Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD
Committee Vice Chair
Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose LLP
New Orleans, LA
Immediate Past Chair
Stacy Lynne Douglas
Everett Dorey LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Board Liaison
Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Law Institute Liaison
Sharon D. Stuart
Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South
Hoover, AL
2024 Annual Meeting Chair
Agboola Solomon Luwoye
Segal McCambridge
Southfield, MI
Membership Chair
Kennard B. Davis
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Baltimore, MD
2024 Diversity Program Chair
Mohamed N. Bakry
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA
2024 Diversity Expo Chair
Valerie Fontenot
Jones Walker LLP
New Orleans, LA
2024 Diversity Expo Vice Chair
Charity C. Hyde
Perez Morris
Philadelphia, PA
2024 Diversity Program Vice Chair
Ebony S. Morris
Foley Mansfield
New Orleans, LA
Publications Chair
Christina A. Gonzales
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA
Protect & Serve Task Force Chair
Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD
Disability and Mental Health Chair
Ronna D. Kinsella
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle
Memphis, TN
LGTBQ+ Subcommittee Chair
Kurtis Robert McManus
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY
Women of Color Chair
Ebony S. Morris
Foley Mansfield
New Orleans, LA
Corporate Counsel SLC Liaison
Courtney Allen
ProAssurance
Washington, DC
Product Liability SLC Vice Liaison
Frank Carson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Columbus, OH
Intellectual Property Litigation SLC Liaison
Govinda M. Davis
Brooks Sports Inc
Seattle, WA
SLC Membership Liaison
Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA
ADR SLC Liaison
Harry L. Dubnick
Commonwealth Edison Co
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Professional Liability Liaison
Zandra E. Foley
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP
Houston, TX
Insurance Law Liaison
Sean C. Griffin
Robinson & Cole
Washington, DC
Commercial Litigation Liaison
Zohaib Maladwala
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Toronto, ON
Worker's Compensation Liaison
Lynn Blasingame Olmert
McAngus Goudelock Courie
Atlanta, GA
Product Liability SLC Liaison
Andrei Pascu
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
State Liaison Co-Chair - West Coast
Sayuri Candice Shikai
Seki Nishimura & Watase LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Law Practice Management Liaison
Pauline C. Will
Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will LLP
Buffalo, NY
DRI Cares Liaison
Eileen E. Buholtz
Connors Corcoran & Buholtz PLLC
Rochester, NY
Steering Committee Member
Kenneth M. Battle
O'Connor & Battle LLP
Chicago, IL
Steering Committee Member
Carlos Andre Benach
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Camille R. Bryant
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee
Douglas K. Burrell
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee
Pamela W. Carter
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Chiamaka Sandra Enemuoh
Scali Rasmussen PC
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee
Laura J. Gard
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Steering Committee Member
Sanjay Ghosh
Nelson Mullins
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose LLP
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Rosary A. Hernandez
Burch & Cracchiolo
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
Gary L. Howard
Walmart, Inc
Rogers, AR
Steering Committee
Toyja E. Kelley
Locke Lord LLP
Washington, DC
Steering Committee
Melissa Lin
Righi Fitch Law Group
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
Marcus M. Maples
Baker Donelson
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee Member
Ebony S. Morris
Foley Mansfield
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
John Y. Myung
Foley & Mansfield
New York, NY
Steering Committee Member
Darleene D. Peters
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee
Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH
Steering Committee Member
Ana T. Reeg
Hawkins Parnell & Young
San Francisco, CA
Steering Committee Member
Jill Cranston Rice
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Morgantown, WV
Steering Committee
Michael Taylor
Jackson Lewis, PC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Tyrra Walker
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
W. Christopher Weaver
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee
Kenneth P. Williams
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
Southfield, MI
Steering Committee Member
Ricardo A. Woods
Burr & Forman LLP
Mobile, AL