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.
The next Board of Governors meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7 in Phoenix, Arizona, following AAJ’s Annual Convention. Register for the Convention
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.
Current governors can learn more about their responsibilities here.
The list is ordered by the jurisdiction each governor represents:
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National Officers |
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President |
Tad Thomas |
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President-Elect |
Sean C. Domnick |
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Vice President |
Lori E. Andrus |
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Secretary |
Bruce M. Plaxen |
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Treasurer |
N. John Bey |
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Parliamentarian |
Marion K. Munley |
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Immediate Past President |
Navan Ward Jr. |
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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 |
Tempe Smith |
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Alaska |
Vacant |
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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 |
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 |
Elinor Leary |
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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 |
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 |
Jennifer Lipinski |
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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 |
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 |
Mark D. Prince |
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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 |
Bradley J. Prochaska |
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Kansas |
Ryan A. 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 |
Christian M. Morris |
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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 |
Lynne M. Kizis |
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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 |
Edward H. Gersowitz |
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New York |
Ingrid H. Heide |
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New York |
Stephan H. Peskin |
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New York |
Halina Radchenko |
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New York |
Nicholas I. Timko |
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New York |
Perry Weitz |
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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 |
Neil T. O'Donnell |
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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 |
Zachary Mandell |
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Rhode Island |
Jennifer Gehringer Puerini |
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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 |
Julian C. Gomez |
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Texas |
Larry Taylor, Jr. |
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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 |
Vacant |
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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 |
Maria S. Diamond |
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Washington |
Brian F. Ladenburd |
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Washington |
Michael T. Pfau |
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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 |
Vacant |
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Atlantic Provinces |
Raymond F. Wagner |
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British Columbia |
Edward L. Montague |
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British Columbia |
A.C. Richard Parsons |
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Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
Vacant |
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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 |
Christin R. French |
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Alaska |
- |
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Arizona |
Nicholas Verderame |
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Arkansas |
Joseph Dean Gates |
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California |
Tamarah Prevost |
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Colorado |
Sarah T. McEahern |
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Connecticut |
Erica Pilicy-Ryan |
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Delaware |
Rachel Diane Allen |
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District of Columbia |
David J. Kapson |
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Florida |
Sarah T. Papantonio |
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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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Iowa |
Amber Haberl |
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Kansas |
Michael William Weber |
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Kentucky |
Kathleen C. Thompson |
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Louisiana |
Lindsey Cheek |
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Maine |
- |
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Maryland |
Divya Potdar |
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Massachusetts |
Ingrid Alexandra Halstrom |
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Michigan |
Tiffany R. Ellis |
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Minnesota |
Ava Marie M. Cavaco |
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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 |
Jamie McInelly |
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New Hampshire |
Anthony M. Carr |
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New Jersey |
Bhaveen R. Jani |
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New Mexico |
Larissa Lozano |
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New York |
- |
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North Carolina |
Lauren O. Newton |
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North Dakota |
Lindsay M. Wilz |
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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 |
Audrey Collins Dolmovich |
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Texas |
Katherine Cornell |
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Utah |
Rachel Louise Sykes |
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Virgin Islands |
Rhea R. Lawrence |
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Virginia |
Kevin Biniazan |
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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 |
- |
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British Columbia |
Saro Turner |
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Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
- |
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Ontario |
Jordan Assaraf |
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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 |
Cheryl Palmer-Hughes |
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Caucus Reps |
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LGBT Caucus Rep. |
Amy Heins |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Carla D. Aikens |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Tyler D. Bailey |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Christopher Lester Johnson |
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Minority Caucus Board Rep. |
Sara L. Williams |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Amanda Fox Perry |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Michael Grieco |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Dominic C. LoVerde |
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New Lawyers Board Rep. |
Jared M. Placitella |
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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. |
Kelly Hyman |
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Women's Caucus Board Rep. |
Erin E. Jewell |
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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. |
Carlos F. Llinas |
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Section Leaders Council Rep. |
Donald H. Slavik |
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Litigation Grp Ldrs Coun. Rep |
Amy E. Keller |
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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 |
Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. |
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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 |
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 |
Lauren Guth Barnes |
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Governor-at-Large |
Bruce L. Braley |
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Governor-at-Large |
Seth Leventhal Cardeli |
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Governor-at-Large |
Priscilla Elsie Jimenez |
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Governor-at-Large |
Florence A. Murray |
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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 |
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 |
Brenda S. Fulmer |
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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 |
Mary Alice McLarty |
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AAJ Past President |
Richard H. Middleton , Jr. |
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AAJ Past President |
Tobias L. Millrood |
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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 |
Elizabeth Ann Govaerts |
