NATLE Committees and Task Forces

2020  2019  2018  2017  2016  2015

2020 Committees

Awards Committee

Awards Committee

Awards Committee

(Webinar) Education—Mastering the Art of Meetings

Pat Edelen, Publications Director, Kentucky Justice Association
Maresa T. Fawns, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Justice Association
Laurie Klimchock, Chief Operating Officer, Consumer Attorneys of California

Chairperson: Victoria Coolbaugh, Treasurer, Nevada Justice Association
Carolyn Donofrio, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association
Linda Langston, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association 
Larry Park, President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association 
Jason Porter, Ohio Association for Justice

Mentoring Program

Chairperson:  Carla M. Ferrucci, Minnesota Association for Justice

Scholarship Committee

Chairperson:  Laurie Klimchock, Consumer Attorneys of California
Valerie O'Brien, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Christine Sterkel, Oklahoma Association for Justice 

Sponsorships Committee 

Chairperson: Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association

2017 Committees

Associate Membership Project

Chairperson: Laurie Klimchock, Consumer Attorneys of California

Awards Committee

Chairperson: Victoria Coolbaugh, Treasurer, Nevada Justice Association
Carolyn Donofrio, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association
Linda Langston, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
Larry Park, President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association 
Jason Porter, Ohio Association for Justice
John Sadwith, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association

JRC Webinars

Chairperson:   Sara J. Schuett, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

Listserv Policy

Chairperson:  Ginger H. Avery, Alabama Association for Justice
Beth White, West Virginia Association for Justice
Linda Langston, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association 

Mentoring Program

Chairperson:  Carla M. Ferrucci, Minnesota Association for Justice

National Speaker Database Project

Chairperson: Tiffany W. McGee, Texas Trial Lawyers Association 

NATLE Meeting Value & Leaders Project

Chairperson: Stephen Pontoni, Michigan Association for Justice

Scholarship Committee

Chairperson:  Sara J. Schuett, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Laurie Klimchock, Consumer Attorneys of California
Christine Sterkel, Oklahoma Association for Justice

Sponsorships Committee 

Chairperson: Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association

2016 Committees

Awards Committee

Chairperson: Emily Hurt, Executive Director, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Jennifer Lauren Comer, Executive Director, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group
Megan Ejack, Development Director, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
Mike Limone, Manager of Member Services, New Jersey Association for Justice, Inc.
Christine Martin Sterkel, Executive Director,  Oklahoma Association for Justice

Nominating Committee

Lawrence Park, Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Ginger H. Avery, Executive Director, Alabama Association for Justice
Carolyn Donofrio, CAE, Executive Director, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Maresa Taylor Fawns, Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Justice Association
Jason T. Porter, Chief Operations Officer, Ohio Association for Justice
John Sadwith, Executive Director, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Al Smith, Montana Trial Lawyers Association 

Finance Committee

Chairperson: Tiffany W. McGee, Texas Trial Lawyers Association 
Beth Bernard, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Carolyn Donofrio, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association
Larry Park, New York State Trial Lawyers Association 
Jason Porter, Ohio Association for Justice
John Sadwith, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Marcia Shanor, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
Al Smith, Montana Trial Lawyers Association

Scholarship Committee

Chairperson: Jason Porter, Ohio Association for Justice
Laurie Klimchock, Consumer Attorneys of California
Sara J. Schuett, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

Sponsorships Committee 

Chairperson: Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association

2015 Committees

2015 Bylaws Committee

Chairperson: Larry Park, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
K. Holly Bennett, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Beth Bernard, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Juliette Bleeker, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Carolyn Donofrio, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Maresa Taylor Fawns, Kentucky Justice Association
Jack Harris, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Kent Hughes, TrialSmith
Linda Langston, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
Tiffany McGee, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Ashley Hodak Sullivan, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Dick Taylor, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Beth White, WV Assoc for Justice

2015 JRC/AAJ Committee

Chairperson: Maresa Taylor Fawns, Kentucky Justice Association
Beth Bernard, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Bill Clark, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Carolyn Donofrio, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
Matthew Hass, Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association
Debra Henley, Florida Justice Association
Suzanne Keith, Tennessee Association for Justice
Laurie Klimchock, Consumer Attorneys of California
Tiffany McGee, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
John Sadwith, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Larry Shannon, Washington State Association for Justice
Marcia Shanor, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association
Al Smith, Montana Trial Lawyers Association

2015 Membership Committee

Chairperson: Victoria Coolbaugh, Nevada Justice Association
Beth Bernard, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Chris Kelleher, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Amy Anderson, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Sheila Thomsen, Washington State Association for Justice
Patri Thompson, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Paul Dullea, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
Stacy Steen, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Stephen Pontoni, Michigan Association for Justice
Jeannie Brandstetter, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys