OFFICERS:
President
Emily A. Shouse, Waddey & Patterson
1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
eas@iplawgroup.com
Immediate Past President
Larry “Rocky” McElhaney II, Rocky McElhaney Law Firm
213 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 425-2500
(615) 425-2501 Fax
rocky@rockylawfirm.com
President-Elect
Rob Baker, Gladstone Baker Kelley
1227 17th Avenue S
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 329-0900
(615) 329-2148 Fax
rbaker@rowlawyers.com
Secretary
W. Scott Rose, MGLAW
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 1475
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 846-9021
(615) 574-6021 Fax
wsr@mglaw.net
Treasurer
Phil Walker, Waddey & Patterson
1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
pew@iplawgroup.com
DIRECTORS:
Events Director
Keltie Peay
1525 Ferguson Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 480-4297
keltiepeay@hotmail.com
Membership Director
Mary Taylor Gallagher, Gullett, Sandford, Robinson & Martin
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 1100
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-4994
(615) 256-6339 Fax
mtgallagher@gsrm.com
Professional Development Director
Mark Chalos, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 1650
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-9000
(615) 313-9965 Fax
mchalos@lchb.com
Public Service Director
Sara Reynolds, Walker, Tipps & Malone
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-6024
(615) 313-6001 Fax
sreynolds@walkertipps.com
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES
Maintaining YLD membership through communication, retention, recruitment and providing group benefits.
Recruitment
Nicole Paulk, Chancery Court Part IV
One Public Square, Suite 411
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 880-3421
(615) 880-3425 Fax
nicolerpaulk@jis.nashville.org
Colleen Sweeney, Stewart, Estes & Donnell
424 Church Street, Suite 1401
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 620-1721
(615) 256-8386 Fax
csweeney@sedlaw.com
ABA Liaison/TBA Liaison
Candice Reed, Counsel On Call
112 Westwood Place, Suite 350
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 467-2388
(615) 467-2391 Fax
candice.reed@counseloncall.com
NBA/YLD Fellows
Josh Helton, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
211 Commerce Street, Suite 1000
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 726-5632
(615) 744-5632 Fax
jhelton@bakerdonelson.com
Law Student Membership
Dennis Núñez, Waddey & Patterson
1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
dhn@iplawgroup.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES
Ensuring that our members continue to grow professionally through their involvement with the YLD.
CLE
Michael Collier, Bass, Berry & Sims
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37238
(615) 742-7904
(615) 248-8785 Fax
mcollier@bassberry.com
Matt Thompson, Bass, Berry & Sims
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37238
(615) 742-7700
(615) 248-4145 Fax
mthompson@bassberry.com
Quality of Life
Emily Plotkin, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
211 Commerce Street, Suite 1000
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 726-5614
(615) 744-5761 Fax
eplotkin@bakerdonelson.com
Chamise Sibert, Counsel On Call, Inc.
112 Westwood Place, Suite 350
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 467-2388
(615) 467-2391 Fax
chamise.sibert@counseloncall.com
OYEZ!
Jonathan Richardson, Smith Hirsch Blackshear
1 Vantage Way, Suite B-105
Nashville, Tennessee 37228
(615) 242-5003
(615) 244-5031 Fax
jrichardson@shbhlawfirm.com
Andy Thomson, Waddey & Patterson
1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
at@iplawgroup.com
Publicity
Justin McNaughton, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis
511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 850-8874
(615) 244-6804 Fax
justin.mcnaughton@wallerlaw.com
EVENTS COMMITTEES
Coordinating opportunities for lawyers to gather in a collegial environment.
Social
Ryan Levy, Waddey & Patterson
1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
rdl@iplawgroup.com
Claudia Richardson, Counsel On Call
112 Westwood Place, Suite 350
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 467-2388
(615) 467-2391 Fax
claudia.richardson@counseloncall.com
Carbolic Smoke Ball
Elizabeth Tipping, Neal & Harwell
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2000
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-1713
(615) 726-0573 Fax
etipping@nealharwell.com
Robb Bigelow, Stewart, Estes & Donnell
424 Church Street, Suite 1401
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-6538
(615) 256-8386 Fax
rbigelow@sedlaw.com
Race Judicata
Allison LaRue, Spicer, Flynn & Rudstrom
Bank of America Plaza
414 Union Street, Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 259-9080
(615) 259-1522 Fax
alr@sfrlaw.com
Erin Palmer, Walker, Tipps & Malone
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-6013
(615) 313-6001 Fax
epalmer@walkertipps.com
Cynthia Parson, Neal & Harwell
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2000
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-1713
(615) 726-0573 Fax
cparson@nealharwell.com
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEES
Serving the community by providing services that only we as lawyers can furnish.
Mock Trial
Patrick Witherington, Howell & Fisher
300 James Robertson Parkway, 3rd Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37201-1107
(615) 244-3370
(615) 244-3518 Fax
pwitherington@howell-fisher.com
Kimberly G. Silvus, Gideon & Wiseman
1100 Noel Place
200 Fourth Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-2144
(615) 254-0400
(615) 254-0459 Fax
kimberly@gideonwiseman.com
Homeless
John Mueller, Smythe & Puryear
144 Second Avenue North, Suite 333
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 255-4849
(615) 255-4855 Fax
jmueller@smythepuryear.com
Jessica Dinan, Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry
1600 Division Street, Suite 700
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 252-4639
(615) 252-4709 Fax
jdinan@boultcummings.com
Community Outreach
Courtney Gilmer, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
211 Commerce Street, Suite 1000
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 726-5747
(615) 744-5761 Fax
cgilmer@bakerdonelson.com
Christopher Coleman, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 1650
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-9000
(615) 313-9965 Fax
ccoleman@lchb.com
Law Week
Brian Neal, Frost Brown Todd
424 Church Street, Suite 1600
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 251-5574
(615) 251-5551 Fax
bneal@fbtlaw.com
Tyler Middleton, Gladstone Baker Kelley
1227 17th Avenue S
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 329-0900
(615) 329-2148 Fax
tmiddleton@rowlawyers.com
