Committee Leadership
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
Saint Louis, MO
Immediate Past Chair
Emily M. Ruzic
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Board Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
West Virginia University Health System
Morgantown, WV
Law Institute Liaison
J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN
SLC Liaison/Engagement Chair
Michelle L. Kuykendal, Ph.D.
Exponent
Phoenix, AZ
SLC Engagement Liaison
Denver Smith
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC
SLC Engagement Liaison
Nicholas A. Adair
Roetzel & Andress
Akron, OH
SLC Engagement Vice Liaison
Christopher Pate
Banker Lopez Gassler
Tampa, FL
SLC Engagement Vice Liaison
Sam Rotenstreich
Gaines Gault Hendrix
Birmingham, AL
SLC Engagement Vice Liaison
Andrew Wolf
Iverson Reuvers
Minneapolis, MN
SLC Membership Liaison
David C. Vaughn, IV
Baker Sterchi Cowden
Saint Louis, MO
SLC Membership Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
West Virginia University Health System
Morgantown, WV
Women in the Law Liaison
Meghan Wynkoop
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA
2025 Annual Meeting Chair
Samuel Dearstyne
Bradley Arant
Charlotte, NC
2025 Annual Meeting Vice Chair
Noah J. Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA
2025 Program Chair
Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA
2025 Program Vice Chair
Brianna Weis
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX
2025 Program Co-Vice Chair
Maggie Ogletree
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL
Center for Public Policy
Madjeen Garcon-Bonneau
Wilson Elser
New York, NY
Center for Public Policy Chair
Vanessa Offutt
DLA Piper US
Miami, FL
Center for Public Policy Chair
Reuben Rothstein
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Center for Public Policy Vice Chair
Tyler Underwood
Sonida Senior Living Inc
Addison, TX
Corporate Counsel Development Chair
Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA
Corporate Counsel Development Chair
Jake T. MacKay
Axon Enterprise Inc
Vestavia, AL
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
Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair
W. Chadwick Lamar, Jr.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
D&I - Fly-In Chair
Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
D&I - Fly-In Chair
Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC
D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair
Megan Adkins
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY
D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair
Taylor Henderson
Troutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PA
D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair
Isaiah Christopher Robinson
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, WV
D&I - Networking Chair
Ryan C. Ing
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT
D&I - Networking Chair
Antonious Sadek
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Philadelphia, PA
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
Jaylin Fair
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
Matin Fallahi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
JeBria K. Wilson
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC
D&I - Online Programming Chair
Charles Gilliam-Brownlee
Littleton Park Joyce
Bryn Mawr, PA
D&I - Online Programming Chair
Karolyn Perry
Holland & Knight
Nashville, TN
D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair
Jazzell Carter
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Atlanta, GA
D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair
Kierstyn Zoe Jessie
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY
D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair
Laila Rahimi-Keshari
Foley Mansfield
Walnut Creek, CA
D&I - Publications Chair
Sarah Beth Cain
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC
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 - Publications Vice Chair
Atasia Rashae Richardson
Abrams Gorelick Friedman Jacobson
New York, NY
D&I - Publications Vice Chair
Constantinos James Tsanatelis
Haworth Barber & Gerstman LLC
New York, NY
D&I Subcommittee Chair
Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, TX
D&I Subcommittee Vice Chair
Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA
DRI Cares Activities Chair
Meaghan Kelsey Maus
Johnson Jackson
Tampa, FL
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
Mario Delegato
Schwabe
Portland, OR
DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair
Sean Ferrito
Harris Beach PLLC
New York, NY
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
Fly-In Meeting Chair
Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL
Fly-In Meeting Vice Chair
Ericka Esposito
SIG SAUER
Newington, NH
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
Louisville, KY
Marketing Vice Chair
Killian R. Walsh
Knight Nicastro MacKay LLC
Saint Louis, MO
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
T.J. Banks
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
Membership Chair - Recruitment
Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY
Membership Chair - Recruitment
Peyton Watts
Kutak Rock LLP
Fayetteville, AR
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
Raul Alvarez
Clarke Silverglate
Miami, FL
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
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Gabrielle Broders
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA
Networking and Activities Chair
Meredith Hamilton
Ogletree Deakins
Charlotte, NC
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Sarah E. Rawls
Butler Snow
Birmingham, AL
Networking and Activities Chair
Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Carmen Weite
Bradley Arant
Birmingham, AL
Online Community Chair
Mary H. Kim
Dechert LLP
San Francisco, CA
Online Community Chair
Surge Nasser Moghaddassi
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA
Online Community Vice Chair
William W. Bohonnon
DAC Beachcroft
New York, NY
Online Community Vice Chair
Kaylee Brown
Foley Mansfield
Saint Louis, MO
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
Bryce Anderson
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Phoenix, AZ
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
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
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 and Boyd
Greenville, SC
Publications Vice Chair
Corey A. Bauer
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
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
SCOTUS Swearing In Chair
Sunny Rehsi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Benjamin A. Johnson
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nashville, TN
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Tracye L. Sherrill
May & Johnson
Sioux Falls, SD
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Kathryn Bryson Stewart
Jackson Kelly PLLC
Martinsburg, WV
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
Sponsorship Chair
Ben Katchur
Lewis Wagner 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
Dalal Kurmlavage
Bennett Bricklin Saltzburg LLC
Marlton, NJ
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Taylor Margaret Shepherd
Ward Hocker & Thornton
Lexington, KY
Women in the Law Vice Chair
Aliyah S. Adams
Cranfill Sumner LLP
Raleigh, NC
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 Selig
Rogers, AR
Steering Committee Member
Joseph Homsy
Arnett Law Group LLC
Chicago, IL
Steering Committee Member
Jessica Keeler
DENNIS JACKSON MARTIN & FONTELA P A
Tallahassee, FL
Steering Committee Member
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
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
Fisher & Phillips
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee Member
Megan L. Southern
Jenkins Fenstermaker
Huntington, WV
Steering Committee Member
James E. Yeager, III
Kinkead & Stilz
Lexington, KY