Board of Directors
Officers & Executive Committee
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz
Chairman
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Edward T. Gavin
President
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Wilmington, DE
Hon. Eugene R. Wedoff (ret.)
Immediate Past President
Oak Park, Ill.
Alane A. Becket
President—Elect
Becket & Lee, LLP
Malvern, PA
Douglas E. Deutsch
Vice President—Education
Clifford Chance US LLP
New York, NY
Lisa Sommers Gretchko
Vice President—Publications
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
Royal Oak, MI
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. Kevin J. Carey
Vice President—Membership
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Del.)
Wilmington, DE
Annerose Tashiro
Vice President—International Affairs
Schultze & Braun
Achern, Germany
Thomas M. Horan
Vice President—Communication & Information Technology
Fox Rothschild LLP
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
Hon. Martin R. Barash
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. Cal.)
Woodland Hills , CA
Lisa G. Beckerman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
New York, NY
Steven M. Berman
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Tampa, FL
Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Cal.)
San Francisco, CA
Jessica C.K. Boelter
Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL
Jason S. Brookner
Gray Reed & McGraw LLP
Dallas, TX
Kathryn A. Coleman
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
New York, NY
Hon. Daniel P. Collins
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (D. Ariz.)
Phoenix, AZ
Kelly Beaudin Conlan
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
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
Washington, D.C.
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
Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D. Fla.)
Miami, FL
Soneet R. Kapila
KapilaMukamal, LLP
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Eve H. Karasik
Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Brill
Los Angeles, CA
Teresa C. Kohl
SSG Capital Advisors, LLC
West Conshohocken, PA
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
Stephen D. Lerner
Squire Patton Boggs
Cincinnati, OH
Prof. Lois R. Lupica
University of Maine School of Law
Portland, ME
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
New York, NY
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
Diamond McCarthy LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Jeffrey M. Reisner
Irell & Manella LLP
Newport Beach, CA
Bradley D. Sharp
Development Specialists, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (N.D. Ill.)
Chicago, IL
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:
Thomas M. Horan (VP)
Eric W. Anderson
Jessica C.K. Boelter
Hon. Bruce A. Harwood
Deirdre A. McGuinness
Hon. Deborah L. Thorne
Development Committee:
Robert P. Reynolds (VP)
Steven M. Berman
Richard S. Lauter
Jerry M. Markowitz
Bradley D. Sharp
Christopher A. Ward
Finance Committee:
Michael L. Bernstein (Treasurer)
Kelly Beaudin Conlan
Daniel F. Dooley
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
Stephen D. Lerner
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
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
Jeffrey M. Reisner
Damian S. Schaible
R. Scott Williams
Publications Committee:
Lisa Sommers Gretchko (VP)
Hon. Hannah L. Blumenstiel
Hon. Dennis R. Dow
Hon. Michael A. Fagone
David R. Kuney
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
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