Board of Directors
Officers & Executive Committee
James Patrick Shea
Chairman
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Las Vegas, NV
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.)
President
Oak Park, Ill.
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz
Immediate Past President
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Edward T. Gavin
President—Elect
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Wilmington, DE
Douglas E. Deutsch
Vice President—Education
Clifford Chance US LLP
New York, NY
Hon. Barbara J. Houser
Vice President—Research/Grants
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Tex.)
Dallas, TX
Robert P. Reynolds
Vice President—Development
Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC
Tuscaloosa, AL
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
Vice President—Communication & Information Technology
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.)
Chicago, IL
Alane A. Becket
Vice President—Publications
Becket & Lee, LLP
Malvern, PA
Annerose Tashiro
Vice President—International Affairs
Schultze & Braun
Achern, Germany
Hon. Kevin J. Carey
Vice President—Membership
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
Wilmington, DE
Michael L. Bernstein
Treasurer
Arnold & Porter LLP
Washington, DC
Hon. Dennis R. Dow
Secretary
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.)
Kansas City, MO
Jay M. Goffman
Executive Committee At Large
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY
Douglas L. Lutz
Executive Committee At Large
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cincinnati, OH
Damian S. Schaible
Executive Committee At Large
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
New York, NY
Hon. Michael A. Fagone
Executive Committee At Large
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine
Bangor, ME
Samuel J. Gerdano
Executive Director
Alexandria, VA
ABI Board Members
Derek C. Abbott
Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP
Wilmington, DE
Eric W. Anderson
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
Atlanta, GA
Martin R. Barash
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.)
Los Angeles, CA
Lisa G. Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
New York, NY
Jessica C.K. Boelter
Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL
Jason S. Brookner
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
Houston, TX
Kathryn A. Coleman
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
New York, NY
Hon. Daniel P. Collins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.)
Phoenix, AZ
Paul H. Deutch
Rust Omni
New York, NY
Hon. Mary Grace Diehl
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ga.)
Atlanta, GA
Lisa J. Donahue
AlixPartners LLP
New York, NY
Daniel F. Dooley
MorrisAnderson
Chicago, IL
Hon. Robert D. Drain
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. N.Y.)
White Plains, NY
Tinamarie Feil
BMC Group
New York, NY
Douglas M. Foley
McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond, VA
Jay M. Goffman
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY
Lisa Sommers Gretchko
Howard & Howard
Royal Oak, MI
Hon. Michelle M. Harner
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Md.)
Baltimore, MD
Hon. Bruce A. Harwood
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. N.H.)
Manchester, NH
William H. Henrich
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
New York, NY
Thomas Michael Horan
Shaw Fishman Glantz & Towbin LLC
Wilmington, DE
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.)
Miami, FL
Soneet R. Kapila
KapilaMukamal, LLP
Miami, FL
Eve H. Karasik
Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill
Los Angeles, CA
Teresa C. Kohl
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
David R. Kuney
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
Washington, DC
Richard S. Lauter
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Chicago, IL
Franklind Davis Lea
Tactical Financial Consulting, LLC
Alpharetta, GA
David P. Leibowitz
Lakelaw
Chicago, IL
Prof. Lois R. Lupica
University of Maine School of Law
Portland, ME
Douglas L. Lutz
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Cincinnati, OH
Mark M. Maloney
King & Spalding
Atlanta, GA
Jerry M. Markowitz
Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog P.A.
Miami, FL
Deidre A. McGuiness
Epiq Systems, Inc.
New York, NY
Nina M. Parker
Parker & Associates
Winchester, MA
James A. Peko
Grant Thornton LLP
Chicago, IL
Hon. Pamela Pepper
U.S. District Court (E.D. Wis.)
Milwaukee, WI
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
Diamond McCarthy LLP
Houston, TX
Patricia A. Redmond
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler,
Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Miami, FL
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Kelly Beaudin Stapleton
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Christopher A. Ward
Polsinelli
Wilmington, DE
R. Scott Williams
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell, PA.
Birmingham, AL
Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith
Holland & Hart LLP
Denver, CO
Board Committees
Communications & Info. Technology Committee:
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne (VP)
Eric W. Anderson
Jessica C.K. Boelter
Hon. Bruce A. Harwood
Thomas Michael Horan
Deirdre A. McGuinness
Development Committee:
Robert P. Reynolds (VP)
Richard S. Lauter
Jerry M. Markowitz
Bradley D. Sharp
Kelly Beaudin Stapleton
Christopher A. Ward
Finance Committee:
Michael L. Bernstein (Treasurer)
Daniel F. Dooley
Hon. Michael A. Fagone
William H. Henrich
Soneet R. Kapila
Teresa C. Kohl
International Committee:
Annerose Tashiro (VP)
Lisa J. Donahue
Hon. Robert D. Drain
Tinamarie Feil
Douglas M. Foley
Jay M. Goffman
Education Committee:
Douglas E. Deutsch (VP)
Derek C. Abbott
Martin R. Barash
Lisa G. Beckerman
Jason S. Brookner
Hon. Daniel P. Collins
Franklind Davis Lea
Douglas L. Lutz
Nina M. Parker
Hon. Pamela Pepper
Membership Committee:
Hon. Kevin J. Carey (VP)
Kathryn A. Coleman
Paul H. Deutch
Eve H. Karasik
David P. Leibowitz
Mark M. Maloney
James A. Peko
Damian S. Schaible
R. Scott Williams
Publications Committee:
Alane A. Becket (VP)
Hon. Dennis R. Dow
Lisa Sommers Gretchko
David R. Kuney
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
Patricia A. Redmond
Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith
Research Grant Committee:
Hon. Barbara J. Houser (VP)
Hon. Mary Grace Diehl
Hon. Michelle M. Harner
Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff
Prof. Lois R. Lupica