Health Law Section Leadership

Officers

Chair: David W. Hilgers
Chair-Elect: Linda A. Baumann
Vice Chair: David H. Johnson
Secretary: David L. Douglass
Budget Officer: Daniel A. Cody
Immediate Past Chair: Vickie Yates Brown
Section Delegates to the House of Delegates
- J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr.
- Gregory L. Pemberton

Council

(includes the officers and the following)

Michael E. Clark (2010)
Priscilla D. Keith (2010)
Kathleen Scully-Hayes (2010)
Thomas E. Dowdell (2011)
Alexandria Hien McCombs (2011)
Robert R. Nelson (2011)
Robert W. Friz (2012)
William W. Horton (2012)
Charity Scott (2012)
Young Lawyer Division Rep
- Christi J. Braun

Council Liaisons

ABA Board of Governors Representative
- R. Kinnan Golemon
Law Student Division Rep
- Marisa Franchini

Past Chairs

1976-79 William P. Dickson (Deceased)
1979-82 Edward E. Hollowell
1982-84 Jack C. Wood
1984-89 Herbert H. Anderson
1989-91 David E. Willett
1991-95 Lawrence A. Manson
1995-97 E. Paul Herrington III
1997-99 Jay D. Christiansen
1999-00 Howard T. Wall III
2000-01 Patricia T. Meador (Deceased)
2001-02 Robert L. Roth
2002-03 Sara A. Keller
2003-04 Bonnie S. Brier
2004-05 J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr.
2005-06 Gregory L. Pemberton
2006-07 Paul R. DeMuro
2007-08 Andrew J. Demetriou
2008-09 Vickie Yates Brown

Administrative Division

Coordinating Committee on Diversity
- William E. Hopkins, Chair
- Lisa L. Dahm
- Phyllis Harris
- David W. Hilgers
- Joy Hord
- Hal S. Katz
- Nestor Rivera
- Sonya G. Smith
- Jennifer Willcox
Finance
- Daniel A. Cody, Budget Officer
- Linda A. Baumann, Chair-Elect
- David W. Hilgers, Section Chair
- David H. Johnson, Section Vice Chair
Sponsorship
Web & Technology
- Brad M. Rostolsky, Chair

Member Services Division

Breast Cancer Initiatives Executive Committee
- Shelley K. Hubner, Chair
- Priscilla D. Keith
- Patricia Kosich
- Hilary Weckstein
Indian Health Exploratory Subcommittee
- J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr., Chair
Interest Groups
- C. Joyce Hall, Chair
- Carol A. Poindexter
- Martin J. Thompson
International Initiatives
- Paul R. DeMuro, Chair
Law School Pilot Project
- William E. Hopkins, Chair
- David M. Flynn
- J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr.
Membership
Law Student Writing Judges
- Marcelo N. Corpuz III, Chair
- Lauren Fuhrman
- Rodney A. Johnson
- Kari Loeser
- Roderick B. Mathrews
- Charles E. Rawlings
Medical Legal Partnership Task Force (Join Project with ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee)
- Charity Scott, Chair
- Ross P. Lanzafame
- Melisa Thombley

Policy Division

ABA Relations
Access to Healthcare
- Andrew J. Demetriou, Chair
- Michael A. Clark
- Marc D. Goldstone
- Shelley K. Hubner
- Carol A. Poindexter
- Roberta C. Watson
Government Relations
- Jeffrey Micklos, Chair
- Jay D. Christiansen
- Gregory E. Demske
- Montrece Ransom
- Kathleen Scully-Hayes
- Shannon Turner
Policy Review & Coordination Committee
- William W. Horton, Chair
- Debra Bang
- Janet E. Belkin
- Ron Luke
- Harry Silver
Healthcare Policy Task Force
- David H. Johnson, Chair
- John D. Blum
- Lynn D. Fleisher
- Bruce F. Howell
- Dayna Bowen Matthew
- Conrad Meyer
- Robyn Shapiro
- Howard T. Wall III
- Fatema Zanzi

Programs Division

Programs Executive Committee
- Hal S. Katz, Chair
- Michelle Apodaca
- Andrew J. Demetriou
ABA Annual
- Michelle Apodaca
Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law
- Shannon B. Salimone, EMI Co-Chair
- Hilary Young, EMI Co-Chair
- Tom Anthony
- Ralph DeJong
- Gregory E. Demske
- Kirk L. Dobbins
- Denise Glass
- C. Joyce Hall
- David W. Hilgers
- Alexandria Hien McCombs
- Conrad Meyer
- Tom Pedroni
- Lisa D. Taylor
- W. Thomas Smith
Washington Healthcare Summit
- Robert W. Friz, WHS Co-Chair
- Kirk Nahra, WHS Co-Chair
- Michelle Apodaca
- Bonnie S. Brier
- Michael S. DeLucia
- Andrew J. Demetriou
- Tom Grissom
- Mark Hayes
- Glenn M. Jones
- Priscilla D. Keith
- Ned Milenkovich
- Carol Poindexter
- Beth Roberts
- Donald H. Romano
- Kathleen Scully-Hayes
- Andrew B. Wachler
Physician-Legal Issues Conference
- Sidney Summers Welch, Chair
- Janis Anfossi
- Almeta Cooper
- Tom Curtis
- William Mathias
- Robert M. Portman
- Julian Rivera
- Claudia Jane Sanders
Teleconference Committee
- Michelle Apodaca, Co-Chair
- Bryan J. Davis, Co-Chair
- Daniel A. Cody
- Marcelo N. Corpuz III
- Marc D. Goldstone
- Beth Conner Guest
- Kelley Taylor Hearne
- Bruce Howell
- John H. McEniry IV
- Conrad Meyer

Publication Division

Publication Executive Committee
- Lisa L. Dahm, Chair
- Robert Conroy
- Adrienne Dresevic
- Rod Johnson
- Charles Key
- Charles E. Rawlings
- Kathleen Sully-Hayes
- Raja Sekaran
- June M. Sullivan
- James E. Szalados
- Michael E. Clark, Council Liaison
The Health Lawyer
- Charles Key, Chair
- John D. Blum
- Howard D. Bye
- Michael A. Clark
- Benjamin R. Cohen
- Marcelo N. Corpuz III
- Lisa L. Dahm
- Jason Hancock
- Bruce Howell
- Rakel Meir
- C. Elizabeth O'Keeffe
- Monica Navarro
- Leonard Rosenberg
- Andrew B. Wachler
- Marla Durben Hirsch, Editor The Health Lawyer
ABA Health eSource
- Lisa Genecov, Chair
- Michael E. Clark
- Adrienne Dresevic
- Marla Durben Hirsch
- Conrad Meyer

Interest Groups

Interest Group Leader
- C. Joyce Hall, Chair
- Martin J. Thompson
- Carol A. Poindexter
Business & Transactions Healthcare
- Matthew D. Jenkins, Chair
- Marcelo N. Corpuz III
- William Mathias
- Jennifer L Rangel
- Roger Strode
- William W. Horton, Council Liaison
- C. Joyce Hall, Interest Group Leader
eHealth, Privacy & Security
- W. Andrew H. Gantt III, Chair
- John Christiansen
- Deborah Hiser
- R. Harold McCard, Jr.
- Brad M Rostolsky
- Robert R. Nelson, Council Liaison
- Carol A. Poindexter, Interest Group Leader
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Gregory L. Needles, Chair
- Eugene M. Holmes
- Janet Pulliam
- Christopher S. Sears
- Daniel A. Cody, Council Liaison
- Carol A. Poindexter, Interest Group Leader
Healthcare Facility Operations
- Tracy Powell, Chair
- Jacqueline C. Kingsolver
- Neil Kunkel
- Conrad Meyer
- Kathy Poppitt
- Alexandria Hien McCombs, Council Liaison
- Martin J. Thompson, Interest Group Leader
Healthcare Fraud & Compliance
- Donald H. Romano, Chair
- Robert Anderson
- James Sheehan
- Davis W. Turner
- Joel Wakefield
- Kathleen Scully-Hayes, Council Liaison
- Carol A. Poindexter, Interest Group Leader
Healthcare Litigation & Risk Management
- R. Jeffrey Layne, Chair
- Joel M. Androphy
- Marlene S. Garvis
- Walter Johnson
- John Howard McEniry IV
- David L. Douglass, Council Liaison
- Martin J. Thompson, Interest Group Leader
Managed Care & Insurance
- Michelle Apodaca, Chair
- Denise Glass
- Leigh Anne Hodge
- Alice King
- Fred A. Smith III
- Priscilla D. Keith, Council Liaison
- Carol A. Poindexter, Interest Group Leader
Medical Research, Biotechnology & Clinical Ethical Issues
- W. Thomas Smith, Chair
- Kirk Lee Dobbins
- Teresa Kelton
- Betty Pang
- Chris Pappas
- Charity Scott, Council Liaison
- C. Joyce Hall, Interest Group Leader
Payment & Reimbursement
- Holley Thames Lutz, Chair
- Gwen Chapman
- Joseph Geraci
- Andrew B. Wachler
- Jonell Williamson
- Thomas E. Dowdell, Council Liaison
- C. Joyce Hall, Interest Group Leader
Physician Issues
- Sidney Summers Welch, Chair
- Deirdre Golden
- Charles M. Key
- Paul A. Race
- Julian Rivera
- Robert W. Friz, Council Liaison
- C. Joyce Hall, Interest Group Leader
Public Health & Policy
- Almeta Cooper, Chair
- Michael DeLucia
- James G. Hodge, Jr.
- Howard Kaufman
- Melisa Laura Thombley
- J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr., Council Liaison
- Martin J. Thompson, Interest Group Leader
Tax & Accounting
- Laura Gabrysch
- Michael A. Clark
- Ralph DeJong
- Judith E. Kindell
- Gwendolyn Joy Spencer
- Gregory L. Pemberton, Council Liaison
- Martin J. Thompson, Interest Group Leader

Liaison Positions

ADR
- Brian Parmalee (liaison)
Aging & the Law
- Robert L. Roth (liaison)
AIDS Coodinating Committee
- Ross P. Lanzafame (liaison)
Bioethics & the Law
- Robyn S. Shapiro (member)
Board of Governors
- R. Kinnan Golemon (liaison)
Center on Children & the Law
- Robert R. Nelson (liaison)
Coalition on Justice
- William E. Hopkins (liaison)
Diversity, SC
- William E. Hopkins (liaison)
SOC-CPR Joint Committee on Ethics and Professionalism
- William W. Horton
Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
- Eugene M. Holmes
- Gregory L. Needles
- Christopher S. Sears
Law Student Division
- Marisa Franchini (liaison)
Medical Professional Liability
- David H. Johnson (liaison)
- Vickie Yates Brown (emeritus)
Mental Health & Physical Disability Law
- W. Thomas Smith (member)
Commission on Women
- Shellkey K. Hubner (liaison)
Young Lawyers Division
- Christi J. Braun (liaison)