Committee Leadership

RetailHospitality

Committee Chair

Megan S. Peterson headshot

Megan S. Peterson
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA

Committee Vice Chair

Joseph C. Megariotis headshot

Joseph C. Megariotis
Connell Foley LLP
Newark, NJ

Marketing Chair

Jonathan E. Schulz headshot

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

Membership Co-Chair

Nicholas A. Adair headshot

Nicholas A. Adair
Roetzel & Andress
Akron, OH

Membership Co-Chair

Kori Wagner headshot

Kori Wagner
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Atlanta, GA

2025 Program Chair

Shawn Y. Libman headshot

Shawn Y. Libman
Clarke Silverglate
Miami, FL

2025 Program Vice Chair

Michael L. Pivor headshot

Michael L. Pivor
Kiernan Trebach LLP
Washington, DC

Publications Co-Chair

Robert M. Bodzin headshot

Robert M. Bodzin
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
San Francisco, CA

Publications Co-Chair

Jay T. Thompson headshot

Jay T. Thompson
Murphy & Grantland
Columbia, SC

Path to Practice Chair

Nicholas A. Adair headshot

Nicholas A. Adair
Roetzel & Andress
Akron, OH

Industry Relations Chair

Bradford D. Box headshot

Bradford D. Box
Rainey Kizer Reviere & Bell PLC
Jackson, TN

Cybersecurity Chair

Yanai Z. Siegel headshot

Yanai Z. Siegel
Appliance Dealers Cooperative
Monroe Township, NJ

Industry Relations Vice Chair

Christian Stegmaier headshot

Christian Stegmaier
Collins & Lacy PC
Columbia, SC

Alcohol/Dram Shop SLG Chair

Eileen E. Buholtz headshot

Eileen E. Buholtz
Connors Corcoran & Buholtz PLLC
Rochester, NY

Amusement SLG Chair

Kristie S. Crawford headshot

Kristie S. Crawford
Brown & James PC
Springfield, MO

Premises Liability SLG Chair

Stephanie B. Gitnik headshot

Stephanie B. Gitnik
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP
Valhalla, NY

Employment SLG Chair

Karen R. Glickstein headshot

Karen R. Glickstein
Jackson Lewis PC
Overland Park, KS

Hotels/Resorts SLG Chair

Pamela Newsom Lee headshot

Pamela Newsom Lee
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP
Atlanta, GA

Franchising SLG Chair

Jonathan E. Schulz headshot

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

Premises Liability SLG Co-Vice Chair

Katherine B. Johnson headshot

Katherine B. Johnson
Sutton Booker PC
Denver, CO

Premises Liability SLG Co-Vice Chair

Melody Kiella headshot

Melody Kiella
McAngus Goudelock & Courie
Atlanta, GA

Amusement SLG Vice Chair

Thomas E. Liptak headshot

Thomas E. Liptak
Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak
Buffalo, NY

Hotels/Resorts SLG Vice Chair

William J. Martin headshot

William J. Martin
Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP
Atlanta, GA

Employment SLG Vice Chair

Kevin Joseph O'Connor headshot

Kevin Joseph O'Connor
Peckar & Abramson
River Edge, NJ

Insurance Coverage SLG Vice Chair

Natalie C. Schaefer headshot

Natalie C. Schaefer
Shuman McCuskey & Slicer PLLC
Charleston, WV

Retail Liaison

Sean J. Milano headshot

Sean J. Milano
Morrison Mahoney LLP
Boston, MA

DRI Cares Liaison

Nicholas A. Adair headshot

Nicholas A. Adair
Roetzel & Andress
Akron, OH

Diversity Liaison

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan headshot

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

WITL SLC Liaison

Kelsey Brudvig headshot

Kelsey Brudvig
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC

Young Lawyer Liaison

Alexi Doft headshot

Alexi Doft
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
San Diego, CA

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Ashlyn Vickers headshot

Ashlyn Vickers
Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn LLP
New Orleans, LA

Steering Committee

Jennifer Anderson Hoffman headshot

Jennifer Anderson Hoffman
Carr Allison
Orlando, FL

Steering Committee Member

William H. McKenzie, IV headshot

William H. McKenzie, IV
McKenzie PLLC
Birmingham, AL

Steering Committee Member

Robert Ernest Noble, III headshot

Robert Ernest Noble, III
Chartwell Law
Norcross, GA

Steering Committee

Curt L. Rome headshot

Curt L. Rome
Barry Rome & Scott
New Orleans, LA

Steering Committee

Leon B. Silver headshot

Leon B. Silver
Silver Cain PLC
Phoenix, AZ

Steering Committee

Sara M. Turner headshot

Sara M. Turner
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Birmingham, AL