Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Emily M. Ruzic
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Committee First Vice Chair
Tom Wyatt
Quattlebaum Grooms & Tull PLLC
Little Rock, AR
Committee Second Vice Chair
Melissa Rose-DeMartini
DoorDash
San Diego, CA
Immediate Past Chair
Brett A. Mason
Troutman Pepper
Atlanta, GA
Board Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Charleston, WV
Law Institute Liaison
J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN
2024 Annual Meeting Chair
Steven A. Scoggan
Ellis & Winters LLP
Greensboro, NC
2024 Annual Meeting Vice Chair
Samuel Dearstyne
Bradley Arant
Charlotte, NC
Marketing Chair
Ericka Esposito
Littleton Joyce Ughetta & Kelly LLP
Radnor, PA
Marketing Chair
Carmen Weite
Bradley Arant
Birmingham, AL
Marketing Vice Chair
Caitlin Marie Barry
Swanson Martin & Bell
Chicago, IL
Marketing Vice Chair
Madeleine Pfefferle
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC
Marketing Vice Chair
Ariel N. Redfern
Allen Matkins Leck
San Diego, CA
Marketing Vice Chair
Kelsey Tavares
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Boston, MA
Membership Chair - Recruitment
Shannon Keene Martin
Frost Brown Todd LLP
Louisville, KY
Membership Chair - Recruitment
Reuben Rothstein
McMillan LLP
Toronto, ON
Membership Chair - Recruitment
Denver Smith
Butler Snow
Charleston, SC
Membership Chair - Engagement
David C. Vaughn, IV
Baker Sterchi Cowden
Saint Louis, MO
Membership Chair - Engagement
Peyton Watts
Kutak Rock LLP
Fayetteville, AR
Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment
T.J. Banks
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
Membership Vice Chair - Engagement
Rebecca Curcio
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
Toronto, ON
Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment
John Habib
Snell & Wilmer
Phoenix, AZ
Membership Vice Chair - Recruitment
Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY
Membership Vice Chair - Engagement
Sheldon R. Poole
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Hartford, CT
2024 Program Chair
Valerie Phan
Mintz
San Diego, CA
2024 Program Vice Chair
Christian W. Castile
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA
2024 Program Vice Chair
Kenton H. Steele
Reminger Co
Columbus, OH
Sponsorship Chair
Jami Lacour Ishee
Davidson Meaux Sonnier & McElligott LLP
Lafayette, LA
Sponsorship Chair
Amado N. Montoya
Rincon Law Group PC
El Paso, TX
Sponsorship Chair
Tyler Christopher Park
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Ben Katchur
Lewis Wagner LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Bryce Lickfield
Clayborne & Wagner
Belleville, IL
Sponsorship Vice Chair
Christopher Earl Rhodes, Jr.
Ellis & Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC
Online Programming Chair
Ryan Keates Blake
Reed Smith LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Online Programming Chair
Brian Patrick Cadigan
Reed Smith LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Online Programming Chair
Brandon M. Pellegrino
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI
Online Programming Vice Chair
Nicole E. Crossey
Troutman Pepper
Princeton, NJ
Online Programming Vice Chair
Keisha Murray
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Charlotte, NC
Online Programming Vice Chair
Simon Paransky
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
Publications Chair - For the Defense
Garrett Greene
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Austin, TX
Publications Chair - For the Defense
Brandon James Kroll
Varner & Van Volkenburg, PLLC
Clarksburg, WV
Publications Chair - The Briefcase
W. Chadwick Lamar, Jr.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Publications Chair - The Voice
Afam Okeke
InfoLawGroup LLP
Austin, TX
Publications Chair - The Voice
Ryan T. Shannon
Lewis Thomason
Knoxville, TN
Publications Chair - The Briefcase
Brianna Weis
Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX
Publications Vice Chair - The Voice
Devin L. Honbarger
Cranfill Sumner LLP
Raleigh, NC
Publications Vice Chair - The Briefcase
Kevin Kelly
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Publications Vice Chair - For the Defense
Christopher S. Knight
Preti Flaherty
Portland, ME
Publications Vice Chair - For the Defense
Daniel Lange
Wilson Elser
Albany, NY
Online Community Chair
Nicholas W. Bartlett
Eastman & Smith
Toledo, OH
Online Community Chair
Lauren E. Motes
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Morgantown, WV
Online Community Vice Chair
Charles Edward Hatch
Perez & Morris LLC
Toledo, OH
Online Community Vice Chair
Surge Nasser Moghaddassi
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman PC
Richmond, VA
Online Community Vice Chair
Tracey A. Werner
Maire & Deedon
Redding, CA
Social Media Chair
Megan Grace Freeman
DOWNS WARD BENDER HERZOG & KINTIGH P A
Hunt Valley, MD
Social Media Chair
Anastasia Shubert-Baranowski
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA
Social Media Vice Chair
Aditi Deal
Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX
Social Media Vice Chair
Mario Delegato
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC
Portland, OR
Social Media Vice Chair
Lorena Valle
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX
Fly-In Meeting Chair
McKinley Dunn
Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC
Birmingham, AL
SCOTUS Swearing In Chair
Amber Eklof
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA
Networking and Activities Chair
Sam Heaney
Martin Pringle Oliver
Overland Park, KS
Corporate Counsel Development Chair
Jake T. MacKay
Axon Enterprise Inc
Vestavia, AL
Networking and Activities Chair
Casey Miller
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nashville, TN
Networking and Activities Chair
Trey Perdue
Dentons Sirote
Birmingham, AL
Corporate Counsel Development Chair
Michael Stephenson
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Pittsburgh, PA
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Corey A. Bauer
Houston Harbaugh PC
Pittsburgh, PA
Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair
Sophia Bernard
Taylor Johnson PL
Clearwater, FL
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Meredith Hamilton
Ogletree Deakins
Charlotte, NC
Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair
Jason Ryan Hodge
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA
Corporate Counsel Development Vice Chair
Matthew Keller
Pearce Durick PLLC
Bismarck, ND
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Noah J. Mason
Locke Lord LLP
Atlanta, GA
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Robert Ernest Noble, III
Chartwell Law
Norcross, GA
SCOTUS Swearing In Vice Chair
Thomas Lee Oliver, III
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Birmingham, AL
Fly-In Meeting Vice Chair
Nicholas E. Richardson
Segal McCambridge
Tampa, FL
Networking and Activities Vice Chair
Sara Schiavone
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Columbus, OH
SLC Liaison/Engagement Vice Chair
Joshua R. Baumann
Lamson Dugan and Murray
Omaha, NE
SLC Liaison/Engagement Vice Chair
Lisa Anne Cumming
Post & Schell
Philadelphia, PA
SLC Liaison/Engagement Chair
Michelle L. Kuykendal, Ph.D.
Exponent
Phoenix, AZ
SLC Liaison/Engagement Chair
Vanessa Offutt
DLA Piper US
Miami, FL
SLC Liaison/Engagement Vice Chair
Rachel Overlander
Kasowitz Benson Torres
New York, NY
SLC Membership Co-Liaison
Melissa Rose-DeMartini
DoorDash
San Diego, CA
SLC Membership Co-Liaison
Danielle M. Waltz
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Charleston, WV
DRI for Life Chair
Brendan P. Hall
Harris Beach PLLC
New York, NY
DRI for Life Chair
Taylor R. McKenney
Littler Mendelson
Minneapolis, MN
DRI for Life Vice Chair
Hanna Eickmeier
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Charlotte, NC
DRI for Life Vice Chair
Laura Ann K. Froning
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT
DRI for Life Vice Chair
Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA
DRI Cares Activities Chair
Evan James Critchlow
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA
DRI Cares Activities Chair
Michael Jacob McClellan
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX
DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair
Meaghan Kelsey Maus
Johnson Jackson
Tampa, FL
DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair
Meredith Milton
Person Mohrer Morales Boddy Garcia & Gutierrez PLLC
San Antonio, TX
DRI Cares Activities Vice Chair
Kristen Soucy
Rogers Townsend
Columbia, SC
D&I - Online Programming Chair
Matin Fallahi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI
D&I - Publications Chair
Charles Gilliam-Brownlee
Littleton Park Joyce
Bryn Mawr, PA
D&I - Online Programming Chair
Lindsay C. Lee
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
D&I - Networking Chair
Sunny Rehsi
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Troy, MI
D&I - Networking Chair
Kennedy M. Rose
Porteous Hainkel & Johnson
Baton Rouge, LA
D&I - Publications Chair
Kadeisha A. West
Troutman Pepper Hamilton
Atlanta, GA
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
Marina G. Batalias
Nelson Mullins
Richmond, VA
D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair
Cassie Ferries
Medical Research Consultants
Houston, TX
D&I - Publications Vice Chair
Yassin Gagnon-Djalo
McMillan LLP
Montréal, QC
D&I - Online Programming Vice Chair
Heather Gin
Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy, MI
D&I - Publications Vice Chair
Michael Grant Grissom
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Louisville, KY
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
Ryan C. Ing
Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP
Bridgeport, CT
D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair
Prathyusha Matam
Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez
Chicago, IL
D&I - Networking Vice Chair
Antonious Sadek
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Philadelphia, PA
D&I - Fly-In Vice Chair
Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC
Women in the Law Liaison
Amber Bonnell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Kitchener, ON
Women in the Law Liaison
Michele Hayes Dinterman
Niles Barton & Wilmer
Baltimore, MD
Women in the Law Vice Liaison
Katherine Estrada
Ray Pena McChristian
San Antonio, TX
Women in the Law Vice Liason
Alexandra Lilly Milios
Ogletree Deakins
Atlanta, GA
Women in the Law Vice Liaison
Meghan Wynkoop
Margolis Edelstein
Philadelphia, PA
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
Spencer Murphy
Baird Holm LLP
Omaha, NE
Steering Committee Member
Alexis A. Nash
Jenkins Fenstermaker
Huntington, WV
Steering Committee Member
Derek Quindry
Medical Research Consultants
Houston, TX
Steering Committee Member
Justin T. Ruedaflores
Fisher & Phillips
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee Member
Megan L. Southern
Jenkins Fenstermaker
Huntington, WV
Steering Committee Member
Holton Westbrook
Sprouse Shrader Smith
Amarillo, TX
Steering Committee Member
James E. Yeager, III
Kinkead & Stilz
Lexington, KY