Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Fred E. (Trey) Bourn, III
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jackson, MS
Committee Vice Chair
Lindsay Lorimer
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Immediate Past Chair
Gretchen N. Miller
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Chicago, IL
Board Liaison
Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI
Law Institute Liaison
Roman Lifson
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA
Law Institute Liaison (Strictly Auto)
Mindy Brickman
Christovich & Kearney LLP
New Orleans, LA
2024 Annual Meeting Liaison
W. Rick Griffin
Martin Pringle Oliver
Wichita, KS
2025 Annual Meeting Liaison
Heather A. Bub
Amundsen Davis LLC
Saint Louis, MO
Corporate Liaison
Marie E. Chafe
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Corporate In-House SLC Liaison
Nate Walker
Husqvarna Group
Charlotte, NC
Diversity SLC Liaison
Edderek L. Cole
Butler Snow
Ridgeland, MS
DRI Cares Liaison
Anthony J. Novak
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN
DRI Cares Vice Liaison
Sarah T. Eibling
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC
DRI for Life Liaison
Heather Russell Fine
Nelson Mullins
Berwyn, PA
SLC Membership Liaison
James M. Weiss
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC
Women in the Law SLC Liaison
Kristin L. Wedell
Dickie McCamey & Chilcote
Cleveland, OH
Young Lawyer Liaison
Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Young Lawyer Liaison
Frederick King
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Christopher McKeon
Dechert LLP
San Francisco, CA
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Andre A. Revaz
Carlton Fields PA
Tampa, FL
2025 Program Chair
Jeffrey A. Curran
Gable Gotwals
Oklahoma City, OK
2025 Program Vice Chair
Elizabeth L. Moyo
Porter Wright Morris
Columbus, OH
ACMIE SLG Chair
Patrick A. Edwards
Stinson LLP
Wichita, KS
ACMIE SLG Vice Chair
Sean W. Shirley
Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, AL
Automotive SLG Chair
Natalie J. Eschbach
Litchfield Cavo LLP
Chicago, IL
Automotive SLG, In-House Co-Chair
Joanna Mei Hing Leong
Honda Canada Inc
Markham, ON
Automotive SLG Vice Chair
Haley Johnston
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Aviation and Aerospace SLG Chair
Conor A. McLaughlin
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland, OH
Aviation and Aerospace SLG Vice Chair
Clinton T. Speegle
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL
Biomechanics & Injury Causation SLG Chair
Brian D. King
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Chair
George Wray
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Vice Chair
Jonathan E. Schulz
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC
Children's Products SLG Chair
Brandon D. Cox
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Atlanta, GA
Client Concierge Chair
Daniel M. Long
Quarles & Brady LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Client Concierge Vice Chair
Rachel Cooper
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Construction Devices and Building Products SLG Chair
Brandon M. Meyers
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Albuquerque, NM
Construction Devices and Building Products SLG Vice Chair
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
Columbia, SC
Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Chair
James M. Dedman, IV
Gallivan White & Boyd
Charlotte, NC
Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Vice Chair
Patrick M. Delaney
Rumberger Kirk
Orlando, FL
Fire Science & Litigation SLG Chair
Andrew E. Stead
McMillan LLP
Calgary, AB
Fire Science & Litigation SLG (Incoming) Chair
Jennifer L. Rediehs
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Irvine, CA
Fire Science & Litigation SLG Vice Chair
Allison A. Waase
Wilson Elser
New York, NY
Food Law SLG Chair
Michael Gentine
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Washington, DC
Hand & Power Tools SLG Chair
Andrei Pascu
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Hand & Power Tools SLG In-House Co-Chair
Eric Dawson Carter
TTI Floor Care North America
Anderson, SC
Hand & Power Tools SLG Vice Chair
Patrick P. Clyder
McGuireWoods LLP
Chicago, IL
Interactive Presentation Chair
Ryan Grantham
S-E-A
Glen Burnie, MD
Interactive Presentation Chair
Heather L. Slatton
ESi
Atlanta, GA
International Legal Issues SLG Chair
Lisa Parliament
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Marketing Chair
Frank Carson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Columbus, OH
Marketing Vice Chair
Matthew D. Gurbach
Bricker Graydon LLP
Cleveland, OH
Marketing, ACMIE SLG
Ryan J. Lucinski
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY
Marketing, Automotive SLG
Michael Ohly
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
Marketing, Aviation and Aerospce SLG
Jessica Campbell
Fasken Martineau
Vancouver, BC
Marketing, Biomechanics & Injury Causation SLG
Hallie Semmel
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Falmouth, ME
Marketing, Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG
Ryan McCarthy
Boston Scientific
Maple Grove, MN
Marketing, Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology SLG
Thomas E. Bazemore, III
Huie Fernambucq & Stewart
Birmingham, AL
Marketing, Fire Science & Litigation SLG
Allison W. Weyand
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY
Marketing, Hand & Power Tools SLG
Jay T. Thompson
Murphy & Grantland
Columbia, SC
Marketing, International Legal Issues
Ed Turtle
Cooley
London,
Marketing, Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG
Nicholas Ryan Carmichael
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Toronto, ON
Marketing, Recreational Products SLG
Shane O'Dell
Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC
Fort Worth, TX
Marketing, Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG
Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Marketing, Young Lawyers
Amber Bonnell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Kitchener, ON
Marketing, Young Lawers
Ryan Savercool
McCarter & English
Newark, NJ
Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG Chair
Noah Boudreau
Fasken Martineau
Montréal, QC
Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG Vice Chair
Kip T. Bollin
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland, OH
Membership Chair
D. Christopher Robinson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY
Membership Vice Chair
Andrew E. Stead
McMillan LLP
Calgary, AB
Membership Engagement Chair
Clyde Oates Adams
Gordon Rees
Houston, TX
Networking Chair
Dannel C. Duddy
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA
Networking Vice Chair
Jeffrey A. Holmstrand
Grove Holmstrand & Delk PLLC
Wheeling, WV
Networking Miami Event
Jason T. Wasserman
Silverman Thompson Slutkin
Baltimore, MD
Online Community Chair
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
Columbia, SC
Online Commumity Vice Chair
Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH
Publications Chair
Courtney Hunter
Bass Berry & Sims
Nashville, TN
Publications Vice Chair
Sidney Elbaz
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Recreational Products SLG Chair
Christopher Lyle Jackson
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Lexington, KY
Recreational Products SLG Vice Chair
Chris Horkins
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Toronto, ON
Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG Chair
Denis F. Alia
Cetrulo LLP
Boston, MA
Regulatory, Risk and Safety In-House Co-Chair
Marie-Hélène Cantin
Bombardier Recreational Products
Valcourt, QC
Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG Vice Chair
Sean B. Swords
Chamberlain McHaney
Austin, TX
Social Media Chair
Julia M. Beckley
Dentons LLP
Dallas, TX
Social Media Vice Chair
Maureen A. Bickley
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Cincinnati, OH
Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Coordinator
Enjolique Aytch Lett
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Miami, FL
Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Vice Coordinator
Joshua H. Abramson
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
New York, NY
Sponsorship Chair
Kristen E. Dennison
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP
Merritt Island, FL
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Holiday Dreessen Powell
Koffman Kalef LLP
Vancouver, BC
Welcoming Committee Chair
Robert A. Shields
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA
Welcoming Committee Vice Chair/Ambassador
Adam M. Shienvold
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
Harrisburg, PA
Young Lawyers Chair
Xan Ingram Flowers
Butler Snow
Birmingham, AL
Young Lawyers Vice Chair
Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA
Steering Committee Member
Joseph D. Cohen
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX
Steering Committee Member
Denise A. Dickerson
Sutter O'Connell
Cleveland, OH
Steering Committee Member
Baxter D. Drennon
Hall Booth Smith PC
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee Member
Jennifer Snyder Heis
UB Greensfelder LLP
Cincinnati, OH
Steering Committee Member
James T. Irvin, III
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC
Steering Committee Member
Mark D. Katz
Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith
Overland Park, KS
Steering Committee Member
Nicholas C. Pappas
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Steering Committee Member
John C.S. Pierce
Dentons Sirote LLP
Mobile, AL
Steering Committee Member
Sara M. Turner
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee Member
James E. Weatherholtz
Womble Bond Dickinson
Charleston, SC
Steering Committee
Brannon J. Arnold
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee
S. Brad Brown, Jr.
Jackson Walker
Dallas, TX
Steering Committee
Harris Neal Feldman
Parker McCay
Mount Laurel, NJ
Steering Committee
Jared S. Hawk
Saul Ewing LLP
Pittsburgh, PA
Steering Committee
Jonathan L.S. Hodes
Gascon & Associates LLP
Burnaby, BC
Steering Committee
Luis Arturo Leitzelar
Bienvenu Bonnecaze Foco
Baton Rouge, LA
Steering Committee
Robert L. Love
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Steering Committee
Stephen J. Marshall
Franklin & Prokopik
Baltimore, MD
Steering Committee
Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH
Steering Committee
Marie-Claude Simard, LL.B. MBA
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc
Valcourt, QC
Steering Committee
Michael F. Walker
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee
Jeffrey C. Warren
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee
Lindsay Zanello
Dechert LLP
New York, NY