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NBA/YLD BOARD DIRECTORY 2009-2010
“Service to the Community, Service to the Profession”



OFFICERS:

President
Phil Walker, Waddey & Patterson

1600 Division Street, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 242-2400
(615) 242-2221 Fax
pew@iplawgroup.com

Immediate Past President
Rob Baker, Baker & Kelley, PLLC

1227 17th Avenue S
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 329-0900
(615) 329-2148 Fax
rbaker@rowlawyers.com


President-Elect
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


Secretary
Erin Palmer Polly
, Walker, Tipps & Malone

2300 One Nashville Place
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-6013
(615) 313-6001 Fax
epolly@walkertipps.com


Treasurer
Sara Reynolds,
Walker, Tipps & Malone

150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-6000
(615) 313-6001 Fax
sreynolds@walkertipps.com



DIRECTORS:

Events Director
Nicole Paulk, Chancery Court Part IV

One Public Square, Suite 41 1
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 880-3421
(615) 880-3425 Fax
nicolerpaulk@jis.nashville.org


Membership Director
Elizabeth Tipping, Neal & Harwell

150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2000
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-1713
(615) 726-0573 Fax
etipping@nealharwell.com


Professional Development Director
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


Public Service Director
Christopher Coleman,
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 1650
Nashville, Tennessee 372 19
(615) 313-9000
(615) 313-9965 Fax
ccoleman@lchb.com



MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES
Maintaining YLD membership through communication, retention, recruitment and providing group benefits.

Recruitment
Lauren Paxton-Roberts, Stites & Harbison, PLLC

401 Commerce Street, Suite 800
Nashville, Tennessee 372 19-2376
(615) 782-2284
(615) 742-0729 Fax
lauren.roberts@stites.com


ABA Liaison/TBA Liaison
Colleen Sweeney, Dickinson Wright PLLC

424 Church Street, Suite 1401
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-6538
(615) 256-8386 Fax
csweeney@dickinson-wright.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
jhelton12@gmail.com


Law Student Membership
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


Napier-Looby Liaison
Jonathan Richardson, Smith Hirsch Blackshear

1 Vantage Way, Suite B-105
Nashville, Tennessee 37228
(615) 242-5003
(615) 244-5031 Fax
jrichardson@shbhlawfirm.com



PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES
Ensuring that our members continue to grow professionally through their involvement with the YLD.

CLE
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
Mary Beth Thomas,
Waller, Landsen, Dortch & Davis

511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-6380
(615) 244-6804 Fax
marybeth.thomas@wallerlaw.com


OYEZ!
Jonathan Richardson, Smith Hirsch Blackshear

1 Vantage Way, Suite B-105
Nashville, Tennessee 37228
(615) 242-5003
(615) 244-5031 Fax
jrichardson@smithhirschlaw.com


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


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

YLD/TNVLA
Tyler Middleton, Baker & Kelley, PLLC

1227 17th Avenue South
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
(615) 329-0900
(615) 329-2148 Fax
tmiddleton@rowlawyers.com


Carbolic Smoke Ball
Robb Bigelow, Dickinson Wright PLLC

424 Church Street, Suite 1401
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-6538
(615) 256-8386 Fax
rbigelow@dickinson-wright.com


Elizabeth Tipping, Neal & Harwell

150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2000
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 244-1713
(615) 726-0573 Fax
etipping@nealharwell.com



PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEES
Serving the community by providing services that only we as lawyers can furnish.


Mock Trial
Kimberly Silvus, Gideon & Wiseman

200 Fourth Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-2144
(615) 254-0400
(615) 254-0459 Fax
kimberly@gideonwiseman.com


Brian Neal, Frost Brown Todd

424 Church Street, Suite 1600
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 251-5574
(615) 251-5551 Fax
bneal@fbtlaw.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


Joel Eckert, Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC

1600 Division Street, Suite 700
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
(615) 252-4639
(615) 252-4709 Fax
jeckert@boultcummings.com


Community Outreach
Sharmila Murthy,
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 1 650
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-9000 x3521
(615) 313-9965 Fax
smurthy@lchb.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 Polly, Walker, Tipps & Malone

2300 One Nashville Place
150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 2300
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 313-6013
(615) 313-6001 Fax
epolly@walkertipps.com


Becca Brinkley, Waller, Landsen, Dortch & Davis

511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 850-8069
(615) 244-6804 Fax
becca.brinkley@wallerlaw.com




 
 
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