Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
Committee Vice Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Immediate Past Chair
Jonathan L. Schwartz
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Chicago, IL
Board Liaison
Matthew J. Lavisky
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Law Institute Liaison (ICCI/IRT)
June J. Essis
Weber Gallagher
Philadelphia, PA
Law Institute Liaison (ICP)
Ford Stephens
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA
Diversity Liaison
Sean C. Griffin
Longman & Van Grack
Washington, DC
DRI Cares Liaison
Hema Patel Mehta
Chartwell Law
Philadelphia, PA
DRI for Life Liaison
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
SLC Membership Liaison
Sergio E. Chavez
Rincon Law Group PC
El Paso, TX
Young Lawyer Liaison
William W. Bohonnon
DAC Beachcroft
New York, NY
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Karl E. Daniel
Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak
Buffalo, NY
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Drake Edward
Clyde & Co
Chicago, IL
2024 Annual Meeting Chair
Min K. Kang
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Los Angeles, CA
2025 ICCI Program Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
2025 ICCI Program Vice Chair
Candace M. Deer
ProAssurance
Birmingham, AL
2025 Insurance Roundtable Program Chair
Rina Carmel
Anderson McPharlin & Conners LLP
Los Angeles, CA
2025 Insurance Roundtable Program Vice Chair
Daniel I. Graham, Jr.
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan
Chicago, IL
Advertising Injury SLG Chair
Daniel I. Graham, Jr.
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan
Chicago, IL
Advertising Personal Injury SLG Vice Chair
John B. Mumford, Jr.
Hancock Daniel & Johnson PC
Richmond, VA
ALI Taskforce Co-Chair
Matthew S. Foy
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
Bad Faith SLG Chair
Matthew J. Lavisky
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Bad Faith Co-Vice Chair
Kevin J. Willging
Travelers
Hunt Valley, MD
Canadian Law & Cross Border Issues SLG Co-Vice Chair
David R. Mackenzie
Blaney McMurtry LLP
Toronto, ON
Compendium Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Compendium Vice Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Compendium Vice Chair
Patrick J. Kenny
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
St Louis, MO
Construction Law SLG Chair
Kimberly Ramey
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Construction Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
Carri S. Leininger
Williams Leininger & Cosby
North Palm Beach, FL
Construction Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
Brian Corey Richardson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
Data Breach/Privacy SLG Chair
Rebecca E. Strickland
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Atlanta, GA
Data Breach/Privacy SLG Vice Chair
Alexander E. Potente
Clyde & Co US LLP
San Francisco, CA
Excess, Umbrella and Surplus SLG Chair
Bradford D. Box
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson, TN
Excess, Umbrella and Surplus SLG Vice Chair
Ilana B. Olman
Segal McCambridge
Fort Lauderdale, FL
First Party Property SLG Chair
J. Pablo Caceres
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
General Liability SLG Chair
John T. Harding
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
General Liability SLG Vice Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Insurance Industry Advisory Board - Chair
F. Lane Finch, Jr.
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
Insurance Industry Advisory Board Co-Vice Chair
Thomas F. Lysaught
CNA
Downers Grove, IL
Industry Training Co-Vice Chair
Brian Corey Richardson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
LinkedIn Group Chair
Wystan M. Ackerman
Robinson & Cole LLP
Hartford, CT
Long Tail Toxic Torts SLG Chair
Charles W. Browning
Plunkett Cooney PC
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Long Tail Toxic Torts SLG Vice Chair
James S. Witcher, III
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
Birmingham, AL
Membership Chair
Jamie L. Hull
CNA Environmental & Mass Tort Claims
Chicago, IL
Membership Vice Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Membership Integration and Mentorship Officer
Brian D. Barnas
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company
Omaha, NE
Membership New Member Officer
Christopher Mirakian
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Kansas City, MO
Membership Publications Officer
James S. Witcher, III
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
Birmingham, AL
Online Community Chair
Brenda K. Wallrichs
Lederer Weston Craig PLC
Cedar Rapids, IA
Online Community Vice Chair
Kelly M. Lippincott
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Alexandria, VA
Online Programming Chair
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
Online Programming - Webinar Chair
Albert K. Alikin
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Personal Lines - Home/Auto SLG Vice Chair
Harold J. Adkins
Hammonds Sills Adkins & Guice LLP
Baton Rouge, LA
Professional Liability Insurance SLG Vice Chair
Brian C. Bassett
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP
Chicago, IL
Professional Liability Insurance SLG Chair
William K. McVisk
Tressler LLP
Chicago, IL
Publications Chair
Timothy H. Wright
Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP
Chicago, IL
Reinsurance SLG Chair
Sharon D. Stuart
Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South
Hoover, AL
Reinsurance SLG Chair
Robert A. Whitney
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
Reinsurance SLG Vice Chair
Bradford D. Box
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson, TN
Excess Umbrella and Surplus SLG Vice-Chair
Bradford D. Box
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson, TN
Reinsurance SLG Co-Vice Chair
Alexander G. Henlin
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
Social Media Chair
Brenda K. Wallrichs
Lederer Weston Craig PLC
Cedar Rapids, IA
Special Investigation/Fraud SLG Chair
W. Edward Carlton
Quilling Selander Lownds Winslett & Moser PC
Dallas, TX
Staff Counsel SLG Vice Chair
Matthew S. Foy
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
Transportation Law SLG Chair
Scott W. McMickle
McMickle Kurey & Branch LLP
Alpharetta, GA
Transportation Law SLG Co-Chair
William A. Bulfer
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Asheville, NC
Workers Compensation SLG Chair
Kent M. Smith
Smith Mills & Schrock Law
West Des Moines, IA
Workers Compensation SLG Vice Chair
Mario J. Delano
Campbell Foley Delano
Wall Township, NJ
Publications Editorial Board
John T. Harding
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
Covered Events - Editor-in-Chief
Regen O'Malley
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Hartford, CT
Covered Events - Editor
Albert K. Alikin
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Covered Events - Associate Editor
Robert Forest Friedman
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA
Covered Events - Associate Editor
J. Blake Hunter
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tallahassee, FL
For The Defense - Editor
Kelly M. Lippincott
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Alexandria, VA
For The Defense - Associate Editor
Courtney C. Britt
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Raleigh, NC
IDQ - Editor
Rosa M. Tumialan
Tressler LLP
Chicago, IL
IDQ - Associate Editor
Meghan E. Ruesch
Lewis Wagner LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Steering Committee Member
Laurie C. Barbe
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Morgantown, WV
Steering Committee
James W. Bryan
Maynard Nexsen PC
Greensboro, NC
Steering Committee Member
Max J. Cohen
LOWE STEIN, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Laura A. Foggan
Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, DC
Steering Committee Member
Dan D. Kohane
Hurwitz Fine PC
Buffalo, NY
Steering Committee Member
Cynthia P. Kolb
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Plymouth, MN
Steering Committee Member
Aaron B. Latto
Great American Insurance Group
Cincinnati, OH
Steering Committee Member
Martin P. Lavelle
Travelers Insurance
Hartford, CT
Steering Committee Member
Michael M. Marick
Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP
Chicago, IL
Steering Committee Member
Christopher W. Martin
Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom LLP
Houston, TX
Steering Committee Member
Kathy J. Maus
Butler Weihmuller
Tallahassee, FL
Steering Committee Member
Daniel L. Mayer
AmeriTrust Group
Westerville, OH
Steering Committee Member
Stuart M. Paulson
American National Property and Casualty
Springfield, MO
Steering Committee Member
Heather A. Sanderson, K.C.
Sanderson Law
Calgary, AB
Steering Committee Member
Thomas F. Segalla
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Steering Committee Member
Wesley Sunu
Sentry Insurance
Stevens Point, WI
Steering Committee Member
Jeffrey D. Van Volkenburg
Varner & Van Volkenburg PLLC
Clarksburg, WV
Steering Committee Member
Paul S. White
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee Member
Patrick E. Winters
Plunkett Cooney PC
Bloomfield Hills, MI