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 Woodruff
:
Executive Director
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: gigi.woodruff@nashvillebar.org
Traci Hollandsworth:
Programs & Events Coordinator
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: traci.hollandsworth@nashvillebar.org
Nikki Gray:
Communications Director
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: nikki.gray@nashvillebar.org
Tina Ashford:
Communications Coordinator
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: tina.ashford@nashvillebar.org
Susan Blair:
Director of CLE
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: susan.blair@nashvillebar.org
Judy Phillips:
CLE Coordinator
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: judy.phillips@nashvillebar.org
Malinda Moseley:CLE Coordinator - part time
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: malinda.moseley@nashvillebar.org
Shirley Clay:
Finance Coordinator
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: shirley.clay@nashvillebar.org
Wendy Cozby:
LRIS Coordinator
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: wendy.cozby@nashvillebar.org
Vicki Shoulders:
Office/Membership Coordinator
Telephone:615-242-9272
FAX:615-255-3026
E-mail: vicki.shoulders@nashvillebar.org
