Appellate Advocacy

Committee Chair

Hillary A. Taylor
Keating Jones Hughes
Portland, OR

Immediate Past Chair

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer
Spencer Willson PLLC
Salt Lake City, UT

Board Liaison

Matthew T. Nelson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Grand Rapids, MI

2024 Annual Meeting Chair

Rory D. Cosgrove
Carney Badley Spellman PS
Seattle, WA

Marketing Co-Chair

Tom Ludden
Lipson Neilson PC
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Membership Vice Chair

Breana Burgos
Hanson Bridgett LLP
San Francisco, CA

2025 Program Chair

Jason W. Anderson
Carney Badley Spellman PS
Seattle, WA

2025 Program Vice Chair

Derek Gillis
Barton Gilman
Boston, MA

The Voice Chair

Hillary A. Taylor
Keating Jones Hughes
Portland, OR

Online Community Co-Chair

Todd S. Page
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Lexington, KY

Appellate Rules Chair

Charles T. Frazier Jr.
Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
Dallas, TX

Committee Engagement Co-Chair

Taylor Barr Johnson
Burr & Forman LLP
Mobile, AL

Appellate Rules Vice Chair

Edward Robert Sherman
Lillig & Thorsness
Oak Brook, IL

Data Management & Security SLC Liaison

Joshua D. Dunlap
Pierce Atwood LLP
Portland, ME

Corporate Council SLC Liaison

Charles T. Frazier Jr.
Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
Dallas, TX

SLC Membership Liaison

Matthew T. Nelson
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Grand Rapids, MI

DRI for Life Liaison

Wendy Hermes
Thiebaud Remington Thornton Bailey
Dallas, TX

Steering Committee

Michael B. Wallace
Wise Carter Child
Jackson, MS

Steering Committee Member

Lisa M. Baird
Reed Smith LLP
Miami, FL

Steering Committee

C. Mitchell Brown
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC

Steering Committee Member

Melinda S. Kollross
Clausen Miller
Chicago, IL

Steering Committee

Mary Massaron
Plunkett Cooney
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Steering Committee

Scott P. Stolley
Stolley Law PC
Dallas, TX

Steering Committee Member

Robert L. Wise
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Appellate Advocacy Leadership