NBA Officers and Directors

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John D. Kitch, President
Tom Sherrard, President-Elect
Hon. Randy Kennedy, First Vice President
Hon. Marietta Shipley, Second Vice President
Rebekah Shulman, Secretary
Bernadette Welch, Treasurer
Trace Blankenship, Assistant Treasurer
Gareth Aden, General Counsel

Rebecca Blair
C. Dewey Branstetter
Robert Boston

Dawn Deaner
Charles Grant
Barbara Holmes
Michele Johnson
Edward D. Lanquist, Jr.
John C. McLemore
Jeff Mobley

Patricia Head Moskal
Maria M. Salas

John Tarpley
Overton Thompson, III

Mandy Young

NBA Committee Chairs

Practice Committees:
Alternate Dispute Resolution: Kimberly Schreiber
Appellate Practice: Amy Farrar
Bankruptcy Court: Alisa Childers Peters
Business Transactions & Corporate Counsel:
Alexander Davie
Chancery & Circuit Court: Steele Clayton
Criminal Law & Criminal Justice: Daphne M. Davis
Domestic Relations: Kristen B. Amonette
Employment Law & Civil Rights: Sam Payne
Entertainment, Sports & Media Law: Coy Martin
Environmental: Christopher A. Bowles; Molly Devlin Loughney
Estate Planning: Blaine Holt Smith
Federal Court: Jessalyn Hershinger Zei; Tim Warnock
General Sessions Court: Worrick G. Robinson, IV
Government Lawyers: Lora Fox
Health Law: Matthew Scanlan; Mark Ison
Immigration Law: Chay Sengkhounmany; Sean Lewis
Intellectual Property Law: Jennifer Lynne Kovalcik; Andre J. Bahou
Juvenile Court: David R. Grimmett
Probate:
Peggy Mathes; Paul Gontarek
Real Estate Law:
John C. Rochford
Tax:
Todd Ervin

Service Committees:
Attorney Health & Wellness: Kay Caudle
Community Relations: Ross Pepper
---Candidate Evaluation: Margaret Overton Darby
---Legislative & Governmental Relations: as needed
---Lawyers Care: as needed
Continuing Legal Education: Karl D. Warden; Gino Bulso
CLE State Attorneys: Catherine A. Caster; Brian Carroll
Ethics & Professionalism:
Tom Lawless
Fee Disputes:
Elaine M. Youngblood
Historical:
Frank Grace, Jr.
---Memorial Service:
David Parker
---Oral History:
as needed
---Acquisitions:
as needed
---Preservation:
as needed
Lawyer Referral & Information Service:
Kim Thompson
Minority Opportunities: Michael G. Hoskins
Nashville Bar Journal:
Bill Ramsey
Nashville Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers:
Buddy Burnett
Sister Cities Committee:
Gail Vaughn Ashworth
Solo and Small Firm Committee: Matt Potempa; Maria A. Spear

 

Nashville Bar Foundation Trustees

Robert J. Mendes, President

Gail Vaughn Ashworth
Hon. Joe P. Binkley, Jr.
Jonathan Cole
Hon. Frank Drowota
William L. Harbison
Trey Harwell
Mattison C. Painter
Mary A. Parker
William T. Ramsey
John Tarpley
William H. Tate
R. Eddie Wayland
James L. Weatherly Jr.

Sheree C. Wright


NBA Young Lawyers Division Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs

President: Sara Reynolds
President-Elect: Robb Bigelow
Secretary:
Elizabeth Tipping
Treasurer:
Erin Palmer Polly
Immediate Past President:
Mary Taylor Gallagher

Events Director: Ryan Levy
Membership Director:
Becca Brinkley
Professional Development Director: Justin McNaughton
Public Service Director: Lauren Paxton Roberts

NBA YLD Membership Committees:
Recruitment Committee:
Colleen Sweeney
ABA Liaison on/TBA Liaison on:
Colleen Sweeney
NBA/YLD Fellows: Josh Helton
Law Student Membership: Patrick Witherington

NBA YLD Professional Development Committees:
CLE Committee: Matt Thompson
Quality of Life Committee: Mary Beth Thomas
OYEZ! Newsletter: Jonathan Richardson; Justin McNaughton
Publicity: 
Justin McNaughton

NBA YLD Events Committees:
Social Committee:
Ryan Levy; Claudia Levy
Carbolic Smoke Ball: Elizabeth Tipping; Robb Bigelow
Race Judicata:
Allison LaRue; Erin Palmer; Becca Brinkley

NBA YLD Public Service Committees:
Mock Trial Committee:
Matt Cox ; Becca Barnett
Homeless Committee:
John Mueller; Joel Eckert
Community Outreach:
Sarmila Murthy
Law Week Committee: Tyler Middleton

 

NBA Staff

Gigi WoodruffGigi Woodruff :
Executive Director
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: gigi.woodruff@nashvillebar.org

Traci HollandsworkTraci Hollandsworth:
Programs & Events Coordinator

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org

Nikki GrayNikki Gray:
Communications Director

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: nikki.gray@nashvillebar.org

Tina AshfordTina Ashford:
Communications Coordinator

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: tina.ashford@nashvillebar.org

Susan BlairSusan Blair:
Director of CLE

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: susan.blair@nashvillebar.org

Judy PhillipsJudy Phillips:
CLE Coordinator

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: judy.phillips@nashvillebar.org


Malinda MoseleyMalinda Moseley:
CLE Coordinator - part time
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: malinda.moseley@nashvillebar.org

Shirley ClayShirley Clay:
Finance Coordinator

Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: shirley.clay@nashvillebar.org

Wendy CozbyWendy Cozby:
LRIS Coordinator
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: wendy.cozby@nashvillebar.org

Vicki ShouldersVicki Shoulders:
Office/Membership Coordinator
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: vicki.shoulders@nashvillebar.org