Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI
Committee Vice Chair
Sarah J. Delaney
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Corporate Co-Vice Chair
Logan Gould
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Bellevue, WA
Corporate Co-Vice Chair
Kyle N. Kirby
Unum Group
Portland, ME
Immediate Past Chair
Scott M. Trager
Funk & Bolton PA
Baltimore, MD
Board Liaison
David L. Jones
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Little Rock, AR
Law Institute Liaison
Ford Stephens
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA
Marketing Chair
Gregory J. Bennici
Robinson & Cole
Stamford, CT
Marketing Subcommittee
Chad E. Wallace
Baker Donelson
Johnson City, TN
Membership Co-Chair
Nancy Jerian Marr
Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Membership Co-Chair
Moheeb H. Murray
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
Membership Subcommittee
Meredith Jowers Lees
Rumberger Kirk
Birmingham, AL
Membership Subcommittee
Joshua D. Lerner
Rumberger Kirk
Miami, FL
2025 LHDE Seminar Program Chair
Jason A. James
Meserve Mumper & Hughes LLP
Los Angeles, CA
New Lawyer Seminar (Boot Camp) Vice Chair
Brooks R. Magratten
Pierce Atwood LLP
Providence, RI
Regulatory Programming SLG Chair
Mark E. Schmidtke
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC
Valparaiso, IN
2025 LHDE Seminar Program Second Vice Chair
Donna O. Tillis
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC
2025 LHDE Seminar Program Vice Chair
Julie F. Wall
Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC
Chicago, IL
Sponsorship Chair
Julie F. Wall
Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC
Chicago, IL
Online Programming Chair
Robert P. Lesko
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
New York, NY
Online Programming Vice Chair
Edna Sybil Kersting
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of IL
Chicago, IL
Committee Publications
Kenton J. Coppage
Fox Rothschild LLP
Atlanta, GA
Committee Publications
Milanna Datlow
Robinson & Cole
Hartford, CT
Committee Publications
Stephen A. Roach
Roach Ioannidis & Megaloudis LLC
Boston, MA
Committee Publications
Paul A. Wilhelm
Clark Hill PLC
Detroit, MI
Online Community Chair
Elizabeth G. Doolin
Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC
Chicago, IL
Online Community Subcommittee
Maureen M. Middleton
Primerica Life Insurance Co
Duluth, GA
Social Media Chair
Jason A. James
Meserve Mumper & Hughes LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Social Media Vice Chair
MaKenna Stoakes
Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady LLP
Omaha, NE
Panel Counsel Meetings Vice Chair
Elizabeth G. Doolin
Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC
Chicago, IL
Panel Counsel Meeting Chair
Kristina N. Holmstrom
Ogletree Deakins Nash
Phoenix, AZ
Dine-Around Chair
Edna Sybil Kersting
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of IL
Chicago, IL
Young Lawyers Subcommittee Chair
Alexandra C. Markel
Bodman PLC
Detroit, MI
Young Lawyers Subcommittee Vice Chair
Elizabeth Googe Brunette
Fox Rothschild LLP
Atlanta, GA
Young Lawyers Subcommittee
Marva Graham
Primerica Financial Services Inc
Duluth, GA
ERISA Law SLG Chair
Joshua Bachrach
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Health Law SLG Chair
Bryan D. Bolton
Funk & Bolton PA
Baltimore, MD
Life Law SLG Co-Chair
Joshua D. Lerner
Rumberger Kirk
Miami, FL
Life Law SLG Co-Chair
Eric B. Myers
ELCO Mutual Life & Annuity
Lake Bluff, IL
Life SLG
Frederick D. Clarke, III
Rumberger Kirk
Birmingham, AL
Disability Law SLG
Joseph M. Hamilton
Mirick O'Connell DeMallie & Lougee LLP
Worcester, MA
Disability Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
Kimberly A. Jones
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Chicago, IL
Life SLG
Meredith Jowers Lees
Rumberger Kirk
Birmingham, AL
Disability Law SLG
Cristin J. Mack
Ogletree Deakins
Saint Louis, MO
Health Law SLG
Eric P. Mathisen
Ogletree Deakins
Valparaiso, IN
Health Law SLG Vice Chair
Daniel K. Ryan
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago, IL
ERISA Law SLG Vice Chair
Leasa M. Stewart
Gable Gotwals
Oklahoma City, OK
Disability Law SLG Co-Vice Chair
William Jeremiah Tolton, III
Kilmer Voorhees Laurick
Portland, OR
SLC Membership Liaison
Tracey L. Turnbull
Porter Wright Morris
Cleveland, OH
DRI for Life Liaison/Fly-In, Chair
Jeannine C. Jacobson
Maynard Nexsen PC
Miami, FL
DRI for Life/Fly-In Subcommittee
Peter Edward Pederson
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago, IL
DRI for Life/Fly-In, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Googe Brunette
Fox Rothschild LLP
Atlanta, GA
DRI for Life/Fly-In, Vice Chair
Frederick D. Clarke, III
Rumberger Kirk
Birmingham, AL
DRI Cares Chair
Julie F. Wall
Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC
Chicago, IL
Diversity Subcommittee
Heather J. Austin
Wilson Elser
Philadelphia, PA
Strategic Planning
Joshua Bachrach
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Strategic Planning, Chair Emeritus
Patrick W. Begos
Robinson & Cole LLP
Stamford, CT
Strategic Planning
Kenton J. Coppage
Fox Rothschild LLP
Atlanta, GA
Strategic Planning
Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI
Strategic Planning
Byrne J. Decker
Ogletree Deakins Nash
Portland, ME
Strategic Planning
Sarah J. Delaney
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Buffalo, NY
Strategic Planning
Daniel W. Gerber
Gerber Ciano Kelly
Buffalo, NY
Strategic Planning, In-House
Logan Gould
Symetra Life Insurance Company
Bellevue, WA
Strategic Planning, In-House
Kyle N. Kirby
Unum Group
Portland, ME
Strategic Planning
D. Larry Kristinik, III
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Columbia, SC
Steering Committee Member
Leonor M. Lagomasino
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Miami, FL
Strategic Planning, Chair
Jamie L. Moore
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Strategic Planning, In-House
Heather Russo
Illinois Mutual Life Ins Co
Peoria, IL
Steering Committee Member
Gary Schuman
Chicago, IL
Strategic Planning, In-House
John T. Seybert
Dearborn National Life Insurance Company
Lombard, IL
Strategic Planning
Ford Stephens
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA
Strategic Planning
Scott M. Trager
Funk & Bolton PA
Baltimore, MD
Strategic Planning, In-House
Katharine F. Zupan
Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada
Wellesley Hills, MA