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.
Save the Date
AAJ's Board of Governors will meet virtually on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 12:00pm ET. Log in below to view the registration link. Committee meeting will be held April 19, 20, and 21, 2021. The meeting schedule is below.
Spring 2021 Committee Meeting Schedule
Monday, April 19, 2021
Election Committee Meeting, 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom
AAJ PAC Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm via Zoom
Compliance Committee Meeting, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm via Zoom
Council of Presidents Committee Meeting, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm via Zoom
National Finance Council Meeting, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm via Zoom
Zoom links will be distributed via email to committee members.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Meeting, 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom
Republican Caucus Committee Meeting, 11:30 am-12:30 pm via Zoom
Minority Caucus Meeting, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm via Zoom
Public Affairs Committee Meeting, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm via Zoom
Section Litigation Group Coordination Committee Meeting (SLGCC), 2:00 pm-3:00 pm via Zoom
Legal Affairs Committee Meeting, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm via Zoom
New Lawyers Division Meeting, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm via Zoom
Zoom links will be distributed via email to committee members.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Membership Oversight Committee Meeting, 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom
AAJ PAC Development Committee Meeting, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm via Zoom
Robert L. Habush Endowment Meeting, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm via Zoom
Organization Review Committee Meeting, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm via Zoom
Section Leaders Council/Litigation Group Leaders Council Joint Meeting, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm via Zoom
Committee on the Judiciary Meeting, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm via Zoom
Executive/Budget Joint Committee Meetings, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm via Zoom
Justice 2022 (this is not an AAJ sponsored event), 5:30 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom
Zoom links will be emailed to committee members.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Board of Governors Meeting, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm via Zoom
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:
Officers |
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| President: Tobias L. Millrood | |
| President-Elect: Navan Ward, Jr. | |
| Vice President: Tad Thomas | |
| Secretary: Sean C. Domnick | |
| Treasurer: Lori E. Andrus | |
| Parliamentarian: Bruce M. Plaxen | |
| Immediate Past President: Bruce H. Stern | |
United States |
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| Alabama | Emily Hawk Mills |
| Alabama | James R. Moncus, III |
| Alabama | William E. Bonner |
| Alaska | Mark Clayton Choate |
| Alaska | Phillip Paul Weidner |
| Arizona | David J. Diamond |
| Arizona | Frank Verderame |
| Arkansas | Paul Byrd |
| Arkansas | Bob Edwards |
| California | Mike Arias |
| California | Christopher T. Aumais |
| California | Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. |
| California | A.J. de Bartolomeo |
| California | Ingrid M. Evans |
| California | Laurel Halbany |
| California | Casey R. Johnson |
| 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 | Beverly L. Bove |
| Delaware | Joseph W. Weik |
| District of Columbia | Patrick A. Malone |
| District of Columbia | Patrick M. Regan |
| Florida | Brenda S. Fulmer |
| Florida | Vacant |
| Florida | James R. Holland |
| Florida | Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid |
| Florida | Troy A. Rafferty |
| Florida | Herman J. Russomanno |
| Florida | Jeanmarie Whalen |
| Florida | Laura V. Yaeger |
| Florida | Edward H. Zebersky |
| Georgia | N. John Bey |
| Georgia | Stephen G. Lowry |
| Georgia | Michael A. Prieto |
| Georgia | Michael J. Warshauer |
| Hawaii | Michael R. Cruise |
| Hawaii | Matthew Caulfield Winter |
| Idaho | Darrel W. Aherin |
| Idaho | Jarom A. Whitehead |
| Illinois | Robert S. Baizer |
| Illinois | Devon C. Bruce |
| Illinois | Brian LaCien |
| Illinois | Randy Scott Cohn |
| Illinois | Keith A. Hebeisen |
| Illinois | Kenneth H. Levinson |
| Illinois | Sara M. Salger |
| Indiana | Kathy Farinas |
| Indiana | Betsy K. Greene |
| Iowa | Brian P. Galligan |
| Iowa | Marc S. Harding |
| Kansas | Dan Lykins |
| Kansas | Bradley J. Prochaska |
| Kentucky | Jennifer A. Moore |
| 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 | Daniel G. Kagan |
| Maine | Christopher R. Largay |
| Maryland | Gwen-Marie Davis |
| Maryland | George S. Tolley, III |
| Maryland | Wayne M. Willoughby |
| 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 | Brian D. Nettles |
| Nevada | Matthew L. Sharp |
| New Hampshire | Leslie C. Nixon |
| New Hampshire | Chris Seufert |
| New Jersey | Michael G. Donahue |
| New Jersey | Michael A. Galpern |
| New Jersey | Francisco J. Rodriguez |
| New Mexico | Lisa K. Curtis |
| New Mexico | Kathleen J. Love |
| New York | Shoshana T. Bookson |
| New York | Michael E. Duffy |
| New York | Edward H. Gersowitz |
| New York | Ingrid H. Heide |
| New York | Michael A. London |
| New York | Stephan H. Peskin |
| 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 | Marion K. Munley |
| Pennsylvania | Matthew Rosenberg |
| Puerto Rico | David Efron |
| Puerto Rico | Alberto J. Perez Hernandez |
| Rhode Island | Anthony Robert Leone |
| Rhode Island | Zachary Mandell |
| 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 | Jack B. Baldwin |
| Texas | Erin K. Copeland |
| Texas | Michael G. Guajardo |
| Texas | Peter A. Kraus |
| Texas | Bryan D. Pope |
| Texas | Nelson J. Roach |
| Texas | Jeffrey B. Simon |
| Texas | Michael L. Slack |
| Texas | Melissa R. Smith |
| Utah | Alyson Carter McAllister |
| Utah | Paul M. Simmons |
| Vermont | Andrew Delaney |
| Virgin Islands | Trudy Fenster |
| Virginia | Michael G. Phelan |
| Virginia | Derrick L. Walker |
| Washington | Ian S. Birk |
| Washington | Maria S. Diamond |
| Washington | Brian F. Ladenburg |
| 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 |
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| Alberta | Clint G. Docken |
| Atlantic Provinces | John McKiggan |
| Atlantic Provinces | Vacant |
| British Columbia | Edward L. Montague |
| British Columbia | A.C. Richard Parsons |
| Manitoba and Saskatchewan | Ronald J. Balacko |
| Manitoba and Saskatchewan | Vacant |
| Ontario | Claire Wilkinson |
| Ontario | Gary R. Will |
| Quebec | Marc Boulanger |
| Quebec | Jeff Orenstein |
International |
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| 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 |
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| Alabama | Diandra "Fu" Sima Debrosse Zimmermann |
| Alaska | Whitney Alyse Power |
| Arizona | Nicholas Verderame |
| Arkansas | Joseph Dean Gates |
| California | Ashley T. Rayfield |
| Colorado | Alana Marie Anzalone |
| Connecticut | Erica Pilicy-Ryan |
| Delaware | Raeann C. Warner |
| District of Columbia | Daniel Cortlandt Scialpi |
| Florida | Jennifer M. Lipinski |
| Georgia | Cade Parian |
| Hawaii | Ilana K. Waxman |
| Idaho | Angela D. Perkins |
| Illinois | Heidi Leigh Wickstrom |
| Indiana | Kent Winingham |
| Kansas | Ryan A. Prochaska |
| Kentucky | Lindsay Ann Lawrence |
| Louisiana | Laura Beth Hennen |
| Maine | Susan A. Faunce |
| Maryland | Divya Potdar |
| Massachusetts | Lauren Guth Barnes |
| Minnesota | Alicia N. Sieben |
| Michigan | Tiffany R. Ellis |
| Mississippi | Brandi Denton Gatewood |
| Missouri | Mary Simon |
| Montana | Veronica A. Procter |
| Nevada | Christian M. Morris |
| New Hampshire | Anthony M. Carr |
| New Jersey | Jared M. Placitella |
| New Mexico | Adrian O. Vega |
| New York | Christopher M. Seleski |
| North Carolina | Lauren O. Newton |
| North Dakota | Tatum O'Brien Lindbo |
| Ohio | Sean L. Walton, Jr. |
| Oklahoma | Matthew J. Sill |
| Oregon | Shenoa L. Payne |
| Pennsylvania | Jamie Anzalone |
| South Carolina | Mark D. Chappell, Jr. |
| South Dakota | Nathan R. Oviatt |
| Tennessee | Caroline Ramsey Taylor |
| Texas | Erin Joyanna Rogiers |
| Utah | Robert M. Henriksen |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Rhea R. Lawrence |
| Virginia | Erin E. Jewell |
| Washington | Leah S. Snyder |
| West Virginia | Taylor B. Downs |
| Wisconsin | Noah D. Domnitz |
| Wyoming | Sarah A. Kellogg |
| Alberta | Shelagh L. McGregor |
| British Columbia | Bryan E. Fitzpatrick |
| Manitoba and Saskatchewan | Loree Richardson |
| Ontario | Jordan Assaraf |
| Quebec | Andrea Erin Grass |
| Australia | Philip A. Schubert |
| United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland |
Mark Dalziel Gibson |
| Balance of the World | Sylwia Joanna Mysliwska |
Caucus Representatives |
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| LGBT Caucus | Andre Mura |
| Minority Caucus | Christopher H. Fitzgerald |
| Minority Caucus | Kelli Byers Hooper |
| Minority Caucus | Raymond R. Jones |
| Minority Caucus | Jason B. Penn |
| New Lawyers | Kevin Biniazan |
| New Lawyers | Stephanie M. Luzzi |
| New Lawyers | Miranda L. Soucie |
| New Lawyers | Larry Taylor, Jr. |
| Republican Caucus | Peter Bowman Esq. |
| Republican Caucus | Timothy A. Rowe |
| Women's Caucus | Diane L. Cardoso |
| Women's Caucus | Kelly Hyman |
| Women's Caucus | Kristina N. Kastl |
| Women's Caucus | Emily Peacock |
| Section Leaders Council | Matthew A. Nace |
| Section Leaders Council | Donald H. Slavik |
| Litigation Group Leaders Council | Warren A. Collins |
| Litigation Group Leaders Council | Maria B. Glorioso |
Emeritus Members |
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| Emeritus Member | C. Richard Henriksen, Jr. |
| Emeritus Member | T. Carroll McCarthy, Jr. |
| Emeritus Member | Jerome F. O'Neill |
| Emeritus Member | Terence R. Quinn |
| Emeritus Member | William A. Rossbach |
Governors-at-Large |
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| Governor-at-Large | Jennie Lee Anderson |
| Governor-at-Large | Howard Hamilton Ankin |
| Governor-at-Large | Andrew E. Bederman |
| Governor-at-Large | Bruce L. Braley |
| Governor-at-Large | E. Drew Britcher |
| Governor-at-Large | Richard A. Gurfein |
| Governor-at-Large | Christopher T. Nace |
| Governor-at-Large | Ervin B. Nevitt |
| Governor-at-Large |
Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle |
| Governor-at-Large | Brody Hilmar Reid |
| Governor-at-Large | J. Gregory Webb |
| Governor-at-Large | Vacant |
Award Recipients |
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| Award Recipient | Richard A. Bieder |
| Award Recipient | Elizabeth J. Cabraser |
| Award Recipient | Robert A. Clifford |
| Award Recipient | Ralph M. Cloar, Jr. |
| Award Recipient | Gregory S. Cusimano |
| 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 | Gerry L. Spence |
AAJ Past Presidents |
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| 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 | J. D. Lee |
| AAJ Past President | Pamela Anagnos Liapakis |
| AAJ Past President | Michael C. Maher |
| AAJ Past President | Mark S. Mandell |
| AAJ Past President | Richard M. Markus |
| AAJ Past President | Mary Alice McLarty |
| AAJ Past President | Richard H. Middleton, Jr. |
| AAJ Past President | Barry J. Nace |
| 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 | 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 | Florence J. Murray |
Last updated September 23, 2020.
