Young Lawyers

Committee Chair

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

Committee First Vice Chair

Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL

Committee Second Vice Chair

Christian W. Castile
Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Immediate Past Chair

Kenton H. Steele
Reminger Co
Columbus, OH

Board Liaison

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

Law Institute Liaison

Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

SLC Membership Liaison

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

SLC Membership Liaison

Caitlin Marie Barry
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

SLC Membership Liaison

Carson S. Phillips
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

SLC Membership Liaison

Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL

2027 Annual Meeting Chair

Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

2027 Annual Meeting Vice Chair

Maggie Cifuentes
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL

2027 Annual Meeting Vice Chair

Denver Smith
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC

Marketing Chair

Sezen Izer
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Marketing Chair

Anastasia Shubert-Baranowski
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA

Marketing Vice Chair

Kristen Meyer
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Christa Keel
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Madison, WI

Membership Chair - Engagement

Rebecca A. Leder
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
New York, NY

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Meaghan Kelsey Maus
Johnson Jackson LLC
Tampa, FL

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Sarah E. Rawls
Butler Snow
Denver, CO

Membership Chair - Engagement

Reuben Rothstein
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Membership Chair - Engagement

Vanessa Simpson
DLA Piper US
Miami, FL

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Joe Mack Curry II
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Chandler Michael Dean
Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC
Fort Worth, TX

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

Sarah Hall Dennis
FBT Gibbons
Louisville, KY

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Jonah D. Samples
Nelson Mullins
Huntington, WV

2027 Program Chair

Ryan Keates Blake
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA

2027 Program Second Vice Chair

Cara Brack
Nelson Mullins
Pittsburgh, PA

2027 Program Vice Chair

Samuel Dearstyne
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Online Programming Chair

Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Online Programming Chair

Daniel William Ishoo
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Bedford Hills, NY

Online Programming Vice Chair

Kathryn Lapin
Segal McCambridge
Chicago, IL

Online Programming Vice Chair

Daniel Cash Sloan
Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith
Topeka, KS

Publications Chair - For The Defense

Morgan R. Barton
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX

Publications Chair

Briana Combs
Plunkett Cooney
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Publications Chair

Noah J. Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

Megan Rose Pollastro
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
New York, NY

Publications Vice Chair - For The Defense

Nicole E. Crossey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Princeton, NJ

Publications Vice Chair - For The Defense

Jacob Louis Hoeflich
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

Publications Vice Chair - The Voice

Kevin Kelly
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA

Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase

Ryan Mill
Stanton| Barton LLC
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase

Harshita Tripathi
Reisz Siderman Eisenberg, APC
San Francisco, CA

Online Community Chair

Samantha Geraghty
Evans Fears & Schuttert
Irvine, CA

Online Community Vice Chair

Zachary Fulton
Segal McCambridge
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Social Media Chair

Alyssa M. Jasuale
Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ

Social Media Vice Chair

Alex Jacob Domingue
Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett
New Orleans, LA

Center for Law and Public Policy Chair

Kaylee Brown
Foley Mansfield
Saint Louis, MO

Meet-Ups Subcommittee Chair

Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, TX

Fly-In Meeting Chair

Meredith Hamilton
Ogletree Deakins
Charlotte, NC

Networking and Activities Chair

Ashley Maxwell
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

Justin L. Meyer
Buchalter
Portland, OR

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

Evan Michael Schantz
Reminger Co
Columbus, OH

SCOTUS Swearing-In Chair

Wade Hampton Scofield II
Burch Porter & Johnson
Memphis, TN

SLC Liaison Engagement Chair

Timothy Stucky
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
New Albany, IN

SCOTUS Swearing-In Chair

Peyton Watts
Kutak Rock LLP
Fayetteville, AR

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

Carmen Weite
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

SLC Liaison Engagement Vice Chair

Delaney Beier
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Meet-Ups Subcommittee Vice Chair

Lisa Bisso
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC

Fly-In Meeting Vice Chair

Gabrielle Broders
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Michael Jacob McClellan
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

Shelby Ross
Travelers
New York, NY

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Bebe Thomas
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Houston, TX

Meet-Ups Subcommittee Vice Chair

Gregory Lee Waterworth
Troutman Pepper Locke
Washington, DC

2026-27 Insurance Law SLC Liaison

Sarah R Angelucci
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

2026-27 Trucking Law SLC Liaison

Morgan R. Barton
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX

2026-27 Drug and Medical Device SLC Liaison

Gabrielle Broders
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA

2026-27 Intellectual Property Litigation SLC Liaison

Sarah Beth Cain
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

2026-27 Construction Law SLC Liaison

Katerina Friedberg
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY

2026-27 Employment & Labor Law SLC Liaison

Hayley Hollis
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Portland, OR

2026-27 Internal Investigations, Regulatory and Enforcement Litigation SLC Liaison

Aryne E Hudson
Phelps Dunbar LLP
Mobile, AL

2026-27 Trial and Litigation Skills SLC Liaison

Christa Keel
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Madison, WI

2026-27 Medical Liability and Health Care Law SLC Liaison

Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

2026-27 Commercial Litigation / Construction Law SLC Liaison

Jack Nielsen
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Kansas City, MO

2026-27 Cross-Border Disputes & Compliance / Insurance Law SLC Liaison

Shelby Ross
Travelers
New York, NY

2026-27 Product Liability SLC Liaison

Steven R. Savio
Sanders Warren & Russell LLP
Overland Park, KS

2026-27 Governmental Liability SLC Liaison

Timothy Stucky
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
New Albany, IN

2026-27 Retail and Hospitality SLC Liaison

Ashlyn Vickers
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA

2026-27 Medical Liability and Health Care Law SLC Liaison

Katherine L. Vojas
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Saint Louis, MO

2026-27 Governmental Liability SLC Liaison

Tracey A. Werner
Maire Perrine Powell and Werner
Redding, CA

DRI for Life Chair

Vinnie Pallisco
ESi
Ann Arbor, MI

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Ariel N. Redfern
Weeks Nelson
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

DRI Cares Liaison

Daniel Granfield
Sulloway & Hollis PLLC
Concord, NH

DRI Cares Vice Liaison

Khaleed Mawji
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

DRI Cares Vice Liaison

Madelyn Strohm
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Chair

Sarah Beth Cain
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Chair

Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Chair

Antonious Sadek
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Philadelphia, PA

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Vice Chair

Aryne E Hudson
Phelps Dunbar LLP
Mobile, AL

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Vice Chair

Atasia Rashae Richardson
Abrams Gorelick Friedman Jacobson
New York, NY

Women in Law Liaison

Ericka Esposito
SIG SAUER
Newington, NH

Women in Law Liaison

Hayley Hollis
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Portland, OR

Young Lawyers Leadership