Tips Roster

• Pages: 65-65
• Date: 01 January 2025

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TIPS ROSTER

Chair

Christopher Nolan

chris.nolan@hklaw.com

Chair-Elect

Marcy Hogan Greer

mgreer@adjtlaw.com

Vice-Chair

Meade W. Mitchell

meade.mitchell@butlersnow.com

Secretary

Lisa J. Dickinson

lisa@dickinsonlawrm.com

Finance Ofcer

Deborah A. Smith

deborah.smith@lewisbrisbois.com

Revenue Ofcer

Amir Nassihi

anassihi@shb.com

Diversity Ofcer

Akira Heshiki

akira.heshiki@standard.com

Immediate Past Chair

Loren D. Podwill

loren.podwill@bullivant.com

GENERAL COMMITTEE

CHAIRS

Admiralty and Maritime Law

Sean T. Pribyl

sean.pribyl@hklaw.com

Animal Law

Molly Armus

molly.armus@gmail.com

Appellate Advocacy

Carol M. Rooney

crooney@butler.legal

Automobile Litigation

Sydney Jakes

sydney.jakes@gmail.com

Aviation and Space Law

Alexandra Wisner

awisner@wisner-law.com

Business Litigation

Benjamin Fliegel

biegel@reedsmith.com

Cannabis Law and Policy

Olia Wall

oliawall@gmail.com

Commercial Transportation

Litigation

Ashley N. Baker

msashleynbaker@gmail.com

Corporate Counsel and

In-House Professionals

Vartan J. Saravia

vartan.saravia@hmclause.com

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Melody I. McAnally

melody.mcanally@butlersnow.com

Dispute Resolution

Steven Schulwolf

steve@schulwolfmediation.com

Employee Benets

Angel L. Garrett

agarrett@truckerhuss.com

Employment and Labor Law

Roscoe J. Mutz

rmutz@farhangmedcoff.com

Excess, Surplus Lines

and Reinsurance

Agnieszka Wilewicz

aaw@hurwitzne.com

Fidelity and Surety Law

John Blake Wilcox

blake.wilcox@libertymutual.com

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Jennifer Meeker

jmeeker@nossaman.com

Insurance Regulation

Zeshawn H. Mumtaz

zeshawn38@hotmail.com

Life, Health and Disability

Insurance Law

Soo Kim

skim@maynardnexsen.com

Litigation and Trial Practice

Zachary M. Rubinich

zrubinich@rawle.com

Media, Privacy and

Advertising Law

John F. Stephens

jstephens@hendricks.law

Medicine and Law

Elizabeth Ysla Leight

eyleight@aol.com

Products Liability

Caroline K. Ivanov

civanov@watkinseager.com

Professional Liability Insurance

Jason Jobe

jjobe@thompsoncoe.com

Self-Insurers and

Risk Managers

Timothy M. Thornton Jr.

tthornton@grayduffylaw.com

Staff Counsel

Neil F. McGuinness

nmcguinness@mc-atty.com

Toxic Torts and

Environmental Law

Poorad Razavi

prazavi@cohenmilstein.com

Women Trial Lawyers

Kellye C. Moore

kmoore@whgmlaw.com

Workers’ Compensation and

Employers’ Liability Law

Charity K. Lawrence

clawrence@spilmanlaw.com

SPECIAL STANDING

COMMITTEES

ABA/TIPS

Daina Bray

dbray@stanfordalumni.org

Loren D. Podwill

loren.podwill@bullivant.com

Administrative

Christopher Nolan

chris.nolan@hklaw.com

CLE Board

Michael J. Childers

michael.childers@jwu.edu

Communications

Book Publishing Board

Michael S. Beaver

mbeaver@hollandhart.com

Toni Scott Reed

tsreed@clarkhill.com

The Brief Editorial Board

Peter J. Biging

pbiging@goldbergsegalla.com

Tort Trial & Insurance

Practice Law Journal

Editorial Board

Andy Cao

andy.cao@akerman.com

TortSource Editorial Board

Mario S. Russo

marusso@mccarter.com

Content Management

and Member Services

Andy Cao

andy.cao@akerman.com

Diversity and Inclusion

Hasson Barnes

hassonb@hbarneslaw.com

Ethics and Professionalism

Marc A. Lapp

lappm1@nationwide.com

Finance

Deborah A. Smith

deborah.smith@lewisbrisbois.com

General Committee Board

Christine S. Davis

christine.davis@ameritrustgroup.com

Law in Public Service

Christine A. Forsythe

christine@forsythelawrm.com

Reign Karpe

reign.karpe.dqxo@statefarm.com

Long Range Planning

Mary Dohner Smith

mdohner@constangy.com

Meade W. Mitchell

meade.mitchell@butlersnow.com

Membership

Richard Vanderslice

rlv@vanderslicelaw.com

National Trial Academy

Richard W. Moreeld Jr.

r.moreeld@msblawkc.com

Outreach to Law Students

Marla Dickerson

mdickerson@sulc.edu

Outreach to Young Lawyers

Samuel Adam Segal

sam@segallawmass.com

Plaintiff’s Practice

Shannon M. Davis

shannondavis@davislegalpi.com

Revenue Enhancement

Amir Nassihi

anassihi@shb.com

Robert B. McKay FJE Advisory

Christopher Nolan

chris.nolan@hklaw.com

Robert B. McKay

Law Professor Awards

Joan E. Schaffner

jschaf@law.gwu.edu

Scholarship Fund Board

Akira Heshiki

akira.heshiki@standard.com

Scope and Correlation

Sandra J. Boyer

sandra.boyer@leguslaw.com

Michelle Worrall

michelle.worrall@coalitioninc.com

Section Conference

Victoria A. Alvarez

victoria.alvarez@troutman.com

Jordan Howlette

jordan@jdhowlettelaw.com

Christopher R. Ward

cward@clarkhill.com

Technology and New Media

Samuel Adam Segal

sam@segallawmass.com

TASK FORCES

Law Practice and Legal

Department Management

Akira Heshiki

akira.heshiki@standard.com

Tamara D. Tomomitsu

ttomomitsu@blg.com

Leadership Academy

Gary L. Gassman

ggassman@cozen.com

Loren D. Podwill

loren.podwill@bullivant.com

Referral and Business

Generation

Michael A. Vercher

mavercher@csattorneys.com

Megan M. Coluccio

megan.coluccio@bakersterchi.com

Solo and Small Firm

Christine A. Forsythe

christine@forsythelawrm.com

Wellness

Vincent Tong

vincent@tong-law.com

Officers and

Committee Chairs

2024–2025