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
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Charleston, WV
Board Liaison
Mario J. Delano
Campbell Foley Delano
Wall Twp., NJ
Law Institute Liaison
James E. Weatherholtz
Womble Bond Dickinson
Charleston, SC
2024 Annual Meeting Chair
Jon Anders Hammerbeck
Ford Walker Haggerty & Behar LLP
Long Beach, CA
2025 Seminar Marketing Chair
Daniel Strong
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Raleigh, NC
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
2025 Program Chair
Rinaldo J. Cartaya, III
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Orlando, FL
2025 Program Vice Chair
Benjamin Dowers
Gunther Legal PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2025 Program Vice Chair
James J. Noonan
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT
Publications Chair
John M. Sier
Kitch Drutchas Wagner
Detroit, MI
Publications Vice Chair
M Jansen Voss
Christian & Small
Birmingham, AL
Newsletter Editor
Christopher K. Sweeney
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Social Media Chair
Daniel Strong
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Raleigh, NC
Social Media Vice Chair
Ryan O. Forgione
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Tool Box Talks Series Chair
John P. Cahill, Jr.
Lanza Law Firm PC
Bellaire, TX
Social Engagement Chair
Jessica D. Corace
Franklin & Prokopik
Baltimore, MD
Strategic Planning Co-Chair
Stephanie U. Eaton
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
International Chair
Marin P. Leci
BLG LLP
Calgary, AB
Strategic Partnerships Chair
Denise Smith Motta
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Louisville, KY
Tool Box Talks Series Vice Chair
Ryan M. Hathcock
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Design Professionals SLG Chair
John P. Cahill, Jr.
Lanza Law Firm PC
Bellaire, TX
Substantive Law Group (SLG) Chair
Benjamin Dowers
Gunther Legal PLLC
Fort Lauderdale, 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
Insurance Coverage SLG Chair
Diana L. Winfrey
Selman Leichenger Edson Hsu Newman & Moore LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Workplace Injury SLG Vice Chair
Stanley A. Heflin, III
Varner & Van Volkenburg PLLC
Clarksburg, WV
Insurance Liaison
Diana M. Gerstberger
Arch Insurance Group
Alpharetta, GA
SLC Membership Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Charleston, WV
DRI Cares Liaison
Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH
WITL SLC Liaison
Jessica D. Corace
Franklin & Prokopik
Baltimore, MD
Young Lawyer Liaison
Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
Steering Committee
Joshua A. Bennett
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC
Steering Committee Member
Jason J. Campbell
Gill Ragon Owen
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee
Jeffrey Christopher Cosby
Williams Leininger & Cosby PA
Stuart, FL
Steering Committee Member
Clint V. Cox, IV
Cox PLLC
Dallas, TX
Steering Committee Member
Robert V. Fitzsimmons
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell PA
Miami, FL
Steering Committee Member
Matthew W. Georgitis
Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC
Winston-Salem, NC
Steering Committee Member
Rosary A. Hernandez
Burch & Cracchiolo
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
Michael R. Holt
Rumberger Kirk
Miami, FL
Steering Committee
Mark Edwards Hopkins
Guardian Group
Torrance, CA
Steering Committee Member
David L. Jones
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee
Toyja E. Kelley
Locke Lord LLP
Washington, DC
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
Ron Mallory, Jr.
J.S. Held LLC
Anaheim, CA
Steering Committee Member
Denise M. Montgomery
Sweeney & Sheehan PC
Philadelphia, PA
Steering Committee Member
Stacy Linn Moon
Gordon Rees
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee Member
Logan Moses Owens
Carlton Fields
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee
Dorie Ortiz
Chartwell Law
Deerfield Beach, FL
Steering Committee Member
Russ M. Patane
Golden Rothschild Spagnola
New York, NY
Steering Committee Member
Michael P. Sams
Kenney & Sams PC
Boston, MA
Steering Committee
Nicholas J. Sansone, Sr.
Turner O'Mara Donnelly & Petrycki
Cherry Hill, NJ
Steering Committee
Andrew Schock
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Akron, OH
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