Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Fred E. (Trey) Bourn, III
Butler Snow
Ridgeland, MS
Committee Vice Chair
Lindsay Lorimer
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Immediate Past Chair
Gretchen N. Miller
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Chicago, IL
Law Institute Liaisom (Strictly Auto)
Mindy Brickman
Christovich & Kearney LLP
New Orleans, LA
Law Institute Liaison
Roman Lifson
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA
2025 Annual Meeting Liaison
Heather A. Bub
Amundsen Davis LLC
Saint Louis, MO
2024 Annual Meeting Liaison
W. Rick Griffin
Martin Pringle Oliver
Wichita, KS
Marketing Chair
Frank Carson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Columbus, OH
Marketing Vice Chair
Matthew D. Gurbach
Bricker Graydon LLP
Cleveland, OH
Membership Engagement Chair
Clyde Oates Adams
Gordon Rees
Houston, TX
Membership Chair
D. Christopher Robinson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY
Welcoming Committee Chair
Robert A. Shields
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA
Welcoming Committee Vice Chair/Ambassador
Adam M. Shienvold
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
Harrisburg, PA
Membership Vice Chair
Andrew E. Stead
McMillan LLP
Calgary, AB
2025 Program Chair
Jeffrey A. Curran
Gable Gotwals
Oklahoma City, OK
2025 Program Vice Chair
Elizabeth L. Moyo
Porter Wright Morris
Columbus, OH
Sponsorship Chair
Kristen E. Dennison
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP
Merritt Island, FL
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Holiday Dreessen Powell
Koffman Kalef LLP
Vancouver, BC
Publications Chair
Courtney Hunter
Bass Berry & Sims
Nashville, TN
Publications Vice Chair
Sidney Elbaz
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Online Community Chair
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
Columbia, SC
Online Commumity Vice Chair
Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH
Social Media Chair
Julia M. Beckley
Dentons LLP
Dallas, TX
Social Media Vice Chair
Maureen A. Bickley
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Cincinnati, OH
Networking Chair
Dannel C. Duddy
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA
Interactive Presentation Chair
Ryan Grantham
S-E-A
Glen Burnie, MD
Networking Vice Chair
Jeffrey A. Holmstrand
Grove Holmstrand & Delk PLLC
Wheeling, WV
Client Concierge Chair
Daniel M. Long
Quarles & Brady LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Interactive Presentation Chair
Heather L. Slatton
ESi
Atlanta, GA
Interactive Presentation Vice Chair
Mohamed N. Bakry
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA
Client Concierge Vice Chair
Rachel Cooper
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Networking Miami Event
Jason T. Wasserman
Silverman Thompson Slutkin
Baltimore, MD
Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG Chair
Denis F. Alia
Cetrulo LLP
Boston, MA
Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG Chair
Noah Boudreau
Fasken Martineau
Montreal, QC
Regulatory, Risk and Safety In-House Co-Chair
Marie-Hélène Cantin
Bombardier Recreational Products
Valcourt, QC
Hand & Power Tools SLG In-House Co-Chair
Eric Dawson Carter
TTI Floor Care North America
Charlotte, NC
Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Chair
James M. Dedman, IV
Gallivan White & Boyd
Charlotte, NC
ACMIE SLG Chair
Patrick A. Edwards
Stinson LLP
Wichita, KS
Automotive SLG Chair
Natalie J. Eschbach
Litchfield Cavo LLP
Chicago, IL
Young Lawyers Chair
Xan Ingram Flowers
Butler Snow
Birmingham, AL
Food Law SLG Chair
Michael Gentine
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Washington, DC
Recreational Products SLG Chair
Christopher Lyle Jackson
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Lexington, KY
Biomechanics & Injury Causation SLG Chair
Brian D. King
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
Children's Products SLG Chair
Perri J. Koll
Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ
Automotive SLG, In-House Co-Chair
Joanna Mei Hing Leong
Honda Canada Inc
Markham, ON
Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Coordinator
Enjolique Aytch Lett
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Miami, FL
Aviation and Aerospace SLG Chair
Conor A. McLaughlin
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland, OH
Construction Devices and Building Products SLG Chair
Brandon M. Meyers
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Albuquerque, NM
International Legal Issues SLG Chair
Lisa Parliament
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Hand & Power Tools SLG Chair
Andrei Pascu
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Fire Science & Litigation SLG (Incoming) Chair
Jennifer L. Rediehs
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Irvine, CA
Fire Science & Litigation SLG Chair
Andrew E. Stead
McMillan LLP
Calgary, AB
Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Chair
George Wray
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Vice Coordinator
Joshua H. Abramson
Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC
New York, NY
Marketing, Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology SLG
Thomas E. Bazemore, III
Huie Fernambucq & Stewart
Birmingham, AL
Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG Vice Chair
Kip T. Bollin
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland, OH
Marketing, Young Lawyers
Amber Bonnell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Kitchener, ON
Marketing, Aviation and Aerospce SLG
Jessica Campbell
Fasken Martineau
Vancouver, BC
Marketing, Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG
Nicholas Ryan Carmichael
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Toronto, ON
Marketing, Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG
Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Hand & Power Tools SLG Vice Chair
Patrick P. Clyder
McGuireWoods LLP
Chicago, IL
Children's Products SLG Vice Chair
Brandon D. Cox
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Atlanta, GA
Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Vice Chair
Patrick M. Delaney
Rumberger Kirk
Orlando, FL
Marketing, Children's Products SLG
Peter G. Ellis
Watts Water Technologies
North Andover, MA
Marketing, Construction Devices and Building Products
Mary London Fuller
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Houston, TX
Marketing, Food Law SLG
Suzanne P. Galvin
Thompson Coburn
Saint Louis, MO
Young Lawyers Vice Chair
Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA
Recreational Products SLG Vice Chair
Chris Horkins
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Toronto, ON
Automotive SLG Vice Chair
Haley Johnston
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Construction Devices and Building Products SLG Vice Chair
Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend LLC
Columbia, SC
Marketing, ACMIE SLG
Ryan J. Lucinski
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY
Marketing, Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG
Ryan McCarthy
Boston Scientific
Maple Grove, MN
Marketing, Recreational Products SLG
Shane O'Dell
Naman Howell Smith & Lee PLLC
Fort Worth, TX
Marketing, Automotive SLG
Michael Ohly
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
Marketing, Young Lawers
Ryan Savercool
McCarter & English
Newark, NJ
Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Vice Chair
Jonathan E. Schulz
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC
Marketing, Biomechanics & Injury Causation SLG
Hallie Semmel
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Falmouth, ME
ACMIE SLG Vice Chair
Sean W. Shirley
Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, AL
Aviation and Aerospace SLG Vice Chair
Clinton T. Speegle
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL
Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG Vice Chair
Sean B. Swords
Chamberlain McHaney
Austin, TX
Marketing, Hand & Power Tools SLG
Jay T. Thompson
Murphy & Grantland
Columbia, SC
Marketing, International Legal Issues
Ed Turtle
Cooley
London,
Fire Science & Litigation SLG Vice Chair
Allison A. Waase
Wilson Elser
New York, NY
Marketing, Fire Science & Litigation SLG
Allison W. Weyand
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY
Corporate Vice Liaison
Mohamed N. Bakry
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA
Corporate Liaison
Marie E. Chafe
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA
Corporate In-House SLC Liaison
Nate Walker
Husqvarna Group
Charlotte, NC
DRI for Life Liaison
Heather Russell Fine
Nelson Mullins
Berwyn, PA
DRI Cares Liaison
Anthony J. Novak
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN
DRI Cares Vice Liaison
Sarah T. Eibling
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC
Diversity SLC Liaison
Edderek L. Cole
Butler Snow
Ridgeland, MS
Women in the Law SLC Liaison
Kristin L. Wedell
Dickie McCamey & Chilcote
Cleveland, OH
Young Lawyers Liaison
Xan Ingram Flowers
Butler Snow
Birmingham, AL
Young Lawyer Liaison
Frederick King
Troutman Pepper
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee
Brannon J. Arnold
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee
S. Brad Brown, Jr.
Jackson Walker
Dallas, TX
Steering Committee Member
Joseph D. Cohen
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX
Steering Committee Member
Denise A. Dickerson
Sutter O'Connell
Cleveland, OH
Steering Committee Member
Baxter D. Drennon
Hall Booth Smith PC
Little Rock, AR
Steering Committee
Harris Neal Feldman
Parker McCay
Mount Laurel, NJ
Steering Committee
Jared S. Hawk
Saul Ewing LLP
Pittsburgh, PA
Steering Committee Member
Jennifer Snyder Heis
UB Greensfelder LLP
Cincinnati, OH
Steering Committee
Jonathan L.S. Hodes
Virgin Law Group
Vancouver, BC
Steering Committee Member
James T. Irvin, III
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC
Steering Committee Member
Mark D. Katz
Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith
Overland Park, KS
Steering Committee
Luis Arturo Leitzelar
Bienvenu Bonnecaze Foco
Baton Rouge, LA
Steering Committee
Robert L. Love
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Steering Committee
Stephen J. Marshall
Franklin & Prokopik
Baltimore, MD
Steering Committee Member
Nicholas C. Pappas
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Steering Committee Member
John C.S. Pierce
Dentons Sirote LLP
Mobile, AL
Steering Committee
Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH
Steering Committee
Marie-Claude Simard, LL.B. MBA
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc
Valcourt, QC
Steering Committee Member
Sara M. Turner
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee
Michael F. Walker
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee
Jeffrey C. Warren
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
James E. Weatherholtz
Womble Bond Dickinson
Charleston, SC
Steering Committee
Lindsay Zanello
Dechert LLP
New York, NY