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 September 28-30 at the Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. Register here!
In the event that a member of the Board of Governors is unable to attend a meeting, they may designate another member to act as proxy in the member’s absence (see AAJ Bylaws, Article V, Section 4). All proxies must be AAJ members in good standing (with the exception of the Executive Director of the State Affiliate).
Steps to Designate a Proxy:
The proxy must meet the criteria listed below and specific to the manner in which the governor serves on the Board.
The name of the member designated as proxy must be sent in writing (via email is preferred) to the General Counsel at anji.jesseramsing@justice.org before the start of the meeting. It is recommended that the member serving as proxy be copied on the email.
The member designated as proxy must sign in as the Board member at the board meeting.
For jurisdictions whose governors are elected by State Affiliates and for Revitalization Governors:
The proxy may be either:
the President of the State Affiliate
the President-Elect of the State Affiliate
a Past Governor of AAJ from the State Affiliate
a Past President of the State Affiliate
a State Delegate from the State Affiliate
a Past Governor from the Women’s Caucus, Minority Caucus, or New Lawyers Division, or
the Executive Director of the State Affiliate, notwithstanding that the Executive Director may not be a member in good standing of AAJ
For jurisdictions Without State Affiliates, including At-Large Governors and Emeritus Governors:
The proxy may be either from the Governor’s jurisdiction or a past Governor of the Women’s Caucus, Minority Caucus, or New Lawyers Division.
For Other Entities with Board of Governor representatives (e.g., SLC, Caucuses, NLD)
The proxy may be from the Governor’s entity.
Email AAJ General Counsel
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 Board of Governors Members
The list is ordered by the jurisdiction each governor represents:
National Officers | |
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 |
United States | |
Alabama | William E. Bonner |
Alabama | Emily Hawk Mills |
Alabama | Tempe Smith |
Alaska | Phillip Weidner |
Alaska | Vacant |
Arizona | Jonathan Van O'Steen |
Arizona | Frank Verderame |
Arkansas | Paul Byrd |
Arkansas | Bob Edwards |
California | Mike Arias |
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 | Brett Justin Schreiber |
California | Ibiere Seck |
California | Christine Spagnoli |
Colorado | Molly L. Greenblatt |
Colorado | Daniel Lipman |
Connecticut | Preston Tisdale |
Connecticut | Angelo A. Ziotas |
Delaware | Raeann C. Warner |
Delaware | Vacant |
District of Columbia | Patrick M. Regan |
District of Columbia | Allan M. Siegel |
Florida | Michael A. Haggard |
Florida | John (Jack) H. Hickey |
Florida | James R. Holland |
Florida | Jennifer M. Lipinski |
Florida | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid |
Florida | Curry G. Pajcic |
Florida | Troy A. Rafferty |
Florida | Jeanmarie Whalen |
Florida | Laura V. Yaeger |
Florida | Edward H. Zebersky |
Georgia | Robert M. Hammers Jr. |
Georgia | Michael A. Prieto |
Georgia | Brian Devoe Rogers |
Georgia | Laura Lynne Voght |
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 | Gary N. Boutwell II |
Louisiana | Blake R. David |
Louisiana | Stephen J. Herman |
Maine | Michael T. Bigos |
Maine | Susan A. Faunce |
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 | Thomas D'Amore |
Oregon | Shenoa L. Payne |
Pennsylvania | Larry Bendesky |
Pennsylvania | Melanie J. Garner |
Pennsylvania | Joshua P. Geist |
Pennsylvania | Paul A. Lagnese |
Pennsylvania | Neil T. O'Donnell |
Pennsylvania | Matthew Rosenberg |
Puerto Rico | David Efron |
Puerto Rico | Hunter J. Shkolnik |
Rhode Island | Jennifer Gehringer Puerini |
Rhode Island | Zachary Mandell |
South Carolina | Mark D. Chappell |
South Carolina | Mark C. Joye |
South Carolina | Pamela R. Mullis |
South Dakota | Michael Steven Beardsley |
South Dakota | Brad J. Lee |
Tennessee | Ronald J. Berke |
Tennessee | Sidney W. Gilreath |
Texas | Erin K. Copeland |
Texas | Julian C. Gomez |
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 | Larry F. 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. Ladenburg |
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 |
Alberta | Vacant |
Atlantic Provinces | Michael Dull |
Atlantic Provinces | Raymond F. Wagner |
British Columbia | Edward L. Montague |
British Columbia | A.C. Richard Parsons |
Manatoba and Saskatchewan | Vacant |
Manatoba and Saskatchewan | Vacant |
Ontario | Jordan Assaraf |
Ontario | Gary R. Will |
Quebec | Jeff Orenstein |
Quebec | Vacant |
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 |
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 | 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 | |
Minority Caucus Board Rep. | Petra L. Aaron |
Minority Caucus Board Rep. | Carla D. Aikens |
Minority Caucus Board Rep. | Tyler D. Bailey |
Minority Caucus Board Rep. | Sara L. Williams |
New Lawyers Board Rep. | Michael R. Grieco |
New Lawyers Board Rep. | Jared M. Placitella |
New Lawyers Board Rep. | Chinsu Shajan |
New Lawyers Board Rep. | Jared J. Smith |
Republican Caucus Board Rep. | Peter Bowman |
Republican Caucus Board Rep. | Timothy A. Rowe |
Women's Caucus Board Rep. | Deborah S. Dunn |
Women's Caucus Board Rep. | Kelly Hyman |
Women's Caucus Board Rep. | Erin E. Jewell |
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 |
Rep. From LGBT Caucus | Guy D'Andrea |
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 | Rick Barrera Jr. |
Governor-at-Large | Seth Leventhal Cardeli |
Governor-at-Large | Priscilla Elsie Jimenez |
Governor-at-Large | Florence A. Murray |
Governor-at-Large | Ervin B. Nevitt |
Governor-at-Large | Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle |
Governor-at-Large | Patrick A. Salvi II |
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 | 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 | 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 | Navan Ward Jr. |
AAJ Past President | Les Weisbrod |
Chair, State Delegates | Elizabeth Middleton Burke |