Board of Governors

Spring

Virtual 
Committee Meeting: April 24 Noon to 4pm ET 
Board Meeting: April 25 Noon to 4pm ET

Annual

AAJ Board of Governors Meeting - Annual Convention
July 19-23, 2024
JW Marriott Nashville; Music City Center; Omni Nashville Hotel
Nashville, TN

WINTER                                                                         
February 22-25                                                                 
San Juan, Puerto Rico                                                          
Caribe Hilton                                                                  


ANNUAL                                                                                                                      
July 18-22
San Francisco, CA
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco Marriott Marquis

WINTER                                                                         
February 20-24
San Diego, CA
Hotel Del Coronado

ANNUAL                                                                                                                      
July 24-28
Chicago, IL
Hyatt Regency Chicago

• AAJ President: Sean C. Domnick
• AAJ President-Elect: Lori E. Andrus
• AAJ Vice President: Bruce M. Plaxen
• AAJ Secretary: N. John Bey
• AAJ Treasurer: Marion K. Munley
• AAJ Parliamentarian: Christopher T. Nace
• AAJ Immediate Past President: Tad Thomas

Alabama

• William E. Bonner
• Emily Hawk Mills
• Tempe Smith

Alaska

• Phillip Weidner
• Vacant

Arizona

• Jonathan Van O'Steen
• Frank Verderame

Arkansas

• Paul Byrd
• Bob Edwards

California

• Mike  Arias
• A.J. de Bartolomeo
• Ingrid M. Evans
• Laurel Halbany
• Casey R. Johnson
• Elinor Leary
• Micha Star Liberty
• Jessica Klarer Pride
• Frederick Schenk
• Brett Justin Schreiber
• Ibiere Seck
• Christine Spagnoli

Colorado

• Molly L. Greenblatt
• Daniel Lipman

Connecticut

• Preston Tisdale
• Angelo A. Ziotas

Delaware

• Raeann C. Warner
• Vacant

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 J. 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
• Edward H. Gersowitz
• Ingrid H. Heide
• Stephan H. Peskin
• Halina Radchenko
• Nicholas I. Timko
• Perry Weitz

North Carolina

• Douglas B. Abrams
• Charles G. Monnett, III

North Dakota

• Mark V. Larson
• Tim O'Keeffe

Ohio

• Mark Kitrick
• John A. Lancione
• Richard W. Schulte

Oklahoma

• Frank Frasier
• Simone Gosnell Fulmer

Oregon

• Thomas D'Amore
• Shenoa L. Payne

Pennsylvania

• Larry Bendesky
• Melanie J. Garner
• Joshua P. Geist
• 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
• Brad J. Lee

Tennessee

• Ronald J. Berke
• Sidney W. Gilreath

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.
• Marc Whitehead

Utah

• Alyson Carter McAllister
• Kevin D. Swenson

Vermont

• Andrew Bryan Delaney
• Vacant

Virgin Islands

• Trudy Fenster
• Lee J. Rohn

Virginia

• Michael G. Phelan
• Derrick L. Walker

Washington

• Maria S. Diamond
• Brian F. Ladenburg
• Michael T. Pfau

West Virginia

• Timothy C. Bailey
• Anthony J. Majestro

Wisconsin

• Robert L. Jaskulski
• Jay A. Urban

Wyoming

• Mel C. Orchard, III
• Bryan Ulmer, III

Alberta

• Vacant
• Vacant

Atlantic Provinces

• Michael Dull
• Raymond F. Wagner

British Columbia

• Edward L. Montague
• A.C. Richard Parsons

Manitoba & Saskatchewan

• Vacant
• Vacant

Ontario

• Jordan Assaraf
• Gary R. Will

Quebec

• Jeff Orenstein
• Vacant

Australia

• Nooraini Blumer
• Simon Morrison

Balance of the World

• John M. Beer
• Carlos Villacorta

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

• Katherine Allen
• Liam S. Moloney

• Alabama: Christin R. French
• Arizona: Nicholas Verderame
• Arkansas: Joseph Dean Gates
• California: Tamarah Prevost
• Colorado: Sarah T. McEahern
• Connecticut: Erica Pilicy-Ryan
• Delaware: Rachel Diane Allen
• District of Columbia: Kelley B. Simoneaux
• Florida: Sara T. Papantonio
• Georgia: Cade Parian
• Hawaii: Ilana K. Waxman
• Idaho: Angela D. Perkins
• Illinois: Heidi Leigh Wickstrom
• Indiana: Robert A. Langer
• Iowa: Amber Haberl
• Kansas: Michael William Weber
• Kentucky: Kathleen C. Thompson
• Louisiana: Lindsey Cheek
• Maryland: Divya Potdar
• Massachusetts: Ingrid Alexandra Halstrom
• Michigan: Tiffany R. Ellis
• Minnesota: Ava Marie M. Cavaco
• Mississippi: Brandi Denton Gatewood
• Missouri: Mary Simon
• Montana: Veronica A. Procter
• Nevada: Jamie McInelly
• New Hampshire: Anthony M. Carr
• New Jersey: Bhaveen R. Jani
• New Mexico: Larissa Lozano
• North Carolina: Lauren O. Newton
• North Dakota: Lindsay M. Wilz
• Ohio: Sean L. Walton, Jr.
• Oklahoma: Matthew J. Sill
• Oregon: Nadia Dahab
• Pennsylvania: Jamie Anzalone
• South Carolina: Mark D. Chappell, Jr.
• South Dakota: Nathan R. Oviatt
• Tennessee: Audrey Collins Dolmovich
• Texas: Katherine Cornell
• Utah: Rachel Louise Sykes
• Virgin Islands: Rhea R. Lawrence
• Virginia: Kevin Biniazan
• Washington: Leah S. Snyder
• West Virginia: Taylor B. Downs
• Wisconsin: Noah D. Domnitz
• Wyoming: Sarah A. Kellogg
• British Columbia: Saro Turner
• Ontario: Valerie Catherine Lord
• Quebec: Andrea Erin Grass
• Australia: Philip A. Schubert
• Balance of the World: Sylwia Joanna Mysliwska
• United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: Cheryl Palmer-Hughes

Minority Caucus Board Representatives

• Petra L. Aaron
• Carla D. Aikens
• Tyler D. Bailey
• Sara L. Williams

New Lawyers Board Representatives

• Michael R. Grieco
• Jared M. Placitella
• Chinsu Shajan
• Jared J. Smith

Republican Caucus Board Representatives

• Peter Bowman
• Timothy A. Rowe

Women's Caucus Board Representatives

• Deborah S. Dunn
• Kelly Hyman
• Erin E. Jewell
• Sharon J. Zinns

Section Leaders Council Representatives

• Carlos F. Llinas
• Donald H. Slavik

Litigation Group Leaders Council Representatives

• Amy E. Keller
• O. Mark Zamora

LGBT Caucus Board Representative

• Guy D'Andrea

• Beverly L. Bove
• Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
• C. Richard Henriksen, Jr.
• T. Carroll McCarthy, Jr.
• William A. Rossbach
• Herman J. Russomanno

• 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.
• Kurt M. Zaner

• 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
• Gerry L. Spence

• 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
• C. Gibson Vance
• Frederick William Wagner
• Navan Ward, Jr.
• Les Weisbrod

• Elizabeth Middleton Burke