Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Andrew R. Ferguson
Coughlin Betke LLP
Boston, MA
Committee Vice Chair
Mark D. Shifton
Gfeller Laurie LLP
Princeton, NJ
Immediate Past Chair
Danielle M. Waltz
West Virginia University Health System
Morgantown, WV
Board Liaison
Albert Barclay Wong
Drewry Simmons Vornehm LLP
Carmel, IN
Law Institute Liaison
James E. Weatherholtz
Womble Bond Dickinson
Charleston, SC
Diversity Liaison
Dorie Ortiz
Chartwell Law
Deerfield Beach, FL
DRI Cares Liaison
Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH
Insurance Liaison
Diana M. Gerstberger
Arch Insurance Group
Alpharetta, GA
SLC Membership Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
West Virginia University Health System
Morgantown, WV
Women in Law Liaison
Francine M. Giugno
Burglass Tankersley Gaudin Phayer
Metairie, LA
Young Lawyer Liaison
Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Sezen Izer
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Jack Nielsen
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Kansas City, MO
2025 Annual Meeting Chair
Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
2025 Program Chair
Rinaldo J. Cartaya, III
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Orlando, FL
Construction Defect SLG Chair
Thamir A. R. Kaddouri, Jr.
Law Office of Thamir A R Kaddouri
Tampa, FL
Contract and Delay SLG Chair
Christopher K. Sweeney
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Design Professionals SLG Chair
John P. Cahill, Jr.
Lanza Law Firm PC
Bellaire, TX
International Chair
Marin P. Leci
BLG LLP
Calgary, AB
Membership Co-Chair
J. David Henderson
Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham
Dallas, TX
Membership Co-Chair
Brooks A. Saible
Brooks A. Saible
Saint Petersburg, FL
Publications Chair
John M. Sier
Kitch Drutchas Wagner
Detroit, MI
Social Engagement Chair
Mark Edwards Hopkins
YA Group
Torrance, CA
Social Media Chair
Daniel Strong
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Raleigh, NC
Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair
Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
Strategic Partnerships Chair
Denise Smith Motta
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Louisville, KY
Strategic Planning Co-Chair
Stephanie U. Eaton
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
Tool Box Talks Series Chair
John P. Cahill, Jr.
Lanza Law Firm PC
Bellaire, TX
2025 Program Vice Chair
Benjamin Dowers
Gunther Legal PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2025 Program Vice Chair
James Noonan
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT
Publications Vice Chair
M Jansen Voss
Christian & Small
Birmingham, AL
Social Media Vice Chair
Ryan O. Forgione
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Tool Box Talks Series Vice Chair
Ryan M. Hathcock
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Workplace Injury SLG Vice Chair
Nicholas J. Sansone, Sr.
Turner O'Mara Donnelly & Petrycki
Cherry Hill, NJ
Steering Committee
Joshua A. Bennett
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC
Steering Committee Member
Jason J. Campbell
Gill Ragon Owen
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee Member
Lindsay Cohen
Chartwell Law
Deerfield Beach, FL
Steering Committee
Jeffrey Christopher Cosby
Williams Leininger & Cosby PA
Stuart, FL
Steering Committee Member
Robert V. Fitzsimmons
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell PA
Miami, FL
Steering Committee Member
Stanley A. Heflin, III
Varner & Van Volkenburg PLLC
Clarksburg, WV
Steering Committee Member
Rosary A. Hernandez
Burch & Cracchiolo
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
David L. Jones
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee Member
Nicole Kwapisz
Rumberger Kirk
Miami, FL
Steering Committee
Nicole C. Leet
Gray Rust St. Amand & Brieske LLP
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
Melissa Lin
Righi Fitch Law Group
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
Dori Marlin
J.S. Held LLC
Tampa, FL
Steering Committee Member
Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee Member
Logan Moses Owens
Carlton Fields
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
Rachel Nudel
Marshall Conway Bradley & Gollub
New York, NY
Steering Committee Member
Joseph A. Petrillo
Hoagland Longo Moran
New Brunswick, NJ
Steering Committee Member
Michael P. Sams
Kenney & Sams PC
Boston, MA
Steering Committee
Andrew Schock
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Akron, OH
Newsletter Editor
Christopher K. Sweeney
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Steering Committee
Anastasia Triantafillis
Walters Balido Crain
Dallas, TX
Steering Committee
Aaron R. White
Boyle Shaughnessy & Campo PC
Boston, MA
Steering Committee Member
Cameron S. Williams
Gallivan White & Boyd
Charlotte, NC