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Committee Chair

Kenton H. Steele
Reminger Co
Columbus, OH

Committee First Vice Chair

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

Committee Second Vice Chair

Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL

Immediate Past Chair

Tom Wyatt
Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC
Little Rock, AR

Board Liaison

Danielle M. Waltz
WVU Health System
Charleston, WV

Law Institute Liaison

J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN

2026 Annual Meeting Chair

Noah J. Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

2026 Annual Meeting Vice Chair

Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

Marketing Chair

Madeleine Pfefferle
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

Marketing Chair

Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH

Marketing Chair

Anastasia Shubert-Baranowski
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA

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

Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

Membership Chair - Engagement

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

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Denver Smith
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC

Membership Chair - Recruitment

Peyton Watts
Kutak Rock LLP
Fayetteville, AR

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

Raul Alvarez
Clarke Silverglate
Miami, FL

Membership Vice Chair - Engagement

Caitlin Marie Barry
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL

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 - Engagement

Holly D. Hammons
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment

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

2026 Program Chair

Maggie Ogletree
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL

2026 Program Vice Chair

Ryan Keates Blake
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA

2026 Program Second Vice Chair

Samuel Dearstyne
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Sponsorship Chair

Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, 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

Sponsorship Vice Chair

Daniel Granfield
Sulloway & Hollis PLLC
Concord, NH

Online Programming Chair

Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Online Programming Chair

Simon Paransky
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

Online Programming Chair

Tyler Christopher Park
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA

Online Programming Chair

Brandon M. Pellegrino
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

Online Programming Chair

Karolyn Perry
Holland & Knight
Nashville, TN

Online Programming Vice Chair

Cortlin Lee Bond
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

Online Programming Vice Chair

Cara Brack
Nelson Mullins
Pittsburgh, PA

Publications Chair

Briana Combs
Plunkett Cooney
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Publications Chair - For The Defense

Nicole E. Crossey
Troutman Pepper Locke
Princeton, NJ

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

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

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

Daniel William Ishoo
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY

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

Ryan Mill
Stanton| Barton LLC
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Chair - The Briefcase

Megan Rose Pollastro
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
New York, NY

Publications Chair - The Voice

Elizabeth Straw
Drewry Simmons Vornehm
Carmel, IN

Publications Chair - For The Defense

Katherine L. Vojas
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Chair - The Voice

Hunter Williams
Gallivan White & Boyd
Greenville, SC

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 - 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

Publications Vice Chair - The Voice

Shelby Ross
Zelle LLP
New York, NY

Online Community Chair

Kaylee Brown
Foley Mansfield
Saint Louis, MO

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

Nathan Dickerson
Wicker Smith
Nashville, TN

Social Media Chair

Tracey A. Werner
Maire & Deedon
Redding, CA

Social Media Vice Chair

Alyssa M. Jasuale
Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ

Social Media Vice Chair

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

SLC Liaison Engagement Chair

T.J. Banks
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Center for Public Policy Chair

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

SCOTUS Swearing In Chair

Lisa Bisso
Butler Snow
Mt Pleasant, SC

Networking and Activities Chair

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

D&I - Publications Chair

Sarah Beth Cain
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Fly-In Meeting Chair

Ericka Esposito
SIG SAUER
Newington, NH

Fly-In Meeting Vice Chair

Meredith Hamilton
Ogletree Deakins
Charlotte, NC

D&I - Fly-In Chair

Taylor Henderson
Troutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PA

D&I - Fly-In Chair

Ryan C. Ing
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

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

Corporate Counsel Development Chair

Jake T. MacKay
Axon Enterprise Inc
Vestavia, AL

D&I - Online Programing Chair

Vanessa Offutt
DLA Piper US
Miami, FL

SCOTUS Swearing In Chair

Ariel N. Redfern
Allen Matkins Leck
San Diego, CA

SCOTUS Swearing In Chair

Sunny Rehsi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

D&I - Publications Chair

Atasia Rashae Richardson
Abrams Gorelick Friedman Jacobson
New York, NY

Fly-In Meeting Chair

Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL

Center for Public Policy Chair

Reuben Rothstein
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

D&I - Networking Chair

Antonious Sadek
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Philadelphia, PA

Center for Public Policy Co-Chair

Kristen Soucy
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

SLC Liaison Engagement Chair

Timothy Stucky
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
New Albany, IN

D&I - Networking Chair

Bebe Thomas
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Houston, TX

Corporate Counsel Development Co-Chair

Carmen Weite
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

D&I - Online Programing Chair

Kadeisha A. West
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Hannah Black
Christian & Small
Birmingham, AL

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

McKinley Dunn
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Sarah Nicole Hall
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY

SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair

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

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

Meaghan Kelsey Maus
Johnson Jackson LLC
Tampa, FL

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Ashley Maxwell
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair

Justin L. Meyer
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Portland, OR

Networking and Activities Vice Chair

Sarah E. Rawls
Butler Snow
Denver, CO

Center for Public Policy Vice Chair

Wade Hampton Scofield II
McAngus Goudelock & Courie
Memphis, TN

Center for Public Policy Co-Vice Chair

Nadia Sheikh
Litchfield Cavo LLP
Houston, TX

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

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 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

Michael Jacob McClellan
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Amber Bonnell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Kitchener, ON

DRI for Life Vice Chair

Vinnie Pallisco
ESi
Ann Arbor, MI

DRI Cares Liaison

Delaney Beier
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

DRI Cares Liaison

Alexi Doft
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair

Isaiah Christopher Robinson
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, WV

DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair

Sean Ferrito
Harris Beach Murtha PLLC
New York, NY

DRI Cares Vice Liaison

Morgan Trenary
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Chair

Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

D&I Subcommittee Vice Chair

Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee Chair

Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA

D&I - Networking Vice Chair

Matin Fallahi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

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 - Online Programming Vice Chair

Laila Rahimi-Keshari
Foley Mansfield
Walnut Creek, CA

D&I - Networking Vice Chair

JeBria K. Wilson
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

Women in Law Liaison

Marina G. Batalias
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Women in Law Liaison

Michele Hayes Dinterman
Niles Barton & Wilmer
Baltimore, MD

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