President Chris L. Newbold is Executive Vice President of ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ professional liability insurance, where he oversees business development, sales strategy and is ALPS’ chief liaison into the bar association. Additionally, Chris is a recognized strategic planning facilitator in the bar association and bar foundation worlds, a leader in…
President- Elect Heidi Alexander is Massachusetts’ first Director of the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Before assuming that role, Heidi served as the Deputy Director of Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and led its Law Office Management Assistance Program, practiced law at a small firm in Boston, and clerked for a Justice on the…
Immediate Past President Bree Buchanan is founding co-chair of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-being and is a co-author of its groundbreaking 2017 report, The Path to Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change. In December 2020, she was appointed Board President of the newly formed Institute for Well-being in Law, a new nonprofit dedicated…
Secretary Owner / Principal, RavenWork Consulting & Executive Coaching, Portland, OR Denise Gaskin, Ph.D., PCC is a seasoned executive coach, culture and change management advisor who helps individuals and firms achieve specific, measurable goals. Denise’s world class solutions help organizations identify, measure, and connect culture and health to a stronger and healthier bottom line. Denise…
Treasurer Robin Wolpert is an accomplished appellate practitioner, business litigator, and white-collar criminal defense attorney at Sapientia Law Group in Minneapolis. Her 20-year career began in BigLaw, and she went on to serve as a prosecutor and Senior Counsel of Compliance & Business Conduct at 3M. Robin uses her unique blend of government, private-sector, and…
VP of Fund Development John Mudd presently serves as the executive director and acting general counsel of the State Bar of Montana. Prior to joining the bar in 2018, John was the director of development and alumni relations for seven years at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana. John…
VP of Programming Anne is a former equity partner at Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP and the founder of Aspire, an education and consulting firm for the legal profession. Anne is the past Chair of the ABA Law Practice Division’s Attorney Well-Being Committee and was the Editor-in-Chief and co-author of the 2017 report of the…
VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Following his 2006 retirement as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Commissioner,Lindsey D. Draper oversaw Wisconsin’s adherence to the mandates of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) as the state’s Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator and Compliance Monitor until his retirement in 2014. Draper previously served as Chair of…
VP of Research and Scholarship Dr. Matthew Thiese’s research focuses on the overlap between a person’s job and their health. This includes everything from musculoskeletal disorders like Low Back Pain or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, to motor vehicle crashes, to COVID-19, to mental well-being. He is interested in identification of potential risk factors, interventions to prevent injury…
VP of Policy Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program, Executive Director, Topeka, KS Danielle Hall has served as the Executive Director for the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program since December 2019. Prior to her appointment, Danielle served as a Deputy Disciplinary Administrator for the State of Kansas where she investigated and prosecuted disciplinary cases before the Kansas Supreme Court, assisted…
At Large Director Hispanic National Bar Association–Co-Chair Los Angeles, CA Raul Ayala is the collaborative courts supervising attorney for the Federal Public Defender’s Office in the Central District of California. As such, he has been assigned as the lead deputy federal public defender for each of the Conviction and Sentence Alternatives (CASA) Program courts—two in…
At Large Director Professor, Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA Professor Shailini George teaches legal writing, and her scholarship focuses in the areas of lawyer well-being, mindfulness, and the cognitive science of learning. She is the author of The Law Student’s Guide to Doing Well and Being Well (Carolina Academic Press), as well as the co-author…
At Large Director State Bar of Georgia Wellness Committee–Chair, Atlanta, GA Javoyne Hicks serves as chair of the State Bar of Georgia Attorney Wellness Committee and is a member of the Lawyers Assistance Program and the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Committee. She is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Georgia State Bar’s…
Amy Leinen Guldner is a product liability litigation attorney. She has been practicing law for 25 years, both in Big Law and as a freelance attorney with Montage Legal Group. As the founder of Reframing Alcohol and a certified coach, she loves to help people change their relationship with alcohol.
Hispanic National Bar Association–Co-Chair Los Angeles, CA Raul Ayala is the collaborative courts supervising attorney for the Federal Public Defender’s Office in the Central District of California. As such, he has been assigned as the lead deputy federal public defender for each of the Conviction and Sentence Alternatives (CASA) Program courts—two in Los Angeles and…
Attorney, motivational speaker, author, and founder of The Self-Love Challenge™, Brandy Wilson Edwards empowers you to be a zealous advocate for yourself, while challenging you to pursue your potential and make courageous choices. Certified to teach yoga and mindfulness, Brandy is a structured free-spirit and embraces both self-love and sobriety as a lifestyle.
Tracy Kepler is risk control consulting director for CNA’s Lawyers Insurance Program. Prior to joining CNA, Tracy served as the director of the ABA’s Center for Professional Responsibility. Tracy has nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney regulator, investigating and prosecuting professional misconduct before the USPTO and the Illinois ARDC.
Carla Barrow practiced law for 25 years as an AV-rated commercial litigator, then received her M.A. in Integral Clinical Counseling in 2018. She now practices as a licensed marriage and family therapist in South Florida, specializing in relationships. She also presents workshops on topics of mental health, journaling, well-being, and relationships.
In addition to his ongoing work with ReelTime CLE, Chris Osborn is the founding principal of Osborn Conflict Resolution, which provides Superior Court mediation, pre-litigation dispute resolution, and collaborative law services throughout North Carolina.
Emily Hirsekorn is a career confidence coach, helping lawyers with career navigation, leadership development, and work-life integration. Her signature group, The Career Confidence Club, helps women lawyers transition to practice. Emily is ICF credentialed, iPEC trained, and coaches with international group Coaching Advocates. Her background is in law school career development.
Lily Shanks is a recovering litigator, certified life coach, and yoga teacher who helps her clients break through mental barriers preventing them from achieving their most fulfilling lives. Since 2011, Lily has coached hundreds of individuals, both on and off their yoga mats. More info can be found at www.myinternalweather.com.
Roslyn (Roz) Pitts is the director of professional development and well-being at Katten. She started her professional career as an environmental lawyer. After seven years of practice, she discovered her passion for talent and built a career focusing on legal talent management strategies: attorney recruitment, training, development, engagement and retention, orientation and integration, coaching, mentoring, performance…
Co-Chair of IWIL’s Programing Committee, is a Human Resources Director for Cozen O’Connor, a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. She oversees Human Resource operations including talent management, benefits and well-being programs in the organization. A native Philadelphian, Gretchen has her undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College and a Masters in Organizational Dynamics from the University…
Corette Black Carlson & Mickelson, P.C.–Shareholder Butte, MT Bob Carlson, a shareholder with the Butte, Montana, law firm of Corette Black Carlson and Mickelson, P.C., was president of the ABA from August 2018 to August 2019. During his term as president, Bob focused on enhancing the benefits to members and broadly marketing the value of…
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)–Director of Research University of Denver Denver, CO Logan Cornett is the director of research at IAALS at the University of Denver. She has more than 15 years of experience as an empirical researcher, with the past 10 years of her career dedicated to the…
ABA Young Lawyers’ Division–Wellness Director St. Louis, MO Whittney A. Dunn, risk manager at The Bar Plan, is a national speaker who presents to hundreds of lawyers annually on ethics, malpractice avoidance, and lawyer well-being. When not presenting, she provides one-on-one ethics guidance and law practice management assistance to attorneys in the states where The…
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)– President and CEO Madison, WI Judith Gundersen is the president and CEO of the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), where she has overseen a number of major modernizations to the 90-year-old organization, including a three-year study of the bar exam resulting in recommendations that are guiding implementation for…
Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program– Executive Director Indianapolis, IN Terry Harrell completed her law degree at Maurer School of Law and her Master of Social Work Degree (MSW) at Indiana University. Terry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor (LCAC) in Indiana and has a nationally recognized Master…
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association– Advisory Board Minneapolis, MN Kristin Haugen is vice president of legal at LifeWorks, a publicly traded company operating in over 160 countries and supporting over 26 million people, focused on improving the health and wellness of employees and their families. In addition to being president of Minnesota Women Lawyers,…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP– Chief Executive Officer New York, NY Noah Heller is Katten’s first chief executive officer. In that role, he steers the strategic and operational direction of the firm of more than 650 lawyers across 10 offices in the United States, London, and Shanghai. Noah takes a straightforward approach to management, providing clear…
State Bar of Georgia Wellness Committee–Chair Atlanta, GA R. Javoyne Hicks serves as chair of the State Bar of Georgia Wellness Committee and is a member of the Lawyers Assistance Program. She is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Georgia State Bar’s Board of Governors. Over the last several years, Javoyne has…
American University, Washington College of Law– Dean of Student Affairs Washington, D.C. David Jaffe is associate dean for student affairs at American University Washington College of Law. In his work on wellness issues among law students over the last two decades, he has served on the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, including as its chair,…
VP of Communications Tracy L. Kepler is the Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Global Lawyers Professional Liability Division. In this role, she creates the content of risk management initiatives and collaborates with the underwriting and claims teams to develop and execute strategies for the profitable growth of the program. Prior to joining CNA, Tracy…
Anne Brafford is the Vice President of the Institute of Well-Being in Law (IWIL) as well as its Vice President and Co-Chair of Programming and Chair of Well-Being Week in Law. She is a former law firm partner and a consultant to the legal profession on individual and organizational thriving. Her full bio can be…
National LGBT Bar–Deputy Program Officer Washington, D.C. M. Dru Levasseur serves as deputy program officer for the National LGBT Bar, working to deepen the bar’s programmatic work around the country and increase outreach to and education for constituencies, including law schools and students, law firms, and corporations. Previously, Dru was senior attorney and transgender rights…
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Austin, TX Stephanie Louie is an estate planning and probate attorney in Austin, Texas. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to go to school at UC Berkeley and University of San Francisco School of Law. Stephanie practiced as a…
Crowell & Moring–Partner New York, NY S. Starling Marshall is a partner in the Tax and Litigation groups in the Crowell & Moring’s New York office. Starling represents clients in commercial and tax litigation in federal and administrative tribunals and complex IRS audits and administrative appeals, and she provides tax-related advice, conducts internal investigations, and…
DrFirst, Inc.–Corporate Counsel Washington, D.C. Danyale Phillips is a corporate health law attorney, and like that of her mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was destined to have a career in health care. She believes health care is essential and transformative, and she utilizes her legal acumen to enable providers and caretakers to focus on…
Vermont Supreme Court–Chief Justice Montpelier, VT Justice Paul L. Reiber of Chittenden, Vermont, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 20, 1947. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia in 1970 and earned his J.D. from Suffolk Law School in Boston in 1974. Justice Reiber is married to the former Sandra Sherburne, and they have…
University of Miami School of Law–Professor Coral Gables, FL Jarrod Reich is a member of the faculty of the University of Miami School of Law, where he currently teaches first-year and upper-level writing courses as well as evidence, and where he is the faculty advisor to the Miami Law Mental Health Collective. Previously, he served…
Reed Smith LLP–Partner Pittsburgh, PA Casey Ryan is the global head of legal personnel at Reed Smith LLP and a member of the firm’s senior management team. She plays a key role in the firm’s talent development efforts, including its Wellness Works program, which strives to promote the overall well-being of the attorneys and professional…
Scharf Banks Marmore, LLC–Partner The Red Bee Group–Principal Chicago, IL Stephanie Scharf is founding partner of Scharf Banks Marmor, LLC, a prominent women-litigation and appeals firm. Stephanie and the firm have been profiled for the “unique quality of their work” and for “Work at a Very High Level.” A frequent author and CLE speaker, most…
Latham & Watkins–Director of Global Benefits & Well-Being New York, NY Annette Sciallo, Latham & Watkins’ director of global benefits & well-being, was named to the New York Law Journal’s inaugural list of 2019 New York Trailblazers, which recognizes individuals who are considered innovators and agents of change. She was praised for being “at the…
Marion Superior Court, Civil 1 Indianapolis, IN Judge David Shaheed has a rich legal career spanning more than 30 years, including 20 years as a judge in both criminal and civil courts. In 1994, Judge Shaheed began serving as a master commissioner in the Marion County Superior Courts and in 1999, he was appointed to…
National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP)–Past President Grand Forks, ND Pam Shea is the director of student life at University of North Dakota (UND) School of Law. Which she joined in 2012. In her role, she works primarily with programming, student organizations, examinations, accommodations, and data reporting (e.g., ABA, NALP, U.S. News). Prior…
Morgan Lewis–Chief Engagement Officer New York, NY Amanda Smith serves as the chief engagement officer at Morgan Lewis. In this global position, she works to ensure that the workplace experience of every employee is consistent with the firm’s unique culture. In addition to designing and implementing the firm’s engagement programming, Amanda supports all firm personnel…
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VP Policy As the Wellness Coordinator in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Margaret Hannapel Ogden is dedicated to improving mental health and addressing substance abuse in the legal profession through education, policy, and outreach. A lawyer by training, Margaret began her career in the Roanoke City Commonwealth Attorney’s…
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