The NBA Offices are located at 315 Union Street, Suite 800 Nashville, TN 37201. You may call
615-242-9272 to reach any NBA staff member. To e-mail a staff member, click on the highlighted name.
Gigi A. Woodruff, Executive Director
Traci Hollandsworth, Programs & Events Coordinator
Nikki Gray, Communications Director
Tina Ashford, Communications Coordinator
Susan Blair, Director of Continuing Legal Education
Judy Phillips,Continuing Legal Education Coordinator
Kathy Carver, Finance Coordinator
Wendy Cozby, Legal Referral and Information Service Coordinator
Vicki Shoulders, Office Manager/Membership Coordinator
NBA Officers and Directors
Hypertext links are provided for officers and directors who have available e-mail addresses, click on the highlighted name.
Trey Harwell, President
Jonathan Cole, President-Elect
Hon. Angelita Blackshear Dalton, First Vice President
Michael Catalano, Second Vice President
Laura Smith Tidwell, Secretary
Richard Littlehale, Treasurer
Patricia Eastwood, Assistant Treasurer
Anne Arney
Martha Boyd
Ana Escobar
Stacey Garrett
John J. Griffin, Jr.
Leesa Hinson
John D. Kitch
Bob Mendes
Barbara J. Perutelli
Tracy Shaw
Emily A. Shouse
Michael D. Sontag
Jim Weatherly
Edward Yarbrough
NBA Committee Chairs
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Practice Committees:
Alternate Dispute Resolution: Leigh Ann Roberts
Appellate Practice: Amy Farrar ; Lisa Helton
Bankruptcy Court: Elizabeth Parrott
Chancery & Circuit Court: Colin Carnahan
Corporate & Commercial Counsel: Eric Schultenover
Corporate Counsel: Scott Craddock
Criminal Law & Criminal Justice: Rob McGuire
Domestic Relations: Jay Drescher
Employment Law & Civil Rights: David L. Johnson; Sam Payne
Entertainment & Sports Law: Suzanne Kessler
Environmental: John P. "Jay" Long Jr.
Estate Planning: Jay Cloud
Federal Court: Joe Kelly
General Sessions Court: John P. "Jack" Brown, III
Government Lawyers: Cathy Caster
Health Law: Will Wright
Immigration Law: Elliott Ozment
Intellectual Property Law: Scott Thomas
Juvenile Court: Susie McGowan
Media Law: Ron Harris
Probate Court: Paul Gontarek
Real Estate Law: Rusty L. Moore; John C. Rockford
Tax: R. Todd Ervin
Service Committees:
Attorney Health & Wellness: Mark Westlake
Candidate Evaluation: Lora Barkenbus Fox
Community Relations: J. Ross Pepper
Continuing Legal Education: Gino Bulso
Ethics & Professionalism: Tom Lawless
Fee Disputes: Elaine M. Youngblood
Historical: Chris Norris
Lawyer Referral & Information Service: Jim Todd
Legislative & Governmental Rela: Peter B. Halverstadt
Medico-Legal: Sara F. Reynolds
Member Benefits and Sponsorships: Jane Cates Harrison
Minority Opportunities: Ron Small
Nashville Bar Foundation: Matt Painter
Nashville Bar Journal: Bill Ramsey
Nashville Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: Buddy Burnett
Sister Cities Committee: Steve Cobb; Malcolm L. McCune
Unauthorized Practice: John Chambers
Nashville Bar Foundation Trustees
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Mattison C. Painter, President
William L. Harbison
Robert M. Holland, Jr.
Mary A. Parker
William H. Tate
James L. Weatherly Jr.
Gail Vaughn Ashworth
John Tarpley
William T. Ramsey
NBA Young Lawyers Division Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs
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President: Rob Baker
President-Elect: Phil Walker
Secretary: Mary Taylor Gallagher
Treasurer: Sara Reynolds
Immediate Past President: Emily Shouse
Events Director: Nicole Paulk
Membership Director: Michael Collier
Professional Development Director: Emily Plotkin
Public Service Director: Christopher Coleman
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 Richardson
Carbolic Smoke Ball: Elizabeth Tipping; Robb Bigelow
Race Judicata: Allison LaRue; Erin Palmer; Becca Brinkley
NBA YLD Public Service Committees:
Mock Trial Committee: Kimberly G. Silvus; Brian Neal
Homeless Committee: John Mueller; Joel Eckert
Community Outreach: Sarmila Murthy
Law Week Committee: Tyler Middleton
