Committee Leadership

CommercialLit

Committee Chair

Peter A. Lauricella headshot

Peter A. Lauricella
Wilson Elser
Albany, NY

Committee Vice Chair

Shannon Marie Bell headshot

Shannon Marie Bell
Kelly Law Partners LLC
Denver, CO

Immediate Past Chair

Dwight W. Stone, II headshot

Dwight W. Stone, II
Miles & Stockbridge PC
Baltimore, MD

Board Liaison

Michael A. Malia headshot

Michael A. Malia
Peri Stewart Malia
Fairfield, NJ

Law Institute Liaison

Christopher T. Sheean headshot

Christopher T. Sheean
Swanson Martin & Bell LLP
Chicago, IL

2024 Annual Meeting Chair

Eric M. Hurwitz headshot

Eric M. Hurwitz
Stradley Ronon
Philadelphia, PA

Marketing Chair

Stacy Linn Moon headshot

Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees
Birmingham, AL

Membership Co-Chair

Liam E. Felsen, Ph.D. headshot

Liam E. Felsen, Ph.D.
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Membership Vice Chair, Mentoring

Charles T. Frazier, Jr. headshot

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

Membership Vice Chair, Mentoring

Phillip C. Korovesis headshot

Phillip C. Korovesis
Butzel Long
Detroit, MI

2025 Program Chair

M. Patrick McDowell headshot

M. Patrick McDowell
Brunini Grantham Grower
Jackson, MS

2025 Program Vice Chair

Tori C. Simmons headshot

Tori C. Simmons
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Online Programming Chair

Maryan Alexander headshot

Maryan Alexander
Wilson Elser
Baltimore, MD

Online Programming - Webinars, Second Vice Chair

Benjamin Dowers headshot

Benjamin Dowers
Gunther Legal PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Online Programming Vice Chair

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer headshot

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer
Spencer Willson PLLC
Salt Lake City, UT

Publications Chair

C. Bailey King, Jr. headshot

C. Bailey King, Jr.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Publications Board

Gregory R. Farkas headshot

Gregory R. Farkas
Frantz Ward
Cleveland, OH

Publications Board

Sarah E. Thomas Pagels headshot

Sarah E. Thomas Pagels
Laffey Leitner & Goode LLC
Milwaukee, WI

Online Community Chair

Erin (Maggie) Cook headshot

Erin (Maggie) Cook
Godfrey & Kahn
Milwaukee, WI

Online Community Vice Chair

John A. Drake headshot

John A. Drake
Ogletree Deakins
Indianapolis, IN

Social Media Chair

Stacy Linn Moon headshot

Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees
Birmingham, AL

Corporate Counsel Outreach Liaison

Chip White headshot

Chip White
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Greenville, SC

Business Torts and Contracts SLG Chair

Kathleen C. Bricken headshot

Kathleen C. Bricken
Foster Garvey PC
Portland, OR

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Coordinator

Liam E. Felsen, Ph.D. headshot

Liam E. Felsen, Ph.D.
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Distribution SLG Chair

Mark A. Ludolph headshot

Mark A. Ludolph
Heyl Royster
Peoria, IL

Financial Institutions and Creditors Rights SLG Chair

Mark A. Olthoff headshot

Mark A. Olthoff
Polsinelli PC
Kansas City, MO

Class Actions SLG Chair

Michael J. Ruttinger headshot

Michael J. Ruttinger
Tucker Ellis LLP
Cleveland, OH

Pretrial Practice and Procedure SLG Chair

Steven A. Scoggan headshot

Steven A. Scoggan
Ellis & Winters LLP
Greensboro, NC

Pretrial Practice and Procedure SLG Publications Chair

Jonathan Skowron headshot

Jonathan Skowron
FedEx Ground Package System Inc
Moon Township, PA

Financial Institutions & Creditors Rights SLG Vice Chair

C. Meade Hartfield headshot

C. Meade Hartfield
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Pretrial Practice SLG Membership Chair

Ronna D. Kinsella headshot

Ronna D. Kinsella
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle
Memphis, TN

Business Torts and Contracts SLG Vice Chair

James E. Simon headshot

James E. Simon
Spilman Thomas & Battle
Winston-Salem, NC

State Organizations Liaison

Gregory G. Holland headshot

Gregory G. Holland
Fox Rothschild LLP
Greensboro, NC

DRI Cares Liaison

James M. Weiss headshot

James M. Weiss
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

D&I Liaison

Christopher C. Jeffries headshot

Christopher C. Jeffries
Kramon & Graham
Baltimore, MD

Women in the Law SLC Liaison

Tracey L. Turnbull headshot

Tracey L. Turnbull
Porter Wright Morris
Cleveland, OH

Young Lawyer Liaison

Sarah E. Rawls headshot

Sarah E. Rawls
Butler Snow
Birmingham, AL

Steering Committee Member

Nicholas M. Centrella, Jr. headshot

Nicholas M. Centrella, Jr.
Duane Morris LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Steering Committee Member

Michelle Thurber Czapski headshot

Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI

Steering Committee Member

Andrew R. Dennington headshot

Andrew R. Dennington
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA

Steering Committee Member

W. Jason Rankin headshot

W. Jason Rankin
HeplerBroom LLC
Edwardsville, IL

Steering Committee Member

Christopher T. Sheean headshot

Christopher T. Sheean
Swanson Martin & Bell LLP
Chicago, IL

Steering Committee Member

Tracey L. Turnbull headshot

Tracey L. Turnbull
Porter Wright Morris
Cleveland, OH