2025 Annual Meeting Steering Committee

DRI's 2025 Annual Meeting would not be possible without the leadership and efforts of the annual meeting steering committee; we are grateful for their support.

2025 Annual Meeting Chair Ricardo WoodsBurr & Foreman LLPMobile, AL
Ex-Officio, Acting President Jeff LoweKightlinger & GrayNew Albany, IN
Ex-Officio, First Vice President Jill Cranston RiceDinsmore & Shohl LLPMorgantown, WV
2026 Annual Meeting Chair Allen Estes Balch & Bingham LLP Birmingham, AL
Blockbuster / Main Stage CLE 2025 Danielle Waltz WVU Health System Morgantown, WV
Blockbuster / Main Stage CLE 2026 Baxter Drennon Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Little Rock, AR
SLC Programming 2025 Jody C. Corbett City of Phoenix Law Department Phoenix, AZ
SLC Programming 2026 Sandra J. Wunderlich Tucker Ellis LLP St. Louis, MO
CLE on the GO 2025 Laura Emmett Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP London, ON, Canada
CLE on the GO Chair 2026 Jodi Terranova Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP Washington, D.C.
Marketing / Social Media 2025 Brett (Tarver) Mason Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders Atlanta, GA
Marketing / Social Media 2026 Ericka Esposito-Kull Sig Sauer Newington, NH
Member Experience Chair 2026 Stephanie Holcomb Porter Hedges LLP Houston TX
Local Marketing and Hospitality 2025 Elizabeth Doolin Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC Chicago, IL
Local Marketing and Hospitality 2025 Christopher T. Sheean Swanson Martin & Bell Chicago, IL
Local Marking and Hospitality 2026 Sean C. Griffin Longman & VanGrack Washington, D.C.
Sponsor / Exhibits 2025 Brandon McCullough Houston Harbaugh PC Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor / Exhibits 2026 Kevin McCarthy Larson King LLP Saint Paul, MN
Counsel Meetings 2025 (In-House) Peter Querubin TM Claim Service Plano, TX
Counsel Meetings 2025 (Outside) Jennifer Steinmetz Tucker Ellis Cleveland, OH
Corporate Counsel Engagement Chair 2026 Lisa Bellino Zurich North America
Outreach Chair 2026 Christopher Turney Turney LG Kansas City, MO
1st and 2nd Timers Orientation/Networking 2025 Monté Williams Steptoe & Johnson The Woodlands, TX
1st and 2nd Timers Orientation/Networking 2026 Lauren Motes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Morgantown, WV
DRI Cares / DRI For Life-DRI Foundation NFJE Fundraiser 2025 Hema Mehta Chartwell Law Philadelphia, PA
DRI Foundation NFJE Fundraiser 2026 Imoh Akpan Goldberg Segalla Baltimore, MD
DRI for Life / DRI Cares 2026 Ashley Brathwaite Ellis Winters LLP Raleigh, NC
SLDO Conclave / State Representative 2025 Chris Pyles Sulloway & Hollis PLLC Concord, NH
SLDO Conclave / State Representative 2026 Matt Nelson Warner Norcross + Judd LLP Grand Rapids, MI
Executive Director Programming 2025 Lisa Mortier Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana & Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Indianapolis, IN
Executive Director Programming 2026 Ana Ramos Florida Defense Lawyers Association Miami, FL
Young Lawyers Representative 2025 Sam Dearstyne Bradley Charlotte, NC
Young Lawyers Representative 2026 Noah Mason Troutman Pepper Locke Atlanta, GA