Committees
2023-2024 Committees
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Kari Jones Dulin, President-elect: Sam Cannon, Vice President: Jason Wesoky, Secretary: Megan Matthews, Treasurer: Nicole Quintana, Immediate Past President: Thomas Neville
CTLA Members: Alana Anzalone, Kevin Cheney, Amanda Francis Owen, Molly Greenblatt, Michael Kane, Ben Lebsack, Bradley Levin, Ed Lomena, Sommer Luther, Susan Minamizono, and Jim Puga
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERM EXPIRING IN 2024: Alana Anzalone, Dustin Bergman, Jacob Burg, Kevin Cheney, Anne Dieruf, Keith Fuicelli, Melissa Hailey, Marc Harden, Ben Lebsack, Robyn Levine, Alessandra Morales, Kaitlin Nares, Mari Newman, Jennifer O’Connell, Lorraine Parker, Allison Pritchard, James Puga, Nicole Quintana, Amy Rogers, Tom Tomazin, Zach Warzel, David Woodruff, Kurt Zaner
TERM EXPIRING IN 2025: William Babich, J. Kyle Bachus, Danielle Beem, Karen Blau, Nelson Boyle, Morgan Carroll, Amanda Francis Owen, Gregory Gold, K.C. Harpring, Alyssa Hill, Edward Hopkins, Edward Lomena, J.C. (Pit) Martin, Jennifer Milne, Claire Poundstone, Haley Rank, Ben Rose, Kimberly Smith, Melanie Sulkin, Julia Thompson, Stephanie Tucker, Lauren Varner, Stephen Wahlberg
Amicus Curiae Committee
Auto Litigation Committee
Contact Alyssa Davenport 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: Jessica Schlatter and Paige Singleton
Assists auto litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Kyle Bachus, 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: Hanna Bledsoe, Jennifer O’Connell, Lauren Varner and Ross Ziev
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: Sam Cannon, Dustin Bergman, Marlo Greer, Ed Lomena, 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
Diversity 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.
Co-Chair: Megan Matthews and Alessandra Morales
EAGLE Committee
Raises money to protect consumer rights and increase public safety through lobbying and outreach efforts.
Chair: Nicole Quintana
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 David Woodruff
Membership Committee
Develops membership retention and recruitment and examines services to be offered to the membership.
Chair: Megan Matthews
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, Karen Blau, 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, Liz Hart and David Klibaner
Product Liability Committee
Assists product liability litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: Anne Dieruf and George McLaughlin
Seminar Committee
Plans and implements CTLA’s seminar program. Recommends and recruits program chairs.
Co-Chairs: Sam Cannon, Greg Gold, and Ben Lebsack,
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 Litigation 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: Alana Anzalone, Danielle Beem, Devon Neill and Amy Rogers
Workers' Compensation Committee
Assists workers’ compensation litigators in working towards solutions to common problems.
Co-Chairs: R. Mack Babcock and Stephanie Tucker
