EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee consists of the President, President-Elect, Vice President, Dean, Secretary-Treasurer, Secretary of International Relations, most recent two Past Presidents, Chair of the Admissions Committee, and Chair of the State, Province, and Country Chairs Committee.
Between meetings of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee conducts the business and affairs of the Academy, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Kathleen Flynn Peterson
President
Karen Burgess
President-Elect
Joe H. Tucker, Jr.
Vice President
James Roy
Dean
Brian Gover
Secretary – Treasurer
Craig Peters
Secretary of International Relations
Thomas Edwards
State, Province, and Country Chairs Committee Chair
Gregory Wells
Admissions Committee Chair
Paul Sreenan
Past President
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
The role of the IATL Admissions Committee is to properly vet candidates who have been recommended for admission into the Academy. The committee considers nominees and passes qualified candidates to the Board of Directors for final approval.
Chair:
Gregory Wells (MD)
Secretary of International Relations:
Craig Peters (CA)
Class I Members:
Jan Woodward Fox (TX)
Christine Spagnoli (CA)
Kaveh Shahi (VT)
Class II Members:
James Wyatt (NC)
Melody Piazza (AR)
John (Jack) Scarola (FL)
Jan Little (CA)
Class III Members:
Kalpana Srinivasan (CA)
Dan Iracki (FL)
Pete Law (GA)
Randi McGinn (NM)
Michael Guerra (TX)
International Fellow:
Alexander De Zordo (Quebec)
Michael Collins (Dublin)
STATE, PROVINCE AND COUNTRY CHAIRS COMMITTEE
The State, Province, and Country Chairs Committee is primarily responsible for identifying exceptionally qualified prospective Fellows from each state in the United States, and from other countries (including provinces within such other countries), for consideration as IATL Fellows and International Fellows. They work closely with the Admissions Committee in gathering necessary information for candidate consideration.
Alabama
LaBella McCallum
Lucy Tufts
Douglas Brent Baker
Alaska
W. Michael Moody
Arizona
Ted Schmidt
Kathleen L. Weineke
John Micheaels
Arkansas
Robert Jones, III
Melody Piazza
California
David Casey, Jr.
Robert Finnerty
Michael Gless
R. Parker White
Jan Little
Colorado
Kevin Kuhn
Jane Micheaels
Connecticut
William Clendenen
John Houlihan
Richard Meehan
Delaware
James Green, Sr.
District of Columbia
Patrick Malone
Patrick Regan
Florida
Howard Coker
Stuart Grossman
Thomas Edwards
Fred Cunningham
Michael Haggard
Georgia
Harold Daniel, Jr.
Adam Malone
Hawaii
Mark Davis
Idaho
Illinois
Craig Mannarino
Todd Smith
Bradley Cosgrove
Indiana
Michael Stapleton
Iowa
David Brown
Kansas
James Bartimus
Craig Shultz
Kentucky
Douglass Farnsley
John Phillips
Louisiana
James Roy
Patrick Juneau
Russ Herman
Maine
Martha Gaythwaite
Maryland
Gregory Wells
Massachusetts
Michael DeMarco
Francis Dibble
Thomas Hoopes
Michigan
David Christensen
Daniel Scully
Minnesota
Brandon Thompson
Theresa Bevilacqua
Mississippi
William Gage
Missouri
Rob Adams
Kent Emison
James Wyrsch
Don Downing
Montana
A. Clifford Edwards
Nebraska
Brien Welch
Nevada
J. Bruce Alverson
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rosemary Alito
Michael Griffinger
William Tambussi
New Mexico
Joe McClaugherty
C.L Mike Schmidt
New York
Terrence Connors
James Kreindler
James Quinn
North Carolina
Donald Strickland
James Wyatt
North Dakota
David Bossart
Ohio
James Arnold
Oklahoma
Joe White
Larry Ottaway
Oregon
Stephen English
Pennsylvania
Steve Bizar
Thomas Birsic
Mark Tanner
Andrew Duffy
Rhode Island
Marc Desisto
South Carolina
Jack Swerling
South Dakota
Ed Evans
Tennessee
Sidney Gilreath
F. Dulin Kelly
Gary Smith
Texas
Francis Scott Baldwin, Jr.
Curtis Fenley, III
Utah
Richard Burbidge
Colin King
Vermont
David Cleary
Robert Hemley
David J. Williams
Virginia
Jason Konvicka
Washington
Anne Bremner
James Rogers
West Virginia
David Hendrickson
Wisconsin
Brandon Thompson
Wyoming
Kim Cannon
Canada
Chris Paliare
Arthur Vertlieb
Germany
Peter Urwantschky
Ireland
Eoin McCullough
Northern Ireland
Michael Stitt QC
United Kingdom
Jacqueline A. Perry
At-Large Members
John Gilligan
Robert Henderson
Daniel Sherry
Terry Tottenham
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Budget and Finance Committee studies and supervises the finances of the Academy, including the sources and adequacy of income and expenditures. They prepare and present an annual line by line budget of projected income and expenditures for the ensuing year to the Board of Directors which, once approved, governs all Officers, Board of Directors, and Fellows.
Chair:
Francis Dibble, Jr. (MA)
Secretary-Treasurer:
Brian Gover (Ontario)
Past Secretary-Treasurer:
Joe H. Tucker, Jr. (PA)
Class I Members:
Wylie Aitken (CA)
Sean Domnick (FL)
Craig Peters (CA)
Michael DeMarco (MA)
Class II Members:
F. Gregory Barnhart (FL)
Fred Cunningham (FL)
Todd Smith (IL)
Class III Members:
Art Vertlieb (Canada)
Deborah Barbier (SC)
Michelle Awad (Canada)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The International Relations Committee is chaired by the Secretary of International Relations. Members of the committee assist to develop and engage in the Academy’s international initiatives and supports the sponsorship of international candidates.
The committee also assists with recommending distinguished international speakers for Annual and Mid-Year Meetings, including experts in international law subject matter and all other fields.
Secretary of International Relations:
Craig Peters (CA)
Vice Chair:
Sean Domnick (FL)
Class I Members:
Horacio Roitman (Argentina)
Gary Smith (TN)
Rosemary Alito (NJ)
Cathleen Compton (AR)
David Barnville (Ireland)
Class II Members:
Charla Aldous (TX)
Dan Iracki (FL)
Brian Kennedy (Ireland)
Antoinette Collignon (Netherlands)
Mark Mulholland (Ireland)
Class III Members:
Kathy Patrick (TX)
Ireland Program:
George Haley (Ireland)
At-Large Members:
Michael Collins (Ireland)
Gordon Capern (Ontario)
International Collaborative Co-Chairs:
Roberta Pichini (PA)
Joseph Matthews (FL)
Linda Rothstein (Ontario)
Rule of Law Education & Advocacy Program
The purpose of the Rule of Law Education & Advocacy Program is to assemble and make available core educational material on the Rule of Law that can be used by Fellows and spouses as a resource for advancing the Rule of Law in schools, universities, public debate, etc.
This committee will also identify and secure high profile speakers on the Rule of Law for our Annual Meetings beginning in 2024.
Chair:
Roman Silberfeld (CA)
Class I Members:
Philip Gregory (CA)
Ricky Raven (TX)
Debra Pole (CA)
Class II Members:
George Haley (UT)
Ted A. Schmidt (AZ)
Joe H. Tucker, Jr. (PA)
Rahul Ravipudi (CA)
Gregory Wells (MD)
Class III Members:
A. Clifford Edwards (MT)
J. Mark White (AL)
Doris Cheng (CA)
Michelle Award (Ontario)
Kaveh Shahi (VT)