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Committee Chair

Fred E. (Trey) Bourn III
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jackson, MS

Committee Vice Chair

Lindsay Lorimer
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Immediate Past Chair

Gretchen N. Miller
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Chicago, IL

Board Liaison

Michelle Thurber Czapski
Bodman PLC
Troy, MI

Law Institute Liaison (Fire Science)

Mindy Brickman
Christovich & Kearney
New Orleans, LA

Law Institute Liaison

Roman Lifson
Christian & Barton LLP
Richmond, VA

2025 Annual Meeting Vice Chair

Clyde Oates Adams
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Houston, TX

2025 Annual Meeting Liaison

Heather A. Bub
Amundsen Davis LLC
Saint Louis, MO

Membership Vice Chair

David L. Campbell
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI

Marketing Chair

Matthew D. Gurbach
Bricker Graydon LLP
Cleveland, OH

Marketing Vice Chair

Dannel C. Duddy
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA

Welcoming Committee Chair

Robert A. Shields
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

Membership Chair

Andrew E. Stead
McMillan LLP
Calgary, AB

Ambassador Chair

Adam M. Shienvold
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Harrisburg, PA

2026 Program Chair

Elizabeth L. Moyo
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH

2026 Program Vice Chair

Daniel M. Long
Quarles & Brady LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Sponsorship Chair

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

Sponsorship Vice Chair

Gabrielle Ilaria
Quarles & Brady LLP
Chicago, IL

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
Columbia, SC

Online Commumity Vice Chair

Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH

Social Media Chair

Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

Social Media Vice Chair

Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH

Interactive Presentation Captain

Mohamed N. Bakry
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA

Client Concierge Chair

Rachel Cooper
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Interactive Presentation Sponsor Co-Chair

Ryan Grantham
YA Group
Glen Burnie, MD

Networking Chair

Jeffrey A. Holmstrand
Grove Holmstrand & Delk PLLC
Wheeling, WV

Interactive Presentation Sponsor Co-Chair

Heather L. Slatton
ESi
Peachtree Corners, GA

Client concierge Vice Chair

Anthony J. Novak
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN

Networking Vice Chair

Jason T. Wasserman
Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White
Baltimore, MD

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Coordinator

Joshua H. Abramson
Porzio Bromberg & Newman
New York, NY

Regulatory, Risk, and Safety SLG Chair

Denis F. Alia
Cetrulo LLP
Boston, MA

Mass Torts & Class Actions SLG Chair

Noah Boudreau
Fasken Martineau
Montréal, 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
Anderson, SC

Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Chair

Patrick M. Delaney
Rumberger Kirk
Orlando, FL

International Legal Issues SLG Chair

Sarah-Jane Dobson
Ashurst LLP
London, United Kingdom

ACMIE SLG Chair

Patrick A. Edwards
Stinson LLP
Wichita, KS

Children's Products SLG Chair

Michael Gentine
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Washington, DC

Young Lawyers Chair

Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA

Recreational Products SLG Chair

Christopher Lyle Jackson
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Lexington, KY

Construction Devices and Building Products SLG Chair

Catherine Ava Leatherwood
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC

Automotive SLG, In-House Co-Chair

Joanna Mei Hing Leong
Honda Canada Inc
Markham, ON

Aviation and Aerospace SLG Chair

Conor A. McLaughlin
Thompson Hine LLP
Cleveland, OH

International Legal Issues SLG Chair

Lisa Parliament
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON

Fire Science & Litigation SLG Chair

Jennifer L. Rediehs
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Irvine, CA

Hand & Power Tools SLG Chair

Jay T. Thompson
Murphy & Grantland
Columbia, SC

Biomechanics and Injury Causation SLG Chair

Jeffrey C. Warren
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Phoenix, AZ

Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Chair

George Wray
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON

Marketing, Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology SLG

Thomas E. Bazemore III
Huie Fernambucq & Stewart
Vestavia, 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

Children's Products SLG Vice Chair

Brandon D. Cox
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Atlanta, GA

Digital Evidence and Litigation Technology Vice Chair

James M. Dedman IV
Gallivan White & Boyd
Charlotte, NC

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Vice Coordinator

Sarah T. Eibling
Nelson Mullins
Columbia, SC

Marketing, Hand & Power Tools SLG

Glenn A. Gordon
Miles & Stockbridge
Baltimore, MD

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

Hand and Power Tools SLG Vice Chair

Robert L. Love
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON

ACMIE SLG Vice Chair

Ryan J. Lucinski
Hodgson Russ LLP
Buffalo, NY

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

Young Lawyer Vice Chair

Ryan Savercool
McCarter & English
Newark, NJ

Chemical/Toxic Tort SLG Vice Chair

Jonathan E. Schulz
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC

Biomechanics and Injury Causation SLG Vice Chair

Hallie Semmel
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Falmouth, ME

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

International Legal Issues SLG Vice Chair

Ed Turtle
Cooley
London, United Kingdom

Fire Science and Litigation SLG Vice Chair

Allison W. Weyand
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY

Corporate Liaison

Marie E. Chafe
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Boston, MA

Corporate In-House SLC Liaison

Nate Walker
Husqvarna Group
Charlotte, NC

SLC Membership Liaison

James M. Weiss
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC

DRI for Life Liaison

Merton A. Howard
Hanson Bridgett LLP
San Francisco, CA

DRI Cares Liaison

Maureen A. Bickley
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Cincinnati, OH

DRI Cares Vice Liaison

Michael F. Walker
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL

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 Lawyer Liaison

Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

Young Lawyer Liaison

Frederick King
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Christopher McKeon
Dechert LLP
San Francisco, CA

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Andre A. Revaz
Carlton Fields PA
Tampa, FL

Steering Committee

Brannon J. Arnold
Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC
Atlanta, GA

Steering Committee

Brad Brad Brown Jr.
Jackson Walker
Dallas, TX

Steering Committee Member

Frank Carson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Columbus, OH

Steering Committee Member

Joseph D. Cohen
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX

Steering Committee Member

Jeffrey A. Curran
Gable Gotwals
Oklahoma City, OK

Steering Committee Member

Kristen E. Dennison
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP
Merritt Island, FL

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 Member

Heather Russell Fine
Nelson Mullins
Berwyn, PA

Steering Committee Member

W. Rick Griffin
Martin Pringle Oliver
Wichita, KS

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
Gascon & Associates LLP
Burnaby,

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 Member

Brian D. King
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI

Steering Committee Member

Brandon M. Meyers
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Albuquerque, NM

Steering Committee Member

Nicholas C. Pappas
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Steering Committee Member

Andrei Pascu
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC

Steering Committee Member

John C.S. Pierce
Dentons Sirote LLP
Mobile, AL

Steering Committee

Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH

Steering Committee Member

D. Christopher Robinson
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY

Steering Committee Member

Sean W. Shirley
Balch & Bingham
Birmingham, AL

Steering Committee

Marie-Claude Simard
Bombardier Recreational Products
Valcourt, QC

Steering Committee Member

Sara M. Turner
Baker Donelson
Birmingham, AL

Steering Committee Member

James E. Weatherholtz
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Charleston, SC

Steering Committee

Lindsay Zanello
Dechert LLP
New York, NY