ATLA Law School Chapters and Ambassadors

AAJ student membership provides many benefits and opportunities. One of the newest benefits provided to law students by AAJ is the Ambassador program. The AAJ Ambassador program provides AAJ Student Chapter members with an opportunity to meet with an AAJ member who will explain what it is like to be a trial lawyer and answer student questions. Ambassadors also work with students to create an active AAJ Student Chapter. AAJ Ambassadors generously volunteer their time and experience to help dispel misinformation about trial lawyers and mentor the next generation of trial lawyers.

Learn more about having your Chapter listed, about starting a Chapter, or becoming an Ambassador.

* Note: Not ABA Accredited
Yes = Constitution submitted and student officers in place
In Formation = Student is in the process of creating a chapter
None= Chapter does not exist at this school. If you would like to form a chapter please contact lawstudents@justice.org.

Law School(s)	Chapter Status	Student Contact	Chapter Presidents	Ambassadors
ALABAMA
University of Alabama	Yes		Jason Wilson	Emily Hawk Raley Tom Henderson Samuel Junkin Courtney French Erik Heninger
Birmingham School of Law*	Yes		Allison Medlock	Margie Alford Courtney French Erik Heninger
Samford University Cumberland School of Law	In Formation	Dawn Mooney		Chris Glover Erik Heninger Lyle Griffin Warshauer Leigh King Forstman Margie Alford Courtney French
Faulkner University - Thomas Goode Jones School of Law	Yes		John Levi Nichols	Margie Alford
ARIZONA
Arizona State University (Tempe)	Yes		Jalayne Arias	Geoffrey Trachtenberg Scott Palumbo
University of Arizona (Tucson)	None			Dev Sethi John Proper
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)	None			Bob Estes George Niblock
University of Arkansas (Little Rock)	Yes		Casey Carder	Darryl Baker
CALIFORNIA
California -Berkeley	Yes		Ilham Hosseini	Peter Hinton Gerson Smoger
California -Davis	In Formation	Adam Rosenthal		Phil Bourdette
California -Hastings	In Formation	Francis Shehadeh		Edward Lau Claude Wyle
California -Los Angeles	Yes		Sherry Powell	Steve Glickman Ian Herzog
California Western	Yes		Michael Martin	Brian L. Burchett
Chapman University	In Formation	Michael De Rose		John P. Blumberg
Empire School of Law	Yes		Julia Donoho
Golden Gate University	None			Althea Kippes Rob Cartwright Edward Lau Sepi Ghafouri
Lincoln Law School of San Jose*	None
Loyola Marymount University	Yes		Craig Borison	Gale D. Pearson Gary Paul
McGeorge School of Law	None			Robin Brewer Ingrid Evans
New College of California University	None			Althea Kippes
Northwestern California	Yes		Tiffany Amo
Pepperdine University	Yes		Armin Azod	Lisa Maki Robert Allan
University of San Diego	Yes		Victoria Reierstad	Dave Casey
University of San Francisco	Yes		Josh Davis	Elise Sanguinetti Ingrid Evans
San Francisco University*	None
Santa Clara University	None			Mary Alexander
University of Southern California	None			Bruce Brusavich
Southern California Institute*	None
Southwestern University	Yes		Maryam Farvid	Jim Vititoe Christa Haggai
Stanford University	Yes		Mark Baller	Mary Alexander Bruce Highman Chris Palamountain
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	Yes		Tegan Hurst	Roy Cannon, III
Ventura College of Law*	None
Western State University	Yes		Alexzander Adams	Jon Mitchell Jackson
William Howard Taft School of Law	In Formation	Richard Lu
Whittier College	Yes		Aaron Villalobos	John P. Blumberg
*San Joachin College of Law	In Formation	Robin Kaufman		Miriam Bourdette Phil Bourdette
COLORADO
University of Colorado	None			W. Harold "Sonny" Flowers Lance Sears
University of Denver	None			Robert Schuetze
CONNECTICUT
University of Connecticut	Yes		Emily Dean	Robert I. Reardon Tracy Poppe
Quinnipiac College	Yes		Nicole Augenti	Eric G. Blomberg
Yale University	None			Hugo Harmatz
DELAWARE
Widener University	None			Bernard Smalley Rhonda Hill Wilson Beverly L. Bove Joseph W. Weik
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
American University	None			Bruce Plaxen
Catholic University	None			Bernard Corbett
University of the District of Columbia	None			Patrick Regan Thanos Basdekis Thomas Fay
George Washington University	None			Doug Catts Patrick Donoghue
Georgetown University	None			Rich Hailey
Howard University	Yes		Jaaye Person-Lyn	Dearich Hunter Sandra Robinson
FLORIDA
Stetson University	Yes		Jeffrey Sirmons	Eric Romano
Florida State University	None			James McKenzie Daryl Parks
University of Florida	None			John Elliott Leighton Bill Hoppe Howard Coker
University of Miami	Yes		Stacy Marczak	Julie Kane Jeff Liggio
NOVA Southeastern University	Yes		Laura Burkhart	Garrett Biondo Jeff Liggio
St. Thomas University	Yes		Jane Bolin	Herman Russomanno
Florida Coastal School of Law	Yes		Thomas Hatcher	James McKenzie Rodney Gregory Dianne Weaver Richard Alexander
Florida International University	None			Garrett Biondo Jeff Liggio
Florida A&M University	Yes		Harold Bacchus	James McKenzie C. Richard Newsome
Barry University of Orlando	Yes		Sultana Haque	William Artigliere
GEORGIA
Emory University	None			Mike Eidson Lyle Griffin Warshauer
The John Marshall Law School	None			David Crawford Stan Chervin Lawrence Allyn Stockton John Snyder
Georgia State University	None			Herald Alexander Lyle Griffin Warshauer
University of Georgia	None			Lyle Griffin Warshauer Ryan Koppelman
Mercer University	None			Lyle Griffin Warshauer
HAWAII
University of Hawaii	None			Mark Davis
IDAHO
University of Idaho	None			Bill Mauk Darrel Aherin
ILLINOIS
University of Chicago	None			Paul Komyatte Phillip Steans
DePaul University	None			Keith Hebeisen Brian LaCien
Chicago-Kent College of Law-Illinois Institute of Technology	None			Larry R. Rogers, Jr. Joseph Lyon Jill Webb
University of Illinois	Yes		Lauren Waidzunas	Brad Prochaska
John Marshall Law School	Yes		Edward Samuelson	Phil Maher Michael Block Scott Palumbo
Loyola University-Chicago	None			Robert Harrington Todd A. Smith Martin Healy
Northern Illinois University	None			Kenneth Chessick
Northwestern University	Yes		Jacob Smith	Eugene Pavalon
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Yes		Catherine Sheets	John Womick
INDIANA
Indiana University-Bloomington	None			Fred Schultz Betsy Greene
Indiana University-Indianapolis	None			Susannah Hall-Justice Rich Hailey Jana K. Strain
Notre Dame University	None			Joseph Shannon Jana K. Strain
Valparaiso University	None			Jana K. Strain
IOWA
Drake University	None			Karen Sisson Rob Tully
University of Iowa	None			Scott Brown John Riccolo
KANSAS
University of Kansas	None			Derek Potts
Washburn University	None			Brad Prochaska Ron Pope Dan Lykins
KENTUCKY
American Justice School of Law*	None
University of Kentucky	None			William Garmer
University of Louisville	Yes		Sean Deskins	Erwin Sherman Richard Breen
Northern Kentucky University	None			Robert E. Sanders Derek Humfleet
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University	None			Scott Yarnell Lawrence Gettys
Loyola University-New Orleans	Yes		Michael Plaisance	Steven Lane
Southern University	None			Scott Yarnell Lawrence Gettys
Tulane University	None			Ken Carter Stephen Herman
MAINE
University of Maine	None			Terrance Duddy
MARYLAND
University of Baltimore	In Formation	Debra Salim		Augustus Brown Richard Neuworth Eric Schloss Kristen Brinster
University of Maryland	None			Marcus Shar Leonard A. Orman
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston College	Yes		Kelly Reardon	Leo Boyle Doug Sheff Lauren Barnes
Boston University	None			Kristen Fritz Doug Sheff
Harvard University	Yes		Stephen Barnes	K. Chittur Hugo Harmatz Doug Sheff
New England School of Law	None			Jeff Padwa Doug Sheff
Northeastern University	None			Kristen Fritz Doug Sheff
Suffolk University	None			Myong Joun Doug Sheff Anthony Tarricone Jen Lemire (NH)
Southern New England Law School*	Yes		Patrick Sullivan	Ann McGuire
Western New England School of Law	Yes		Jessica Levy	Bruce H. Stanger Stephen Angell
Massachusetts School of Law	None			Stan Helinski
MICHIGAN
MSU School of Law	None			Randy Miller Jules Olsman
University of Detroit-Mercy	Yes		Andrew Goodenough	Michael J. Morse Shalina D. Kumar
University of Michigan	None			Clifford H. Hart Mark J. Bernstein
Thomas Cooley Law School	Yes		Claudia Castro	David Mittleman
Wayne State University	Yes		Stephen Sinas	Sheldon Miller Linda Turek Michael Pitt
MINNESOTA
Hamline University	In Formation	Meilin Obinata		Gale Pearson Chris Messerly
University of Minnesota	Yes		Jason Ahn	Gale Pearson
William Mitchell College of Law	Yes		Melanie Johnson	Kathleen Flynn Peterson Gale Pearson Yvonne Flaherty
St. Thomas Law School*	None			Sharon Van Dyck
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi College	Yes		Joey D. Dumas	Jim Kitchens Wilbur Colom Jeffrey Ellis Rebecca Langston
University of Mississippi	None			Jim Johnstone Jay Carmean
MISSOURI
University of Missouri-Kansas City	None			Stephen Bough
Unviersity of Missouri-Columbia	None			Bryan Scheiderer
St. Louis University	None			Bryan Scheiderer Royce Deryl Edwards
Washington University	Yes		Stephen Geday	Bryan Scheiderer
MONTANA
University of Montana	Yes		Jennifer Crane	Mark Connell Bill Rossbach Cynthia Smith
NEBRASKA
Creighton University	None			Douglas Milbourn
University of Nebraska	None			Douglas Milbourn
NEVADA
William Boyd School of Law-University of Las Vegas	None			Neil Galatz
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Franklin Pierce Law Center	None			Maureen Manning Roger Phillips
NEW JERSEY
Rutgers University-Newark	None			Ronald Spevack Donald Caminiti
Rutgers Unviersity-Camden	None			Steven Blader Gilbert Scutti
Seton Hall University	None			Barbara Comerford
NEW MEXICO
University of New Mexico	None			Stephen Durkovitch David Stout Pia Salazar
NEW YORK
Albany Law School	In Formation	Michael Pendell		Leslie Kelmachter April Wilson
Brooklyn Law School	None			Ruth Bernstein
City University of New York	None			Rich Binko
Columbia University	None			Gary Pillersdorf Stephen Mackauf
Cornell University	None			William Friedlander Joseph C. Dwyer
Fordham University	None			Howard Richman
Hofstra University	None			Deborah Truhowsky
New York University	None			Gary Pillersdorf K. Glenda Cameron Alan Fuchsberg
New York Law School				Lawrence Simon Michael Newton Arthur H. Rosenberg David Fish Gerald P. Goldsmith Charles Hymowitz William Beinin Paul C. Garner David Pollack
Pace University	None			Gary Pillersdorf Bruce Schonberg
St. John's University	None			Steven Miller Alfred Odom Thomas Stock Greg Guercio Michael Duffy
State University of New York-Buffalo	None			David Civilette Francis Letro Rich Binko
Syracuse University	None			James Weeks William Friedlander
Touro College	In Formation	Patrick Finley		Gary Pillersdorf Brad Rosken
Yeshiva University	None			Howard Richman
NORTH CAROLINA
Campbell University	None			John McCabe
Duke University	None			Donald Beskind Robert Burford Kyle Smith
North Carolina Central	Yes		Lisa Alumbaugh Kamarchik	Michael Barnes Robert Burford
University of North Carolina	In Formation	Russell Pate		Michael De Mayo Robert Gage John Steel
Wake Forest University	Yes		Boyce Richardson	Clifford Britt
NORTH DAKOTA
University of North Dakota	None			David R. Bossart Tom Dickson
OHIO
University of Akron	None			Paul Perantinides Rhonda Gail Davis
Capital University	In Formation	Derek Rouse		Barbara A. Roubanes
Case Western Reserve University	None			Ed Kramer Andrew Krembs Peter Weinberger
University of Cincinnati	None			Robert Perez Joseph Lyon Alfred Nippert Janet Abaray
Cleveland State University	In Formation	Daniel Sherwin		Frank Piscitelli Ed Kramer
University of Dayton	None			Victor Hodge Elliott Richardson Michael Buckwalter
Ohio Northern University	In Formation	Jamie Kaltz		Justin Madden
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law	None			Janica A. Pierce
University of Toledo	None			Gary Osborne E. J. Leizerman Michael Leizerman
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City University	Yes		Colin Colgan	J.P. Longacre
University of Oklahoma	Yes		David Proctor, II	Ray E. Tompkins Joe White
University of Tulsa	In Formation	L. Ruggles		Ray Runyon
OREGON
Lewis & Clark College	Yes		Julia Williams	Bill Gaylord
University of Oregon	In Formation	Neil Weingart		David Jensen
Willamette University	None			Craig Crispin Bron Rammell
PENNSYLVANIA
The Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law	None			Carmen Belefonte
Duquesne University	None
University of Pennsylvania	None			Leslie Nixon
University of Pittsburgh	None			Ellen Doyle Vicki Kuftic Horne
Villanova University	None			Carmen Belefonte Peter Dicce
Widener University-Harrisburg Campus	Yes		Alyssa Knisely	Rhonda Wilson
Temple University	None			Ezra Wohlgelernter
PUERTO RICO
Inter American University of Puerto Rico	Yes		Neyza Roman	Mireya Baltazar-Suazo
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico	None			Orlando I. Martinez
University of Puerto Rico	None			Jorge M. Suro Benny Agosto Luis Fidalgo Cordova
RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams University	Yes		Erin Steadman	Jeff Padwa Mark B. Morse Vince Green
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Charleston School of Law*	None			Stephen Suggs Ken Suggs Natasha Hanna
University of South Carolina	None			Stephen Suggs Ken Suggs Natasha Hanna
SOUTH DAKOTA
University of South Dakota	Yes		C. Hunter Roberts	Clint Sargent
TENNESSEE
Nashville School of Law*	Yes		Philippa T. Thompson	Alfred Nippert
University of Memphis	Yes		Augusta Akpotu	Timothy Holton<

AAJ Law School Chapter Presidents and Ambassadors