Committee Leadership

MedicalLiability

Committee Chair

Erika L. Amarante headshot

Erika L. Amarante
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Committee Vice Chair

Andrew DeSimone headshot

Andrew DeSimone
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

Immediate Past Chair

Laura A. DeMartini headshot

Laura A. DeMartini
Hall Booth Smith PC
Atlanta, GA

Board Liaison

Stephen O. Plunkett headshot

Stephen O. Plunkett
Bassford Remele PA
Minneapolis, MN

Law Institute Liaison (Medical Liability and Health Care Law)

Thomas J. Hurney, Jr. headshot

Thomas J. Hurney, Jr.
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, WV

Law Institute Liaison ( Senior Living)

Ted J. McDonald, III headshot

Ted J. McDonald, III
McDonald Law Group PA
Kansas City, MO

Membership Chair

Ashley Sumner Heslop headshot

Ashley Sumner Heslop
Hall Booth Smith PC
Mount Pleasant, SC

2024 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Edward J. Guardaro headshot

Edward J. Guardaro
Fullerton Beck LLP
White Plains, NY

2025 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Joseph G. Mattson headshot

Joseph G. Mattson
Devine Millimet & Branch
Manchester, NH

2024 Program Chair - Senior LIving and Long Term Care Litigation

Rebecca Schafer headshot

Rebecca Schafer
Dzenitis Newman PLLC
Louisville, KY

2025 Program Vice Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Justin A. Hardin headshot

Justin A. Hardin
Brown & James PC
Saint Louis, MO

2024 Program Vice Chair - Senior Living and Long Term Care Litigation

Whitney Horak headshot

Whitney Horak
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Memphis, TN

Online Programming Chair

Kevin S. Budge headshot

Kevin S. Budge
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Online Programming Vice Chair

David Kaiser headshot

David Kaiser
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Lexington, KY

Publications Chair

Kevin T. McCarthy headshot

Kevin T. McCarthy
Larson King LLP
St. Paul, MN

Publications Vice Chair

M Jansen Voss headshot

M Jansen Voss
Christian & Small
Birmingham, AL

Online Community Chair

Ethen R. Shapiro headshot

Ethen R. Shapiro
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Online Community Vice Chair

John F. Mahon, Jr. headshot

John F. Mahon, Jr.
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Saint Louis, MO

Social Media Chair

Whitney Leigh Burkett headshot

Whitney Leigh Burkett
HeplerBroom LLC
Chicago, IL

Fly-In Meeting Chair

A. Renee Mascareñas headshot

A. Renee Mascareñas
Serpe Jones Andrews
Santa Fe, NM

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair

Margaret Caroline Binzer headshot

Margaret Caroline Binzer
Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Lorton, VA

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair

Matthew L. Johnson headshot

Matthew L. Johnson
Johnson & Bell
Chicago, IL

SLC Membership Liaison

Brett A. Mason headshot

Brett A. Mason
Troutman Pepper
Atlanta, GA

Corporate Counsel Liaison

Jay D. Mitchell headshot

Jay D. Mitchell
Jackson Healthcare
Alpharetta, GA

Corporate Counsel Liaison

Stephen L. Rossetti, Jr. headshot

Stephen L. Rossetti, Jr.
Fresenius Medical Care
Waltham, MA

DRI for Life Liaison

Madeleine Loeffler headshot

Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

DRI for Life Liaison

J. Richard Moore headshot

J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN

DRI Cares Liaison

Lorie Hall headshot

Lorie Hall
Hall Professional Consulting LLC
Sterling Heights, MI

DRI Cares Liaison

Jodi V. Terranova headshot

Jodi V. Terranova
Wilson Elser
Washington, DC

Diversity Liason

Heather Levinsky headshot

Heather Levinsky
Berkley Select
Chicago, IL

Women in the Law Liaison

Andrea L. Merolla-Simister headshot

Andrea L. Merolla-Simister
Gidley Sarli & Marusak
Providence, RI

Women in the Law Liaison

Kimberly Logue Woodland headshot

Kimberly Logue Woodland
Bendin Sumrall & Ladner LLC
Atlanta, GA

Young Lawyer Liaison

Joshua R. Baumann headshot

Joshua R. Baumann
Lamson Dugan and Murray
Omaha, NE

Young Lawyer Liason

John F. Floyd, Jr. headshot

John F. Floyd, Jr.
Wicker Smith
Nashville, TN

Young Lawyer Liaison

Laura Ann K. Froning headshot

Laura Ann K. Froning
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Madeleine Pfefferle headshot

Madeleine Pfefferle
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

Steering Committee Member

Jimmy Nghieu headshot

Jimmy Nghieu
Pessin Katz Law, PA
Towson, MD

Steering Committee Member

Katherine Otto headshot

Katherine Otto
Recht Kornfeld PC
Denver, CO