2025-2026 Committees
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Jason Wesoky, President-elect: Megan Matthews, Vice President: Nicole Quintana, Treasurer: Kevin Cheney, Secretary: Haley Rank, Immediate Past President: Sam Cannon
CTLA Members: Alana Anzalone, Loren Brown, Molly Greenblatt, Kari Jones Dulin, Ed Lomena, Porya Mansorian, Sarah McEahern, Susan Minamizono, Michael Nimmo, Haley Rank, Paige Singleton, Ross Ziev
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERM EXPIRING IN 2026: Alana Anzalone, R. Mack Babcock, Hanna Bledsoe, Brian Bradford, Laura Browne, R. Keith Fuicelli, Tim Galluzzi, Jordan Grosgebauer, Sandra Hagen, Claire Hunter, Allison Mahoney, Porya Mansorian, Francisco Martinez, Brian Matlin, Edison McDaniels III, Alessandra Morales, Lorraine Parker, Allison Pritchard, James Puga, Amy Rogers, Danielle Sandoval, Paige Singleton, Donald Slavik, and Ross Ziev
TERM EXPIRING IN 2027:
William Babich, J. Kyle Bachus, Raina Bayas, Timothy Bussey, Morgan Carroll, Courtney Clark, Sarah Freedman, Timothy Garvey, Nicole Greene, Kevin Hannon, K.C.Harpring, Joanna Hayoun, Karen Hen, Christopher Koupal, Edward Lomena, J.C. “Pit” Martin, Sarah McEahern, Jennifer Milne, Amanda Francis Owen, Kimberly Smith, Melanie Sulkin, Stephanie Tucker, Nelson Waneka, and Sean Watkins
Amicus Curiae Committee
Auto Litigation Committee
Contact Kelsey Hawkins at CTLA
Reviews requests for amicus assistance and decides which to accept; may provide necessary research and briefs to carry out the function of CTLA involvement as amicus. View the CTLA Amicus Committee for Acceptance of Requests Guidelines.
Co-Chairs: Paige Singleton and Ned Deakins
Assists auto litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Kyle Bachus, Jerry Bowman, Amanda Francis Owen and Steve Wahlberg
BLOCKBUSTER Seminar
This annual continuing legal education seminar is one of the most popular events on the CTLA calendar. This two-day program features high-profile speakers and draws more than 200 attorneys from across the state.
Co-Chairs: Alana Anzalone and Kevin Cheney
Case Assistance Committee
Develops, promotes, and maintains programs such as the listserve, the Resource Bank, and Case Assistance Roundtables. Reviews potential membership benefits offered by vendors. This committee oversees CTLA publications.
Co-Chairs: Marlo Greer, Ed Lomena, Nicole Quintana and Melanie Stuckey
Civil Rights Committee
Assists civil rights attorneys in working towards solutions to common problems.
Chair: Mari Newman
Commercial Practice Committee
Assists commercial litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Chair: James Fogg
Construction Defect Task Force Committee
Assists construction defect litigators in working toward solutions to common problems.
Chair: Mari Perczak
Inclusion Committee
Ensures full and equal participation and representation in the organization’s services, activities, policies, communications, and products by members of communities that historically have been underrepresented, and to promote diversity of gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, religion, and background more generally – within the organization and its leadership positions.
Chair: Alessandra Morales and Haley Rank
EAGLE Committee
Raises money to protect consumer rights and increase public safety through lobbying and outreach efforts.
Chair: Kevin Cheney
Employment Litigation Committee
Reviews proposed employment legislation to evaluate its impact on consumer and tort issues.
Chair: Clayton Wire
Insurance/Bad Faith Committee
Assists insurance/bad faith litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Jennifer Milne and Michael Rosenberg
Judiciary Committee
Finds ways to encourage members to apply for openings on Judicial Nominating Commissions or the bench. Helps evaluate judicial nominees in order to provide information to the governor.
Co-Chairs: Loren Brown, Kevin Cheney, and Azra Taslimi
Mass Torts Committee
Assists mass torts litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Sommer Luther and Aimee Wagstaff
Medical Malpractice Committee
Designed to help medical malpractice attorneys work towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Molly Greenblatt and Chris Koupal
Membership Committee
Develops membership retention and recruitment and examines services to be offered to the membership.
Chair: Haley Rank
New Lawyers Division
For members in practice ten years or less. Assists new lawyers in their practices and their involvement in CTLA.
Co-Chairs: Spencer Aitken, Brooke Haldeman, Karen Hen, Charles Mendez, Joanna Merrill, and Haley Rank
Premises Liability Committee
Assist those who take premises liability cases in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: William Babich, Christina Hagen and David Klibaner
Product Liability Committee
Assists product liability litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Tony Bolson, Anne Dieruf and George McLaughlin
Seminar Committee
Plans and implements CTLA’s seminar program. Recommends and recruits program chairs.
Co-Chairs: Brian Bradford, Greg Gold, Ben Lebsack, and Nicole Quintana
Trial Talk Magazine
CTLA’s bi-monthly magazine features articles and editorials to keep members current on the hottest legal topics and trial techniques. Consider writing an article for an upcoming issue of Trial Talk®. Review the Submission Guidelines.
Editor-in-Chief: Nicole Quintana
Trucking Safety Committee
Assists trucking litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Peter Anderson and Carlo Bonavita
Women Trial Lawyers Network
Promotes the participation of women in CTLA, aids in the advancement of women members into leadership positions and supplements the knowledge and experience of women by providing networking and educational opportunities.
Co-Chairs: Danielle Beem, Elizabeth Bonnett, Amy Rogers, and Kimberly Smith
Workers' Compensation Committee
Assists workers’ compensation litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: R. Mack Babcock and Stephanie Tucker
