Medical Liability and Health Care Law Leadership

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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

Slater C. Elza  headshot

Slater C. Elza
Underwood Law Firm
Amarillo, TX

Law Institute Liaison ( Senior Living)

Ted J. McDonald III headshot

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

Law Institute Liaison

Jodi V. Terranova  headshot

Jodi V. Terranova
Wilson Elser
Washington, DC

Annual Meeting Chair

David  Perron  headshot

David Perron
Brown & James PC
Saint Louis, MO

Membership Chair

Ashley Sumner Heslop  headshot

Ashley Sumner Heslop
Hall Booth Smith PC
Mount Pleasant, SC

Membership Vice Chair

Kevin T. McCarthy  headshot

Kevin T. McCarthy
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN

2026 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Justin A. Hardin  headshot

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

2025 Program Chair - Senior Living and LTC Litigation

Whitney  Horak  headshot

Whitney Horak
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Memphis, TN

2025 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Joseph G. Mattson  headshot

Joseph G. Mattson
Devine Millimet & Branch
Manchester, NH

2026 Program Chair - Senior Living and LTC Litigation

Shana A. O'Grady  headshot

Shana A. O'Grady
Cray Huber
Chicago, IL

2026 Program Vice Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Kevin S. Budge  headshot

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

Online Programming Chair

David  Kaiser  headshot

David Kaiser
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Lexington, KY

Online Programming Vice Chair

Tal A. Bakke  headshot

Tal A. Bakke
Bassford Remele
Minneapolis, MN

Publications Chair

Katherine L. Vojas  headshot

Katherine L. Vojas
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Vice Chair

LaDonna L. Boeckman  headshot

LaDonna L. Boeckman
HeplerBroom LLC
Chicago, IL

Publications Vice Chair

Michael Allen Dial  headshot

Michael Allen Dial
Hall Booth Smith PC
Edmond, OK

Publications Vice Chair

Laura Ann K. Froning  headshot

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

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/Marketing Chair

Whitney Leigh Burkett  headshot

Whitney Leigh Burkett
HeplerBroom LLC
Chicago, IL

Social Media/Marketing Vice Chair

Matthew L. Johnson  headshot

Matthew L. Johnson
Johnson & Bell
Chicago, IL

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair

Anna  Claypool  headshot

Anna Claypool
Keating Jones Hughes
Portland, OR

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair

Joseph  Dronet  headshot

Joseph Dronet
Chaffe McCall
Baton Rouge, LA

Corporate Counsel Liaison

Jay D. Mitchell  headshot

Jay D. Mitchell
Jackson Healthcare
Alpharetta, GA

SLC Membership Liaison

David C. Vaughn IV headshot

David C. Vaughn IV
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Saint Louis, MO

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

Women in the Law Liaison

Andrea L. Merolla-Simister  headshot

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

Young Lawyer Liaison

Catherine  Baiocchi  headshot

Catherine Baiocchi
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

MarlaRose  Gridley  headshot

MarlaRose Gridley
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Santa Fe, NM