeman Martin McKee LLC
Kansas City, MO
Advisor
Jaime Walker Luse
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
Baltimore, MD
Advisory Board
Amy L. Miletich
Miletich PC
Denver, CO
Advisory Board
Franklin G. Shuler, Jr.
Turner Padget Graham & Laney
Columbia, SC
Advisory Board
Sidney R. Steinberg
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Advisory Board
Sheryl J. Willert
Williams Kastner
Seattle, WA
The Voice Chair
Tara Tesmer Paulson
Rembolt Ludtke
Lincoln, NE
Steering Committee Member
Laura Bassett
Leitner Williams Dooley
Brentwood, TN
Steering Committee Member
Christopher Callanan
Callanan Law LLP
Boston, MA
Steering Committee Member
Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee Member
Christy C. Dunn
Young Moore and Henderson
Raleigh, NC
Steering Committee Member
Stanley E. Graham
Holland & Knight
Nashville, TN
Steering Committee Member
Sarah E. Hansen
Burden & Hansen LLC
Buffalo, NY
Steering Committee Member
Jimmie Lee Pinkham, III
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
Steering Committee Member
David R. Stone
West Virginia United Health System
Morgantown, WV