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Committee Chair

Peter A. Lauricella
Wilson Elser
Albany, NY

Committee Vice Chair

Shannon Marie Bell
Kelly Law Partners LLC
Denver, CO

Immediate Past Chair

Dwight W. Stone II
Miles & Stockbridge
Baltimore, MD

Board Liaison

Michael A. Malia
Peri Stewart Malia
Fairfield, NJ

Law Institute Liaison

Christopher T. Sheean
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

2024 Annual Meeting Chair

Eric M. Hurwitz
Stradley Ronon
Philadelphia, PA

Membership Co-Chair

Mark A. Ludolph
Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC
Peoria, IL

Membership Vice Chair, Mentoring

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

Membership Vice Chair, Mentoring

Phillip C. Korovesis
Butzel Long
Detroit, MI

2026 Program Chair

Tori C. Simmons
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

2026 Program Vice Chair

Erin (Maggie) Cook
Godfrey & Kahn
Milwaukee, WI

Online Programming - Webinars, Second Vice Chair

Benjamin Dowers
Gunther Legal PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Online Programming Vice Chair

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer
Spencer Willson PLLC
Salt Lake City, UT

Publications Chair

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

2025 Program Chair

M. Patrick McDowell
Brunini Grantham Grower
Nashville, TN

Publications Board

Gregory R. Farkas
Frantz Ward
Cleveland, OH

Publications Vice Chair

Elle Kern
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Nashville, TN

Publications Board

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

Online Programming Chair

Maryan Alexander
Wilson Elser
Baltimore, MD

Online Community Vice Chair

John A. Drake
Ogletree Deakins
Indianapolis, IN

Social Media Chair

Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Birmingham, AL

Networking Chair

Emily M. Ruzic
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Coordinator

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

Class Actions SLG Chair

Jeffrey A. Holmstrand
Grove Holmstrand & Delk PLLC
Wheeling, WV

Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Distribution SLG Chair

Mark A. Ludolph
Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC
Peoria, IL

Financial Services Litigation SLG Chair

Mark A. Olthoff
Polsinelli PC
Kansas City, MO

Pretrial Practice and Procedure SLG Chair

Steven A. Scoggan
Ellis & Winters LLP
Greensboro, NC

Business Torts and Contracts Litigation SLG Chair

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

Business Torts and Contract Litigation SLG Vice Chair

Ioannis G. Conits
Gallivan White & Boyd
Greenville, SC

Financial Services Litigation SLG Vice Chair

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

Pretrial Practice SLG Membership Chair

Ronna D. Kinsella
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox PC
Memphis, TN

State Organizations Liaison

Gregory G. Holland
Fox Rothschild LLP
Greensboro, NC

SLC Membership Liaison

Michael A. Malia
Peri Stewart Malia
Fairfield, NJ

DRI Cares Liaison

James M. Weiss
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

D&I Liaison

Christopher C. Jeffries
Kramon & Graham
Baltimore, MD

Women in the Law SLC Liaison

Tracey L. Turnbull
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Cleveland, OH

Young Lawyer Liaison

Jacob Doerr
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Cleveland, OH

Young Lawyer Liaison

Ryan C. Ing
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Eric David Salyers
Nelson Mullins
Huntington, WV

Steering Committee Member

Kathleen C. Bricken
Foster Garvey PC
Portland, OR

Steering Committee Member

Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI

Steering Committee Member

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

Steering Committee Member

W. Jason Rankin
HeplerBroom LLC
Edwardsville, IL

Steering Committee Member

Christopher T. Sheean
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

Steering Committee Member

Tracey L. Turnbull
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Cleveland, OH