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Leadership

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.

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The next Board of Governors meeting will be held on virtually April 26-27, 2023. Register for Spring BOG Meeting

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 on the Board of Governor Resource Center.

Current Board of Governors Members

The list is ordered by the jurisdiction each governor represents:

National Officers

 

President

Tad Thomas

President-Elect

Sean C. Domnick

Vice President

Lori E. Andrus

Secretary

Bruce M. Plaxen

Treasurer

N. John Bey

Parliamentarian

Marion K. Munley

Immediate Past President

Navan Ward Jr.

 

United States

Alabama

William E. Bonner

Alabama

Emily Hawk Mills

Alabama

Tempe Smith

Alaska

Vacant

Alaska

Phillip Paul Weidner

Arizona

Jonathan Van O'Steen

Arizona

Frank Verderame

Arkansas

Paul Byrd

Arkansas

Bob Edwards

California

Mike Arias

California

Christopher T. Aumais

California

A.J. de Bartolomeo

California

Ingrid M. Evans

California

Laurel Halbany

California

Casey R. Johnson

California

Elinor Leary

California

Micha Star Liberty

California

Jessica Klarer Pride

California

Frederick Schenk

California

Ibiere Seck

California

Christine Spagnoli

Colorado

Jim Leventhal

Colorado

Daniel Lipman

Connecticut

Preston Tisdale

Connecticut

Angelo A. Ziotas

Delaware

Raeann C. Warner

Delaware

Joseph W. Weik

District of Columbia

Patrick A. Malone

District of Columbia

Patrick M. Regan

Florida

Rodney G. Gregory

Florida

John (Jack) H. Hickey

Florida

James R. Holland

Florida

Jennifer Lipinski

Florida

Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid

Florida

Troy A. Rafferty

Florida

Jeanmarie Whalen

Florida

Laura V. Yaeger

Florida

Edward H. Zebersky

Georgia

Stephen G. Lowry

Georgia

Michael A. Prieto

Georgia

Michael J. Warshauer

Hawaii

Michael R. Cruise

Hawaii

Matthew Caulfield Winter

Idaho

Taylor L. Mossman-Fletcher

Idaho

Jarom A. Whitehead

Illinois

Devon C. Bruce

Illinois

Randy Scott Cohn

Illinois

Keith A. Hebeisen

Illinois

Brian LaCien

Illinois

Kenneth H. Levinson

Illinois

Mark D. Prince

Illinois

Antonio M. Romanucci

Indiana

Kathleen A. Farinas

Indiana

Betsy K. Greene

Iowa

Brian P. Galligan

Iowa

Marc S. Harding

Kansas

Bradley J. Prochaska

Kansas

Ryan A. Prochaska

Kentucky

William D. Nefzger

Kentucky

Joseph D. Satterley

Louisiana

Scott R. Bickford

Louisiana

Stephen J. Herman

Louisiana

Robert E. Kleinpeter

Louisiana

Paul M. Sterbcow

Maine

Michael T. Bigos

Maine

Daniel G. Kagan

Maine

Christopher R. Largay

Maryland

Gwen-Marie Davis

Maryland

Ellen B. Flynn

Maryland

George S. Tolley, III

Massachusetts

Marianne C. LeBlanc

Massachusetts

Douglas K. Sheff

Michigan

Brian J. McKeen

Michigan

Jesse M. Reiter

Minnesota

Yvonne M. Flaherty

Minnesota

Kate E. Jaycox

Mississippi

John W. Kitchens

Mississippi

Chuck R. McRae

Missouri

Anne-Marie Brockland

Missouri

Brett A. Emison

Missouri

Brian S. Franciskato

Missouri

David Todd Mathews

Montana

Mark M. Kovacich

Montana

Jory C. Ruggiero

Nebraska

Robert R. Moodie

Nebraska

Christopher P. Welsh

Nevada

Christian M. Morris

Nevada

Matthew L. Sharp

New Hampshire

Leslie C. Nixon

New Hampshire

Christopher Seufert

New Jersey

Michael G. Donahue

New Jersey

Lynne M. Kizis

New Jersey

Francisco J. Rodriguez

New Mexico

Lisa K. Curtis

New Mexico

Kathleen J. Love

New York

Shoshana T. Bookson

New York

Edward H. Gersowitz

New York

Ingrid H. Heide

New York

Stephan H. Peskin

New York

Halina Radchenko

New York

Nicholas I. Timko

New York

Perry Weitz

North Carolina

Douglas B. Abrams

North Carolina

Charles G. Monnett , III

North Dakota

Mark V. Larson

North Dakota

Tim O'Keeffe

Ohio

Mark Kitrick

Ohio

John A. Lancione

Ohio

Richard W. Schulte

Oklahoma

Frank Frasier

Oklahoma

Simone Gosnell Fulmer

Oregon

Kathryn H. Clarke

Oregon

Thomas D'Amore

Pennsylvania

Larry Bendesky

Pennsylvania

Joshua P. Geist

Pennsylvania

Ruben Honik

Pennsylvania

Paul A. Lagnese

Pennsylvania

Neil T. O'Donnell

Pennsylvania

Matthew Rosenberg

Puerto Rico

David Efron

Puerto Rico

Alberto J. Perez Hernandez

Rhode Island

Zachary Mandell

Rhode Island

Jennifer Gehringer Puerini

South Carolina

Mark D. Chappell

South Carolina

Mark C. Joye

South Carolina

Pamela R. Mullis

South Dakota

Brad J. Lee

South Dakota

Stephanie E. Pochop

Tennessee

Ronald J. Berke

Tennessee

Sidney W. Gilreath

Texas

Erin K. Copeland

Texas

Michael G. Guajardo

Texas

Peter A. Kraus

Texas

James L. Mitchell

Texas

Bryan D. Pope

Texas

Nelson J. Roach

Texas

Jeffrey B. Simon

Texas

Michael L. Slack

Texas

Julian C. Gomez

Texas

Larry Taylor, Jr.

Utah

Alyson Carter McAllister

Utah

Kevin D. Swenson

Vermont

Andrew Bryan Delaney

Vermont

Vacant

Virgin Islands

Trudy Fenster

Virgin Islands

Lee J. Rohn

Virginia

Michael G. Phelan

Virginia

Derrick L. Walker

Washington

Maria S. Diamond

Washington

Brian F. Ladenburd

Washington

Michael T. Pfau

West Virginia

Timothy C. Bailey

West Virginia

Anthony J. Majestro

Wisconsin

Robert L. Jaskulski

Wisconsin

Jay A. Urban

Wyoming

Mel C. Orchard , III

Wyoming

Bryan Ulmer , III

 

 

Canada

Alberta

Vacant

Atlantic Provinces

Raymond F. Wagner

British Columbia

Edward L. Montague

British Columbia

A.C. Richard Parsons

Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Vacant

Ontario

Claire Wilkinson

Ontario

Gary R. Will

Quebec

Marc Boulanger

Quebec

Jeff Orenstein

 

 

International

Australia

Nooraini Blumer

Australia

Simon Morrison

Balance of the World

John M. Beer

Balance of the World

Carlos Villacorta

United Kingdom and Republic 
of Ireland

Katherine Allen

United Kingdom and Republic
of Ireland

Liam S. Moloney

 

 

Revitalization Board Members

Alabama

Christin R. French 

Alaska

-

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

David J. Kapson

Florida

Sarah T. Papantonio

Georgia

Cade Parian

Hawaii

Ilana K. Waxman

Idaho

Angela D. Perkins

Illinois

Heidi Leigh Wickstrom

Indiana

Kent Winingham

Iowa

Amber Haberl

Kansas

Michael William Weber 

Kentucky

Kathleen C. Thompson 

Louisiana

Lindsey Cheek

Maine

-

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

New York

-

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

Alberta

-

British Columbia

Saro Turner 

Manitoba and Saskatchewan

-

Ontario

Jordan Assaraf

Quebec

Andrea Erin Grass

Australia

Philip A. Schubert

Balance of the World

Sylwia Joanna Mysliwska

United Kingdom and Republic
of Ireland

Cheryl Palmer-Hughes

 

 

Caucus Reps

LGBT Caucus Rep.

Amy Heins

Minority Caucus Board Rep.

Carla D. Aikens

Minority Caucus Board Rep.

Tyler D. Bailey

Minority Caucus Board Rep.

Christopher Lester Johnson

Minority Caucus Board Rep.

Sara L. Williams

New Lawyers Board Rep.

Amanda Fox Perry

New Lawyers Board Rep.

Michael Grieco

New Lawyers Board Rep.

Dominic C. LoVerde

New Lawyers Board Rep.

Jared M. Placitella

Republican Caucus Board Rep.

Peter Bowman

Republican Caucus Board Rep.

Timothy A. Rowe

Women's Caucus Board Rep.

Kelly Hyman

Women's Caucus Board Rep.

Erin E. Jewell

Women's Caucus Board Rep.

Miranda L. Soucie

Women's Caucus Board Rep.

Sharon J. Zinns

Section Leaders Council Rep.

Carlos F. Llinas

Section Leaders Council Rep.

Donald H. Slavik

Litigation Grp Ldrs Coun. Rep

Amy E. Keller

Litigation Grp Ldrs Coun. Rep

O. Mark Zamora

 

 

Emeritus Members

Emeritus Member

Beverly L. Bove

Emeritus Member

Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.

Emeritus Member

C. Richard Henriksen , Jr.

Emeritus Member

T. Carroll McCarthy , Jr.

Emeritus Member

Jerome F. O'Neill

Emeritus Member

William A. Rossbach

Emeritus Member

Herman J. Russomanno

 

 

Governors-at-Large

Governor-at-Large

Jennie Lee Anderson

Governor-at-Large

Howard Hamilton Ankin

Governor-at-Large

Lauren Guth Barnes

Governor-at-Large

Bruce L. Braley

Governor-at-Large

Seth Leventhal Cardeli

Governor-at-Large

Priscilla Elsie Jimenez

Governor-at-Large

Florence A. Murray

Governor-at-Large

Christopher T. Nace

Governor-at-Large

Ervin B. Nevitt

Governor-at-Large

Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle

Governor-at-Large

Domenic B. Sanginiti , Jr.

Governor-at-Large

Kurt M. Zaner

 

 

Award Recipients

Award Recipient

Elizabeth J. Cabraser

Award Recipient

Robert A. Clifford

Award Recipient

Ralph M. Cloar , Jr.

Award Recipient

Jayne Conroy

Award Recipient

Gregory S. Cusimano

Award Recipient

Brenda S. Fulmer

Award Recipient

O. Fayrell Furr , Jr.

Award Recipient

Wayne Hogan

Award Recipient

W. Mark Lanier

Award Recipient

Sheldon L. Miller

Award Recipient

Linda Miller Atkinson

Award Recipient

Howard L. Nations

Award Recipient

Mary Beth Ramey

Award Recipient

Mark P. Robinson , Jr.

Award Recipient

Sandra H. Robinson

Award Recipient

Gerry L. Spence

 

 

AAJ Past Presidents

AAJ Past President

Mary E. Alexander

AAJ Past President

Lisa Blue

AAJ Past President

Leo V. Boyle

AAJ Past President

David S. Casey , Jr.

AAJ Past President

Roxanne Barton Conlin

AAJ Past President

Lewis S. "Mike" Eidson

AAJ Past President

Kathleen Flynn Peterson

AAJ Past President

Robert L. Habush

AAJ Past President

Richard D. Hailey

AAJ Past President

Russ M. Herman

AAJ Past President

Julie Braman Kane

AAJ Past President

J. Burton LeBlanc

AAJ Past President

Pamela Anagnos Liapakis

AAJ Past President

Michael C. Maher

AAJ Past President

Mark S. Mandell

AAJ Past President

Mary Alice McLarty

AAJ Past President

Richard H. Middleton , Jr.

AAJ Past President

Tobias L. Millrood

AAJ Past President

Kathleen L. Nastri

AAJ Past President

Gary M. Paul

AAJ Past President

Peter Perlman

AAJ Past President

Elise R. Sanguinetti

AAJ Past President

Todd A. Smith

AAJ Past President

Howard A. Specter

AAJ Past President

Bruce H. Stern

AAJ Past President

Larry S. Stewart

AAJ Past President

Kenneth M. Suggs

AAJ Past President

Anthony Tarricone

AAJ Past President

Larry A. Tawwater

AAJ Past President

C. Gibson Vance

AAJ Past President

Frederick William Wagner

AAJ Past President

Les Weisbrod

 

 

Chair, State Delegates

Elizabeth Ann Govaerts