Insurance Law Leadership
Committee Chair
Jonathan L. Schwartz
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Chicago, IL
Committee Vice Chair
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
Immediate Past Chair
Kathy J. Maus
Butler Weihmuller
Tallahassee, FL
Board Liaison
Catherine C. Dugan
Peterson White LLP
Brentwood, TN
Law Institute Liaison (ICCI/ICP)
Daniel W. Gerber
Gerber Ciano Kelly
Buffalo, NY
Law Institute Liaison (Bad Faith)
Dwight W. Stone, II
Miles & Stockbridge PC
Baltimore, MD
Annual Meeting Chair
Ilana B. Olman
Segal McCambridge
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Membership Chair
Jamie L. Hull
CNA Environmental & Mass Tort Claims
Chicago, IL
Membership Integration and Mentorship Officer
Brian D. Barnas
Hurwitz Fine PC
Buffalo, NY
Membership Vice Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
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
2024 ICCI Program Chair
Matthew J. Lavisky
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
2023 Bad Faith Program Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
2023 ICP Program Chair
Elaine Murphy Pohl
Plunkett Cooney PC
Bloomfield Hills, MI
2023 Bad Faith Program Vice Chair
Albert K. Alikin
Freeman Mathis & Gary
Los Angeles, CA
2024 ICCI Program Vice Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
2023 ICP Program Vice Chair
Ilana B. Olman
Segal McCambridge
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Online Programming - Webinar Chair
Albert K. Alikin
Freeman Mathis & Gary
Los Angeles, CA
Online Programming Chair
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
Publications Chair
Timothy H. Wright
Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP
Chicago, IL
For The Defense - Associate Editor
Courtney C. Britt
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Raleigh, NC
Compendium Vice Chair
Ashlyn M. Capote
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Publications Editorial Board
Rina Carmel
Anderson McPharlin & Conners LLP
Los Angeles, CA
IDQ ILC - Content Advisor
Andrew D. Deutsch
Intact Insurance Company
Maple Grove, MN
Publications Editorial Board
John T. Harding
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
Compendium Vice Chair
Patrick J. Kenny
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
St Louis, MO
For The Defense - Editor
Kelly M. Lippincott
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Alexandria, VA
Compendium Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Publications Marketing Chair; Seminar Liaison
Michael C. Mills
Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell PLLC
Las Vegas, NV
IDQ - Associate Editor
Meghan E. Ruesch
Lewis Wagner LLP
Indianapolis, IN
IDQ - Editor
Rosa M. Tumialan
Tressler LLP
Chicago, IL
Covered Events - Editor
Albert K. Alikin
Freeman Mathis & Gary
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
Covered Events - Editor-in-Chief
Regen O'Malley
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Glastonbury, CT
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
Social Media Chair
Brenda K. Wallrichs
Lederer Weston Craig PLC
Cedar Rapids, IA
LinkedIn Group Chair
Wystan M. Ackerman
Robinson & Cole LLP
Hartford, CT
Subcommittee Chair
Max J. Cohen
LOWE STEIN, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Insurance Industry Advisory Board - Chair
F. Lane Finch, Jr.
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
ALI Taskforce Co-Chair
Matthew S. Foy
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
Insurance Industry Advisory Board Co-Vice Chair
Thomas F. Lysaught
QBE North America
Naperville, IL
Industry Training Co-Vice Chair
Brian Corey Richardson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
Expert Witness Chair
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
Excess, Umbrella and Surplus SLG Chair
Bradford D. Box
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson, TN
Long Tail Toxic Torts SLG Chair
Charles W. Browning
Plunkett Cooney PC
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Transportation Law SLG Co-Chair
William A. Bulfer
Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP
Asheville, NC
First Party Property SLG Chair
J. Pablo Caceres
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Special Investigation/Fraud SLG Chair
W. Edward Carlton
Quilling Selander Lownds Winslett & Moser PC
Dallas, TX
Advertising Injury SLG Chair
Daniel I. Graham, Jr.
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan
Chicago, IL
General Liability SLG Chair
John T. Harding
McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC
Boston, MA
Bad Faith SLG Chair
Matthew J. Lavisky
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Canadian Law & Cross Border Issues SLG Co-Vice Chair
David R. Mackenzie
Blaney McMurtry LLP
Toronto, ON
Personal Lines - Home/Auto SLG Co-Chair
Keith Marxkors
State Farm Insurance
Bloomington, IL
Transportation Law SLG Chair
Scott W. McMickle
McMickle Kurey & Branch LLP
Alpharetta, GA
Professional Liability Insurance SLG Chair
William K. McVisk
Tressler LLP
Chicago, IL
Construction Law SLG Chair
Kimberly Ramey
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
Workers Compensation SLG Chair
Kent M. Smith
Smith Mills & Schrock Law
West Des Moines, IA
Data Breach/Privacy SLG Chair
Rebecca E. Strickland
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Atlanta, GA
Reinsurance SLG Chair
Sharon D. Stuart
Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South
Hoover, AL
Reinsurance SLG Chair
Robert A. Whitney
Sulloway & Hollis PLLC
Boston, MA
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
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
Workers Compensation SLG Vice Chair
Mario J. Delano
Campbell Foley Delano
Wall Twp., NJ
Staff Counsel SLG Vice Chair
Matthew S. Foy
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
Reinsurance SLG Co-Vice Chair
Alexander G. Henlin
Sulloway & Hollis PLLC
Manchester, NH
Excess, Umbrella and Surplus SLG Industry Chair
Rachel H. Kim
Sompo International
New Hyde Park, NY
Construction Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
Carri S. Leininger
Williams Leininger & Cosby
North Palm Beach, FL
General Liability SLG Vice Chair
R. Brandon McCullough
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Advertising Personal Injury SLG Vice Chair
John B. Mumford, Jr.
Hancock Daniel & Johnson PC
Richmond, VA
Excess, Umbrella and Surplus SLG Vice Chair
Ilana B. Olman
Segal McCambridge
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Data Breach/Privacy SLG Vice Chair
Alexander E. Potente
Clyde & Co US LLP
San Francisco, CA
Construction Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
Brian Corey Richardson
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
Bad Faith Co-Vice Chair
Kevin J. Willging
Travelers
Hunt Valley, MD
Long Tail Toxic Torts SLG Vice Chair
James S. Witcher, III
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
Birmingham, AL
SLC Membership Liaison
Sergio E. Chavez
Rincon Law Group PC
El Paso, TX
DRI for Life Liaison
Joanna M. Roberto
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Garden City, NY
DRI Cares Liaison
Hema Patel Mehta
Chartwell Law
Philadelphia, PA
Diversity Liaison
Sean C. Griffin
Robinson & Cole
Washington, DC
Diversity Liaison
Melanie C. Lockett
LOWE STEIN, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Young Lawyer Liaison
Lisa Anne Cumming
Post & Schell
Philadelphia, PA
Young Lawyer Liaison
Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Katie Embry
Bell Orr Ayers & Moore PSC
Bowling Green, KY
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Sara Menton
Intact Insurance Company
Plymouth, MN
Steering Committee Member
Michael F. Aylward
Morrison Mahoney LLP
Boston, MA
Steering Committee Member
Laurie C. Barbe
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Morgantown, WV
Young Lawyer Liaison
Brian D. Barnas
Hurwitz Fine PC
Buffalo, NY
Steering Committee
James W. Bryan
Maynard Nexsen PC
Greensboro, NC
Young Lawyer Liaison
Natalie Ecker
Gallivan White & Boyd
Greenville, SC
Steering Committee Member
F. Lane Finch, Jr.
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Birmingham, AL
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 Company
Plymouth, MN
Steering Committee Member
Aaron B. Latto
Great American Insurance Group
Cincinnati, OH
Steering Committee Member
Martin P. Lavelle
Travelers
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
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
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 and 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