Officers
Chair
Robb S. Harvey
Holland & Knight LLP
Chair-Elect
Laura Lee Prather
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Immediate Past Chair
Lynn D. Carrillo
Leadership
Governing Committee
Jennifer A. Dukarski (2024)
Butzel Long
Claire M. Ferguson (2026)
Gray Television
Heather Goldman (2026)
Yahoo Inc.
Bernard T. Gugar (2026)
FOX News Media
Natalie Harris (2024)
Baron Harris Healey
Akin Harrison (2024)
FGS Global
Terence Keegan (2025)
Condé Nast
Leah Montesano (2024)
Discovery, Inc.
Catherine Lewis Robb (2024)
Haynes and Boone LLP
Jacquelyn Nicole Schell (2025)
Ballard Spahr LLP
Drew Shenkman (2025)
Cable News Network
Operations Committees
Budget Chair
James T. Borelli
Nations Media Partners
Diversity Committee
Michael Lambert (Co-chair)
Haynes and Boone LLP
Charlyn Stanberry (Co-chair)
National Association of Broadcasters
Sponsorship Committee
Lincoln Bandlow (Chair)
Law Offices of Lincoln Bandlow
In-House Counsel Committee
Adrianna Rodriguez (Co-chair)
TelevisaUnivision, Inc.
David Seiden (Co-chair)
A+E Networks
Membership Committee
Heather Goldman (Co-chair)
Yahoo Inc.
Kaitlin Gurney (Co-chair)
Ballard Spahr LLP
Non-Profit & Public Interest Committee
David A. Greene (Co-chair)
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Paul McAdoo (Co-chair)
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Teach Media Law Committee
Leonard M. Niehoff (Chair)
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP & University
Women in Communications Law Committee
Dana Green (Co-chair)
The New York Times Company Legal Department
Alison Schary (Co-chair)
Davis Wright Tremaine
Lyndsey Wajert (Vice-Chair)
Vedder Price
Young Lawyers Committee
Andy Pauwels (Co-chair)
Honigman Miller et al
Kristel Tupja Barrnett (Co-chair)
Audacy, Inc.
Brian Underwood (Vice Chair)
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Teleconference/Webinar Committee
Leslie A. Pedernales (Chair)
Moore & Van Allen
Representing Your Local Broadcaster CLE Program
Kathleen Kirby (Co-chair)
Wiley
Joshua Pila (Co-Chair)
Gray Television Inc.
Privacy and Data Security CLE Program
Jennifer A. Dukarski (Co-chair)
Butzel Long
Kathleen E. Scott (Co-chair)
Wiley
Training & Development Commitee, i.e., Media Advocacy Program
Keith Allen (Co-chair)
Evans & Dixon, LLC
Mark Caramanica (Co-chair)
Thomas & LoCicero PL
Diversity Moot Court Competition Committee
Natalie Harris (Co-chair)
Baron Harris Healey
Linda Norbut (Co-chair)
Thomas & LoCicero PL
Amy K. Sanders, JD/PhD (Vice Chair)
The University of Texas at Austin
Moody College of Communication
Subject Matters Committees
Insurance Committee
Michelle Worral Tilton (Chair)
Zurich NA
Intellectual Property Committee
Lincoln Bandlow (Chair)
Law Offices of Lincoln Bandlow
James Rosenfeld (Co-Chair)
Davis Wright Tremaine
Solo and Small Firm Committee
Steve Zansberg (Co-chair)
Law Office of Steven D. Zansberg, LLC
Josh Koltun (Co-chair)
Law office of Josh Koltun
Liaisons
Liaison, Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)
Vacant
Liaison to Senior Lawyers
David Bodney
Ballard Spahr LLP
ABA Young Lawyers Division
Katie Mellinger
Federal Communications Commission
ABA Law Student Division
Cat Reed
C/O Duke Law Journal
ABA Board of Governors
Thomas G. Wilkinson
Cozen O’Connor
ABA Section of Litigation and Trial Tort & Insurance
Derek Bauer
Baker Hostetler
Publications
Internet, Social Media and Publicity Committee
CAT REID (Chair)
C/O Duke Law Journal
Communications Lawyer
Max Mishkin (Senior Editor to August 2024)
Ballard Spahr LLP
Joseph Tomain (Senior Editor to August 2024)
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Sarah Cronin (Deputy Editor to August 2024)
Venable LLP
Alexandra Settelmayer (Deputy Editor to August 2024)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Michael C. Godino (Deputy Editor to August 2024)
Venable LLP
Division Chairs
Eastern
Chase A. Bales
Sinclair Broadcast Group
David S. Korzenik
Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman LLP
Carol J. LoCicero
Thomas & LoCicero PL
Christine Walz
Holland & Knight LLP
Central
Ashley Heilprin
Phelps Dunbar LLP
Robin Luce-Herrmann
Butzel Long
Steve P. Mandell
Mandell Menkes LLC
Anna Smith Napolitan
Axis Pro Insurance
Western
Jonathan Anschell
Mattel, Inc.
Rachael Johnson
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative Attorney (Colorado)
Steven D. Zansberg
The Law Office of Steven D. Zansberg, LLC
Annual Conference Planning Committee
Carolyn Y. Forrest
Tubi , Inc..
Charles D. Tobin
Ballard Spahr, LLP
David M. Giles
The E. W. Scripps Company
Annual Conference Coordinator
Timothy J. Conner
Holland & Knight LLP
Executive Committee
Lynn D. Carrillo
Carolyn Y. Forrest
TubiTV Corp
David M. Giles
The E. W. Scripps Company
Robb S. Harvey
Holland & knight LLP
Gregg P. Leslie
Finance Director
Executive Director, First Amendment Clinic
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Arizona State University
Laura L. Prather
Haynes and Boone LLP
Charles D. Tobin
Ballard Spahr, LLP
Past Forum Chairs
Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. (1982 – 1984) (RIP)
Cohn & Marks, LLP
P. Cameron Devore (1984 – 1986) (RIP)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Richard E. Wiley (1986 – 1988)
Wiley
R. Clark Wadlow (1988 – 1990)
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Patricia M. Reilly (1990 – 1992)
Daniel M. Waggoner (1992 -- 1994)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Lee Levine (1994 -- 1996)
Ballard Spahr LLP (Ret.)
Barbara W. Wall (1996 -- 1998)
Gannett Co., Inc. (Ret.)
Kelli L. Sager (1998 -- 2000)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
George Freeman (2000 -- 2002)
Media Law Resource Center
Thomas B. Kelley (2002-2004)
Killmer, Lane & Newman LLP
Jerry S. Birenz (2004 -- 2006)
Advance (retired from Sabin, Bermant & Gould, LLP)
Richard M. Goehler (2006 --- 2008) (RIP)
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Guylyn Cummins (2008 -- 2010)
(Former) Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Charles D. Tobin (2010 – 2012)
Ballard Spahr LLP
Steven D. Zansberg (2012 -- 2014)
Law Office of Steven D. Zansberg, LLC
David J. Bodney (2014 – 2016)
Ballard Spahr LLP
Carolyn Forrest (2016 -- 2018)
Tubi , Inc..
David M. Giles (2018 -- 2020)
The E. W. Scripps Company
Lynn D. Carrillo (2020 -- 2022)
ABA Forums Dept.
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Staff
Forum Director
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Project Associate
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