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.
AAJ's Board of Governors fall meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2021. Additional details will be available shortly.
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.
The list is ordered by the jurisdiction each governor represents:
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National Officers |
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President |
Navan Ward , Jr. |
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President-Elect |
Tad Thomas |
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Vice President |
Sean C. Domnick |
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Secretary |
Lori E. Andrus |
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Treasurer |
Bruce M. Plaxen |
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Parliamentarian |
N. John Bey |
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Immediate Past President |
Tobias L. Millrood |
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United States |
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Alabama |
William E. Bonner |
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Alabama |
Emily Hawk Mills |
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Alabama |
James R. Moncus , III |
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Alaska |
Mark Clayton Choate |
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Alaska |
Phillip Paul Weidner |
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Arizona |
Jonathan Van O'Steen |
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Arizona |
Frank Verderame |
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Arkansas |
Paul Byrd |
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Arkansas |
Bob Edwards |
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California |
Mike Arias |
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California |
Christopher T. Aumais |
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California |
Robert E. Cartwright , Jr. |
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California |
A.J. de Bartolomeo |
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California |
Ingrid M. Evans |
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California |
Laurel Halbany |
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California |
Casey R. Johnson |
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California |
Micha Star Liberty |
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California |
Jessica Klarer Pride |
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California |
Frederick Schenk |
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California |
Ibiere Seck |
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California |
Christine Spagnoli |
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Colorado |
Jim Leventhal |
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Colorado |
Daniel Lipman |
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Connecticut |
Preston Tisdale |
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Connecticut |
Angelo A. Ziotas |
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Delaware |
Raeann C. Warner |
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Delaware |
Joseph W. Weik |
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District of Columbia |
Patrick A. Malone |
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District of Columbia |
Patrick M. Regan |
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Florida |
Brenda S. Fulmer |
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Florida |
Rodney G. Gregory |
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Florida |
John (Jack) H. Hickey |
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Florida |
James R. Holland |
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Florida |
Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid |
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Florida |
Troy A. Rafferty |
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Florida |
Jeanmarie Whalen |
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Florida |
Laura V. Yaeger |
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Florida |
Edward H. Zebersky |
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Georgia |
Stephen G. Lowry |
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Georgia |
Michael A. Prieto |
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Georgia |
Michael J. Warshauer |
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Hawaii |
Michael R. Cruise |
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Hawaii |
Matthew Caulfield Winter |
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Idaho |
Taylor L. Mossman-Fletcher |
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Idaho |
Jarom A. Whitehead |
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Illinois |
Robert S. Baizer |
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Illinois |
Devon C. Bruce |
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Illinois |
Randy Scott Cohn |
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Illinois |
Keith A. Hebeisen |
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Illinois |
Brian LaCien |
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Illinois |
Kenneth H. Levinson |
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Illinois |
Antonio M. Romanucci |
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Indiana |
Kathleen A. Farinas |
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Indiana |
Betsy K. Greene |
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Iowa |
Brian P. Galligan |
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Iowa |
Marc S. Harding |
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Kansas |
Dan Lykins |
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Kansas |
Bradley J. Prochaska |
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Kentucky |
William D. Nefzger |
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Kentucky |
Joseph D. Satterley |
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Louisiana |
Scott R. Bickford |
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Louisiana |
Stephen J. Herman |
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Louisiana |
Robert E. Kleinpeter |
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Louisiana |
Paul M. Sterbcow |
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Maine |
Daniel G. Kagan |
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Maine |
Christopher R. Largay |
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Maryland |
Gwen-Marie Davis |
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Maryland |
Ellen B. Flynn |
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Maryland |
George S. Tolley , III |
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Massachusetts |
Marianne C. LeBlanc |
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Massachusetts |
Douglas K. Sheff |
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Michigan |
Brian J. McKeen |
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Michigan |
Jesse M. Reiter |
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Minnesota |
Yvonne M. Flaherty |
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Minnesota |
Kate E. Jaycox |
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Mississippi |
John W. Kitchens |
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Mississippi |
Chuck R. McRae |
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Missouri |
Anne-Marie Brockland |
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Missouri |
Brett A. Emison |
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Missouri |
Brian S. Franciskato |
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Missouri |
David Todd Mathews |
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Montana |
Mark M. Kovacich |
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Montana |
Jory C. Ruggiero |
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Nebraska |
Robert R. Moodie |
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Nebraska |
Christopher P. Welsh |
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Nevada |
Brian D. Nettles |
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Nevada |
Matthew L. Sharp |
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New Hampshire |
Leslie C. Nixon |
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New Hampshire |
Christopher Seufert |
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New Jersey |
Michael G. Donahue |
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New Jersey |
Michael A. Galpern |
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New Jersey |
Francisco J. Rodriguez |
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New Mexico |
Lisa K. Curtis |
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New Mexico |
Kathleen J. Love |
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New York |
Shoshana T. Bookson |
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New York |
Michael E. Duffy |
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New York |
Michael A. London |
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New York |
Stephan H. Peskin |
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New York |
Nicholas I. Timko |
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North Carolina |
Douglas B. Abrams |
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North Carolina |
Charles G. Monnett , III |
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North Dakota |
Mark V. Larson |
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North Dakota |
Tim O'Keeffe |
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Ohio |
Mark Kitrick |
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Ohio |
John A. Lancione |
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Ohio |
Richard W. Schulte |
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Oklahoma |
Frank Frasier |
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Oklahoma |
Simone Gosnell Fulmer |
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Oregon |
Kathryn H. Clarke |
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Oregon |
Thomas D'Amore |
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Pennsylvania |
Larry Bendesky |
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Pennsylvania |
Joshua P. Geist |
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Pennsylvania |
Ruben Honik |
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Pennsylvania |
Paul A. Lagnese |
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Pennsylvania |
Marion K. Munley |
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Pennsylvania |
Matthew Rosenberg |
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Puerto Rico |
David Efron |
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Puerto Rico |
Alberto J. Perez Hernandez |
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Rhode Island |
Anthony Robert Leone |
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Rhode Island |
Zachary Mandell |
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South Carolina |
Mark D. Chappell |
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South Carolina |
Mark C. Joye |
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South Carolina |
Pamela R. Mullis |
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South Dakota |
Brad J. Lee |
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South Dakota |
Stephanie E. Pochop |
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Tennessee |
Ronald J. Berke |
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Tennessee |
Sidney W. Gilreath |
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Texas |
Erin K. Copeland |
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Texas |
Michael G. Guajardo |
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Texas |
Peter A. Kraus |
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Texas |
James L. Mitchell |
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Texas |
Bryan D. Pope |
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Texas |
Nelson J. Roach |
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Texas |
Jeffrey B. Simon |
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Texas |
Michael L. Slack |
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Texas |
Melissa R. Smith |
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Utah |
Alyson Carter McAllister |
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Utah |
Kevin D. Swenson |
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Vermont |
Andrew Bryan Delaney |
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Vermont |
Todd D. Schlossberg |
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Virgin Islands |
Trudy Fenster |
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Virgin Islands |
Lee J. Rohn |
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Virginia |
Michael G. Phelan |
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Virginia |
Derrick L. Walker |
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Washington |
Ian S. Birk |
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Washington |
Maria S. Diamond |
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Washington |
Brian F. Ladenburg |
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West Virginia |
Timothy C. Bailey |
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West Virginia |
Anthony J. Majestro |
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Wisconsin |
Robert L. Jaskulski |
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Wisconsin |
Jay A. Urban |
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Wyoming |
Mel C. Orchard , III |
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Wyoming |
Bryan Ulmer , III |
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Canada |
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Alberta |
Clint G. Docken |
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Atlantic Provinces |
John McKiggan |
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Manatoba and Saskatchewan |
Ronald J. Balacko |
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Ontario |
Claire Wilkinson |
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Ontario |
Gary R. Will |
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Quebec |
Marc Boulanger |
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Quebec |
Jeff Orenstein |
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International |
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Australia |
Nooraini Blumer |
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Australia |
Simon Morrison |
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Balance of the World |
John M. Beer |
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Balance of the World |
Carlos Villacorta |
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United Kingdom and Republic |
Katherine Allen |
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United Kingdom and Republic |
Liam S. Moloney |
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Revitalization Board Members |
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Alabama |
Diandra "Fu" Sima Debrosse Zimmermann |
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Alaska |
Whitney Alyse Power |
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Arizona |
Nicholas Verderame |
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Arkansas |
Joseph Dean Gates |
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California |
Ashley T. Rayfield |
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Colorado |
Alana Marie Anzalone |
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Connecticut |
Erica Pilicy-Ryan |
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District of Columbia |
Daniel Cortlandt Scialpi |
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Florida |
Jennifer M. Lipinski |
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Georgia |
Cade Parian |
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Hawaii |
Ilana K. Waxman |
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Idaho |
Angela D. Perkins |
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Illinois |
Heidi Leigh Wickstrom |
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Indiana |
Kent Winingham |
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Kansas |
Ryan A. Prochaska |
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Kentucky |
Lindsay Ann Lawrence |
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Louisiana |
Laura Beth Hennen |
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Maine |
Susan A. Faunce |
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Maryland |
Divya Potdar |
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Massachusetts |
Lauren Guth Barnes |
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Michigan |
Tiffany R. Ellis |
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Minnesota |
Alicia N. Sieben |
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Mississippi |
Brandi Denton Gatewood |
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Missouri |
Mary Simon |
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Montana |
Veronica A. Procter |
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Nevada |
Christian M. Morris |
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New Hampshire |
Anthony M. Carr |
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New Jersey |
Jared M. Placitella |
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New Mexico |
Adrian O. Vega |
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New York |
Christopher M. Seleski |
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North Carolina |
Lauren O. Newton |
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North Dakota |
Tatum O'Brien |
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Ohio |
Sean L. Walton , Jr. |
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Oklahoma |
Matthew J. Sill |
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Oregon |
Nadia Dahab |
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Pennsylvania |
Jamie Anzalone |
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South Carolina |
Mark D. Chappell , Jr. |
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South Dakota |
Nathan R. Oviatt |
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Tennessee |
Caroline Ramsey Taylor |
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Texas |
Erin Joyanna Rogiers |
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Utah |
Robert M. Henriksen |
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Virgin Islands |
Rhea R. Lawrence |
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Virginia |
Erin E. Jewell |
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Washington |
Leah S. Snyder |
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West Virginia |
Taylor B. Downs |
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Wisconsin |
Noah D. Domnitz |
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Wyoming |
Sarah A. Kellogg |
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Alberta |
Shelagh L. McGregor |
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British Columbia |
Bryan E. Fitzpatrick |
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Manatoba and Saskatchewan |
Loree Richardson |
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Ontario |
Jordan Assaraf J.D. |
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Quebec |
Andrea Erin Grass |
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Australia |
Philip A. Schubert |
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Balance of the World |
Sylwia Joanna Mysliwska |
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United Kingdom and Republic |
Mark Dalziel Gibson |
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Caucus Reps |
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LGBT Caucus Rep. |
Shenoa L. Payne |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Christopher Lester Johnson |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Raymond R. Jones |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Jason B. Penn |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Bhavani Raveendran |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Kevin Biniazan |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
J.D. Hays , Jr. |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Dominic C. LoVerde |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Stephanie M. Luzzi |
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Republican Caucus Board Rep. |
Peter Bowman |
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Republican Caucus Board Rep. |
Timothy A. Rowe |
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Women's Caucus Board Rep. |
Diane L. Cardoso |
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Women's Caucus Board Rep. |
Kelly Hyman |
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Women's Caucus Board Rep. |
Miranda L. Soucie |
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Women's Caucus Board Rep. |
Sharon J. Zinns |
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Section Leaders Council Rep. |
Matthew A. Nace |
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Section Leaders Council Rep. |
Donald H. Slavik |
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Litigation Grp Ldrs Coun. Rep |
Maria B. Glorioso |
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Litigation Grp Ldrs Coun. Rep |
O. Mark Zamora |
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Emeritus Members |
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Emeritus Member |
Beverly L. Bove |
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Emeritus Member |
C. Richard Henriksen , Jr. |
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Emeritus Member |
T. Carroll McCarthy , Jr. |
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Emeritus Member |
Jerome F. O'Neill |
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Emeritus Member |
Terence R. Quinn |
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Emeritus Member |
William A. Rossbach |
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Emeritus Member |
Herman J. Russomanno |
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Governors-at-Large |
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Governor-at-Large |
Jennie Lee Anderson |
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Governor-at-Large |
Howard Hamilton Ankin |
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Governor-at-Large |
Andrew E. Bederman |
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Governor-at-Large |
Bruce L. Braley |
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Governor-at-Large |
E. Drew Britcher |
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Governor-at-Large |
Priscilla Elsie Jimenez |
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Governor-at-Large |
Christopher T. Nace |
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Governor-at-Large |
Ervin B. Nevitt |
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Governor-at-Large |
Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle |
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Governor-at-Large |
Brody Hilmar Reid |
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Governor-at-Large |
Domenic B. Sanginiti , Jr. |
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Governor-at-Large |
Kurt M. Zaner |
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Award Recipients |
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Award Recipient |
Elizabeth J. Cabraser |
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Award Recipient |
Robert A. Clifford |
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Award Recipient |
Ralph M. Cloar , Jr. |
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Award Recipient |
Jayne Conroy |
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Award Recipient |
Gregory S. Cusimano |
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Award Recipient |
O. Fayrell Furr , Jr. |
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Award Recipient |
Wayne Hogan |
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Award Recipient |
W. Mark Lanier |
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Award Recipient |
Sheldon L. Miller |
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Award Recipient |
Linda Miller Atkinson |
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Award Recipient |
Howard L. Nations |
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Award Recipient |
Mary Beth Ramey |
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Award Recipient |
Mark P. Robinson , Jr. |
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Award Recipient |
Sandra H. Robinson |
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Award Recipient |
Gerry L. Spence |
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AAJ Past Presidents
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AAJ Past President |
Mary E. Alexander |
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AAJ Past President |
Lisa Blue |
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AAJ Past President |
Leo V. Boyle |
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AAJ Past President |
David S. Casey , Jr. |
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AAJ Past President |
Roxanne Barton Conlin |
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AAJ Past President |
Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson |
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AAJ Past President |
Kathleen Flynn Peterson |
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AAJ Past President |
Robert L. Habush |
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AAJ Past President |
Richard D. Hailey |
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AAJ Past President |
Russ M. Herman |
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AAJ Past President |
Julie Braman Kane |
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AAJ Past President |
J. Burton LeBlanc |
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AAJ Past President |
Pamela Anagnos Liapakis |
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AAJ Past President |
Michael C. Maher |
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AAJ Past President |
Mark S. Mandell |
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AAJ Past President |
Richard M. Markus |
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AAJ Past President |
Mary Alice McLarty |
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AAJ Past President |
Richard H. Middleton , Jr. |
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AAJ Past President |
Barry J. Nace |
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AAJ Past President |
Kathleen L. Nastri |
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AAJ Past President |
Gary M. Paul |
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AAJ Past President |
Peter Perlman |
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AAJ Past President |
Elise R. Sanguinetti |
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AAJ Past President |
Todd A. Smith |
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AAJ Past President |
Howard A. Specter |
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AAJ Past President |
Bruce H. Stern |
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AAJ Past President |
Larry S. Stewart |
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AAJ Past President |
Kenneth M. Suggs |
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AAJ Past President |
Anthony Tarricone |
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AAJ Past President |
Larry A. Tawwater |
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AAJ Past President |
C. Gibson Vance |
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AAJ Past President |
Frederick William Wagner |
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AAJ Past President |
Les Weisbrod |
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Chair, State Delegates |
Jamie G. Goldstein |
