Young Lawyers

Committee Chair

Tom Wyatt
Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC
Little Rock, AR

Committee First Vice Chair

Kenton H. Steele
Reminger Co
Columbus, OH

Committee Second Vice Chair

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

Immediate Past Chair

Emily M. Ruzic
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Board Liaison

Danielle M. Waltz
WVU Health System
Charleston, WV

Law Institute Liaison

J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN

2025 Annual Meeting Chair

Samuel Dearstyne
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

2025 Annual Meeting Vice Chair

Noah J. Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

Marketing Chair

Caitlin Marie Barry
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

Marketing Chair

Madeleine Pfefferle
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

Marketing Chair

Ariel N. Redfern
Allen Matkins Leck
San Diego, CA

Marketing Vice Chair

Hayley Hollis
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Portland, OR

Marketing Vice Chair

Shannon Keene Martin
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Cincinnati, OH

Marketing Vice Chair

Killian R. Walsh
Knight Nicastro MacKay LLC
Saint Louis, MO

Membership Chair - Recruitment

T.J. Banks
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

Membership Chair - Engagement

Sheldon R. Poole
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Hartford, CT

Membershiip Chair - Engagement

Anastasia Shubert-Baranowski
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Peyton Watts
Kutak Rock LLP
Fayetteville, AR

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

Raul Alvarez
Clarke Silverglate
Miami, FL

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Evan James Critchlow
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Olivia K. De Quesada
Gray Rust St Amand Moffett & Brieske LLP
Atlanta, GA

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Samantha Geraghty
Evans Fears & Schuttert
Irvine, CA

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

Sarah Nicole Hall
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

Erin Amelia Haston
Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC
Birmingham, AL

2025 Program Chair

Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA

2025 Program Co-Vice Chair

Maggie Ogletree
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL

2025 Program Vice Chair

Brianna Weis
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX

Sponsorship Chair

Ben Katchur
Lewis Wagner & Trimble, LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Sponsorship Chair

Bryce Lickfield
Clayborne & Wagner
Belleville, IL

Sponsorship Chair

Christopher Earl Rhodes Jr.
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

Online Programming Chair

Ryan Keates Blake
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Online Programming Chair

Simon Paransky
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

Online Programming Chair

Brandon M. Pellegrino
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

Online Programming Vice Chair

Cortlin Lee Bond
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Online Programming Vice Chair

Tyler Christopher Park
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA

Publications Chair

Corey A. Bauer
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Denver, CO

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

Ryan O. Forgione
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

Kevin Kelly
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA

Publications Chair - For The Defense

Sara Menton
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Plymouth, MN

Publications Chair - The Voice

Elizabeth Straw
Drewry Simmons Vornehm
Carmel, IN

Publications Chair - The Voice

Hunter Williams
Gallivan White & Boyd
Greenville, SC

Publications Vice Chair

Corey A. Bauer
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Denver, CO

Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase

Rhakeem J. Brown
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Kansas City, MO

Publications Vice Chair - The Voice

Paige Cheung
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Austin, TX

Publications Vice Chair - For The Defense

Daniel William Ishoo
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY

Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase

Ryan Mill
Stanton| Barton LLC
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Vice Chair - The Voice

Andrew O'Connor
Maroney O'Connor
New York, NY

Publications Vice Chair - For The Defense

Jake W. Peden
Foley Mansfield
Minneapolis, MN

Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase

Christen Ann Petruzzelli
Sniffen & Spellman
Tallahassee, FL

Publications Vice Chair - The Voice

Shannon N. Proctor
Hollingsworth LLP
Washington, DC

Online Community Chair

Mary H. Kim
Dechert LLP
San Francisco, CA

Online Community Chair

Surge Nasser Moghaddassi
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA

Social Media Chair

Hannah Black
Christian & Small
Birmingham, AL

Social Media Chair

Tracey A. Werner
Maire & Deedon
Redding, CA

Social Media Vice Chair

Nathan Dickerson
Wicker Smith
Nashville, TN

Social Media Vice Chair

Amanda C. Saper
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Networking and Activities Chair

Meredith Hamilton
Ogletree Deakins
Charlotte, NC

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

Jake T. MacKay
Axon Enterprise Inc
Vestavia, AL

Center for Public Policy Chair

Vanessa Offutt
DLA Piper US
Miami, FL

SCOTUS Swearing In Chair

Sunny Rehsi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

Fly-In Meeting Chair

Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL

Center for Public Policy Chair

Reuben Rothstein
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Networking and Activities Chair

Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

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

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

Nicole E. Crossey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Princeton, NJ

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

McKinley Dunn
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL

Fly-In Meeting Vice Chair

Ericka Esposito
SIG SAUER
Newington, NH

SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair

Benjamin A. Johnson
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nashville, TN

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

W. Chadwick Lamar Jr.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Sarah E. Rawls
Butler Snow
Denver, CO

SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair

Tracye L. Sherrill
May & Johnson
Sioux Falls, SD

SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair

Kathryn Bryson Stewart
Bowles Rice LLP
Martinsburg, WV

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Carmen Weite
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

SLC Engagement Liaison

Nicholas A. Adair
Roetzel & Andress
Cleveland, OH

SLC Engagement Vice Liaison

Christopher Pate
Banker Lopez Gassler
Tampa, FL

SLC Engagement Vice Liaison

Sam Rotenstreich
Gaines Gault Hendrix
Vestavia, AL

SLC Engagement Liaison

Denver Smith
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC

SLC Membership Liaison

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

SLC Membership Liaison

Danielle M. Waltz
WVU Health System
Charleston, WV

SLC Engagement Vice Liaison

Andrew Wolf
Iverson Reuvers
Minneapolis, MN

DRI for Life Chair

Nicholas W. Bartlett
Eastman & Smith
Toledo, OH

DRI for Life Chair

Hanna Eickmeier
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

DRI for Life Chair

Michele Hayes Dinterman
Niles Barton & Wilmer
Baltimore, MD

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Amber Bonnell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Kitchener, ON

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Michael Jacob McClellan
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Vinnie Pallisco
ESi
Ann Arbor, MI

D&I Subcommittee Chair

Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, TX

DRI Cares Activities Chair

Meaghan Kelsey Maus
Johnson Jackson LLC
Tampa, FL

D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair

Isaiah Christopher Robinson
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, WV

DRI Cares Activities Chair

Kristen Soucy
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair

Delaney Beier
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair

Sean Ferrito
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
New York, NY

D&I Subcommittee Vice Chair

Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA

D&I - Publications Chair

Sarah Beth Cain
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair

Jazzell Carter
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Atlanta, GA

D&I - Networking Vice Chair

Matin Fallahi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

D&I - Fly-In Chair

Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

D&I - Online Programming Chair

Charles Gilliam-Brownlee
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP
Upper Darby, PA

D&I - Publications Chair

Heather Gin
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI

D&I - Publications Vice Chair

Alisha Harris
Cranfill Sumner LLP
Charlotte, NC

D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair

Taylor Henderson
Troutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PA

D&I - Networking Chair

Ryan C. Ing
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT

D&I - Online Programming Chair

Karolyn Perry
Holland & Knight
Nashville, TN

D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair

Laila Rahimi-Keshari
Foley Mansfield
Walnut Creek, CA

D&I - Publications Vice Chair

Atasia Rashae Richardson
Abrams Gorelick Friedman Jacobson
New York, NY

D&I - Networking Chair

Antonious Sadek
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Philadelphia, PA

D&I - Fly-In Chair

Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

D&I - Networking Vice Chair

JeBria K. Wilson
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

Women in the Law Vice Chair

Marina G. Batalias
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Women in the Law Vice Chair

Laura O'Hara
Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC
Little Rock, AR

Steering Committee Member

John Edward Alexander
Mitchell Williams
Rogers, AR

Steering Committee Member

Joseph Homsy
Arnett Law Group LLC
Chicago, IL

Steering Committee Member

Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

Steering Committee Member

Brett A. Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

Steering Committee Member

Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE

Steering Committee Member

Justin Ruedaflores
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Steering Committee Member

James E. Yeager III
Kinkead & Stilz
Lexington, KY

Young Lawyers Leadership