Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is the governing body of the association. Established by the association's bylaws, it meets four times per year and approves AAJ's policies and budget.
will occur during the Winter Convention in Miami, February 15-18, 2025.
Board of Governors
Each affiliated state trial lawyer organization is represented on the Board by two or more Governors; and Governors are also chosen by international jurisdictions and by various caucuses, organizations and groups within the Association. The elected AAJ national officers, plus the Immediate Past President, also serve on the Board.
Future Board Meeting Dates and Location
2025
WINTER
February 15-18, 2025
Miami, FL
The Fontainebleau
SPRING
April 30th - May 1st, 2025
VIRTUAL
ANNUAL
July 18-22
San Francisco, CA
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco Marriott Marquis
2026
WINTER
February 20-24
San Diego, CA
Hotel Del Coronado
ANNUAL
July 24-28
Chicago, IL
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Current Board of Governors Members (ordered by the jurisdiction each governor represents)
National Officers
- AAJ President: Lori E. Andrus
- AAJ President-Elect: Bruce M. Plaxen
- AAJ Vice President: N. John Bey
- AAJ Secretary: Marion K. Munley
- AAJ Treasurer: Christopher T. Nace
- AAJ Parliamentarian: Derrick L. Walker
- AAJ Immediate Past President: Sean C. Domnick
United States
Alabama
- Emily Hawk Mills
- Tempe Smith
Alaska
- Lisa Rosano
- Vacant
Arizona
- Jonathan Van O'Steen
- Frank Verderame
Arkansas
- Paul Byrd
- Bob Edwards
California
- Mike Arias
- Ingrid M. Evans
- Laurel Halbany
- Srinivas Hanumadass
- Casey R. Johnson
- Elinor Leary
- Micha Star Liberty
- Jessica Klarer Pride
- Frederick Schenk
- Brett Justin Schreiber
- Ibiere Seck
- Vacant
Colorado
- Molly L. Greenblatt
- Daniel Lipman
Connecticut
- Preston Tisdale
- Angelo A. Ziotas
Delaware
- Patrick C. Gallagher
- Timothy E. Lengkeek
District of Columbia
- Patrick M. Regan
- Allan M. Siegel
Florida
- Michael A. Haggard
- John (Jack) H. Hickey
- James R. Holland
- Jennifer M. Lipinski
- Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid
- Curry G. Pajcic
- Troy A. Rafferty
- Jeanmarie Whalen
- Laura V. Yaeger
- Edward H. Zebersky
Georgia
- Robert M. Hammers, Jr.
- Michael A. Prieto
- Brian Devoe Rogers
- Laura Lynne Voght
Hawaii
- Michael R. Cruise
- Matthew Caulfield Winter
Idaho
- Taylor L. Mossman-Fletcher
- Jarom A. Whitehead
Illinois
- Devon C. Bruce
- Randy Scott Cohn
- Keith A. Hebeisen
- Brian LaCien
- Kenneth H. Levinson
- Mark D. Prince
- Antonio M. Romanucci
Indiana
- Kathleen A. Farinas
- Betsy K. Greene
Iowa
- Brian P. Galligan
- Marc S. Harding
Kansas
- Bradley J. Prochaska
- Ryan A. Prochaska
Kentucky
- William D. Nefzger
- Joseph D. Satterley
Louisiana
- Scott R. Bickford
- Gary N. Boutwell, II
- Blake R. David
- Stephen Herman
Maine
- Michael T. Bigos
- Susan A. Faunce
Maryland
- Gwen-Marie Davis
- Ellen B. Flynn
- George S. Tolley, III
Massachusetts
- Marianne C. LeBlanc
- Douglas K. Sheff
Michigan
- Brian J. McKeen
- Jesse M. Reiter
Minnesota
- Yvonne M. Flaherty
- Kate E. Jaycox
Mississippi
- John W. Kitchens
- Chuck R. McRae
Missouri
- Anne-Marie Brockland
- Brett A. Emison
- Brian S. Franciskato
- David Todd Mathews
Montana
- Mark M. Kovacich
- Jory C. Ruggiero
Nebraska
- Robert R. Moodie
- Christopher P. Welsh
Nevada
- Christian M. Morris
- Matthew L. Sharp
New Hampshire
- Leslie C. Nixon
- Christopher Seufert
New Jersey
- Michael G. Donahue
- Lynne M. Kizis
- Francisco J. Rodriguez
New Mexico
- Lisa K. Curtis
- Kathleen J. Love
New York
- Shoshana T. Bookson
- Ingrid H. Heide
- Stephan H. Peskin
- Halina Radchenko
- Nicholas I. Timko
- Vacant
North Carolina
- Douglas B. Abrams
- Lauren O. Newton
North Dakota
- Mark V. Larson
- Tim O'Keeffe
Ohio
- Mark Kitrick
- John A. Lancione
- Richard W. Schulte
Oklahoma
- Frank Frasier
- Rachel E. Gusman
Oregon
- Thomas D'Amore
- Shenoa L. Payne
Pennsylvania
- Larry Bendesky
- Robert F. Daley
- Melanie J. Garner
- Paul A. Lagnese
- Neil T. O'Donnell
- Matthew Rosenberg
Puerto Rico
- David Efron
- Hunter J. Shkolnik
Rhode Island
- Jennifer Gehringer Puerini
- Zachary Mandell
South Carolina
- Mark D. Chappell
- Mark C. Joye
- Pamela R. Mullis
South Dakota
- Michael Steven Beardsley
- Vacant
Tennessee
- Ronald J. Berke
- Troy B. Jones
Texas
- Erin K. Copeland
- Michael G. Guajardo
- Christopher Lester Johnson
- Peter A. Kraus
- James L. Mitchell
- Bryan D. Pope
- Nelson J. Roach
- Michael L. Slack
- Larry F. Taylor, Jr.
Utah
- Robert M. Henriksen
- Alyson Carter McAllister
Vermont
- Andrew Bryan Delaney
- Vacant
Virgin Islands
- Trudy Fenster
- Lee J. Rohn
Virginia
- Michael G. Phelan
- Vacant
Washington
- Maria S. Diamond
- Michael T. Pfau
- Leah S. Snyder
West Virginia
- Timothy C. Bailey
- Anthony J. Majestro
Wisconsin
- Noah D. Domnitz
- Jay A. Urban
Wyoming
- Mel C. Orchard, III
- Bryan Ulmer, III
Canada
Alberta
- Vacant
- Vacant
Atlantic Provinces
- Michael Dull
- Raymond F. Wagner
British Columbia
- Vacant
- Vacant
Manitoba & Saskatchewan
- Vacant
- Vacant
Ontario
- Jordan Assaraf
- Gary R. Will
Quebec
- Jeff Orenstein
- Vacant
International
Australia
- Nooraini Blumer
- Simon Morrison
Balance of the World
- John M. Beer
- Carlos Villacorta
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
- Katherine Allen
- Liam S. Moloney
Revitalization Board Members
- Alabama: Christin R. French
- Arizona: Nicholas Verderame
- Arkansas: Joseph Dean Gates
- California: Tamarah Prevost
- Colorado: Amanda Francis Owen
- Connecticut: Erica Pilicy-Ryan
- Delaware: Rachel Diane Allen
- District of Columbia: Kelley B. Simoneaux
- Florida: Sara T. Papantonio
- Georgia: Alyssa Baskam
- Hawaii: Alyssa Segawa
- Idaho: Brooke Victoria Kenney
- Illinois: Eirene-Gin Nakamura Salvi
- Indiana: Robert A. Langer
- Iowa: Amber Haberl
- Kansas: Michael William Weber
- Kentucky: John E. Abaray
- Louisiana: Mary Watson Smith
- Maine: Taylor A. Asen
- Maryland: Megan L. Whiteside
- Massachusetts: Ingrid Alexandra Halstrom
- Minnesota: Grace I. Chanin
- Mississippi: Brandi Denton Gatewood
- Missouri: Brittany Sanders Robb
- Montana: Caitlin Boland Aarab
- Nevada: Jamie McInelly
- New Hampshire: Nicholas G. Kline
- New Jersey: Bhaveen R. Jani
- New Mexico: Larissa Lozano
- North Carolina: Melissa N. Abrams
- North Dakota: Lindsay M. Wilz
- Ohio: Sean L. Walton, Jr.
- Oklahoma: Travis Mendoza
- Oregon: Nadia Dahab
- Pennsylvania: Andrea M. Sasso
- Rhode Island: Colleen P. Giles
- South Carolina: Mark D. Chappell, Jr.
- Tennessee: Audrey Collins Dolmovich
- Texas: Katherine Cornell
- Virgin Islands: Rhea R. Lawrence
- Virginia: Kevin Biniazan
- Washington: Carson Phillips-Spotts
- West Virginia: Taylor B. Downs
- Wisconsin: Cristina Wirth
- Wyoming: Sarah A. Kellogg
- British Columbia: John-Andrew Pankiw-Petty
- Ontario: Valerie Catherine Lord
- Quebec: Andrea Erin Grass
- Australia: Philip A. Schubert
- Balance of the World: Kathleen Doyeux
- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: Cheryl Palmer-Hughes
Caucus Representatives
Minority Caucus Board Representatives
- Petra L. Aaron
- Tyler D. Bailey
- Ava Marie M. Cavaco
- Courtney Leigh Winston
New Lawyers Board Representatives
- Elyse Lauren McKenna
- Jacob M. Morse
- Chinsu Shajan
- Jared J. Smith
Republican Caucus Board Representatives
- Elizabeth Middleton Burke
- Peter C. Bowman
Women's Caucus Board Representatives
- Deborah S. Dunn
- Erin E. Jewell
- Rachel Louise Sykes
- Sharon J. Zinns
Section Leaders Council Representatives
- Lydia Marie Floyd
- Donald H. Slavik
Litigation Group Leaders Council Representatives
- Jeffrey E. Marion
- O. Mark Zamora
LGBT Caucus Board Representative
- Stephen G. Skinner
Emeritus Members
- Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
- Sidney W. Gilreath
- C. Richard Henriksen, Jr.
- T. Carroll McCarthy, Jr.
- William A. Rossbach
- Herman J. Russomanno
- Phillip Weidner
Governors-At-Large
- Jennie Lee Anderson
- Howard Hamilton Ankin
- Lauren Guth Barnes
- Rick Barrera, Jr.
- Seth Leventhal Cardeli
- Priscilla Elsie Jimenez
- Florence A. Murray
- Ervin B. Nevitt
- Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle
- Patrick A. Salvi, II
- Domenic B. Sanginiti, Jr.
- Frederick William Schultz
Award Recipients
- Elizabeth J. Cabraser
- Robert A. Clifford
- Jayne Conroy
- Gregory S. Cusimano
- Brenda S. Fulmer
- O. Fayrell Furr, Jr.
- Wayne Hogan
- W. Mark Lanier
- Sheldon L. Miller
- Linda Miller Atkinson
- Howard L. Nations
- Mary Beth Ramey
- Mark P. Robinson, Jr.
- Sandra H. Robinson
- Christine Spagnoli
- Gerry L. Spence
- John Eddie Williams, Jr.
AAJ Past Presidents
- Mary E. Alexander
- Lisa Blue
- Leo V. Boyle
- David S. Casey, Jr.
- Roxanne Barton Conlin
- Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson
- Kathleen Flynn Peterson
- Robert L. Habush
- Richard D. Hailey
- Russ M. Herman
- Julie Braman Kane
- J. Burton LeBlanc
- Pamela Anagnos Liapakis
- Michael C. Maher
- Mark S. Mandell
- Mary Alice McLarty
- Tobias L. Millrood
- Kathleen L. Nastri
- Gary M. Paul
- Peter Perlman
- Elise R. Sanguinetti
- Todd A. Smith
- Howard A. Specter
- Bruce H. Stern
- Larry S. Stewart
- Kenneth M. Suggs
- Anthony Tarricone
- Larry A. Tawwater
- Tad Thomas
- C. Gibson Vance
- Frederick William Wagner
- Navan Ward, Jr.
- Les Weisbrod
Chair, State Delegates
- Tatum O'Brien