Fidelity and Surety Leadership
Committee Chair
Heather F. Shore
Brown & Ruprecht PC
Kansas City, MO
Committee Vice Chair
David D. Gilliss
Pike & Gilliss LLC
Towson, MD
Committee Co-Vice Chair
Michael J. Weber
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Chicago, IL
Immediate Past Chair
Douglass F. Wynne, Jr.
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA
Board Liaison
James B. Hood
Hood Law Firm LLC
Charleston, SC
Annual Meeting Chair
Heather F. Shore
Brown & Ruprecht PC
Kansas City, MO
Program Chair
Vicki M. Smith
Bodyfelt Mount LLP
Portland, OR
Publications Chair
Diane Hastings Lewis
Brown & Ruprecht PC
Kansas City, MO
Expert Witness Chair
Patrick R. Kingsley
Stradley Ronon
Philadelphia, PA
SLC Membership Liaison
Rachelle E. Sanchez
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL
Philanthropic Activities Liaison
Kaile L. Mercuri
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA
Diversity and Inclusion SLC Liaison
Charles E. Griffin, Sr.
Butler Snow LLP
Ridgeland, MS
Women in the Law SLC Liaison
Diane Hastings Lewis
Brown & Ruprecht PC
Kansas City, MO
Young Lawyer Liaison
Kaile L. Mercuri
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee
Jerome M. Joseph
Allen & Curry PC
Denver, CO
Steering Committee
Denise C. Puente
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA