Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
2007-2008 TIPS Leadership Directory
 
Officers
 
Peter Bennett Section Chair
Chair
Peter Bennett
Bennett Law Firm
121 Middle St. Suite 300
Portland, ME 04101-7109
(207) 773-4775
Fax: (207) 774-2366
pbennett@thebennettlawfirm.com
 
Timothy W. Bouch Chair-Elect
Chair-Elect
Timothy W. Bouch
Leath Bouh & Crawford LLP
92 Broad St
Charleston, SC 29401-2201
(843) 513-1072
Fax: (843) 937-0606
tbouch@leathbouchlaw.com
 
John R. Tarpley Vice-Chair
Vice-Chair
John R. Tarpley
Lewis King Krieg & Waldrop PC
201 Fourth NE Suite 1500
Nashville, TN 37219-1389
(615) 259-1366
Fax: (615) 259-1389
jtarpley@lewisking.com
 
Jennifer Manasco Busby Secretary/Chief Diversity Officer
Secretary/Chief Diversity Officer 2009
Jennifer Manasco Busby
Burr & Forman LLP
420 20th St N Suite 3100
Birmingham, AL 35203-5206
(205) 251-3000
Fax: (205) 458-5100
gbusby@burr.com
 
James I. Bliss Financial Officer
Financial Officer 2008
James I. Bliss
Bliss McKnight Inc
12625 Deacons Pl
Bradenton, FL 34202-5021
(941) 373-6404
Fax: (941) 737-6404
jibliss@mac.com
 
Randy Jarl Ailment Financial Officer-Elect 2010
Financial Officer-Elect 2010
Randy Jarl Aliment
Williams Kastner
Two Union Square Suite 4100
601 Union St.
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 628-6661
Fax: (206) 628-6611
raliment@williamskastner.com
 
Michael W. Drumke Revenue Officer 2008
Revenue Officer 2008
Michael W. Drumke
Schiff Hardin LLP
233 S. Wacker Dr Suite 6600
Chicago, IL60606-6360
(312) 258-5744
Fax: (312) 258-5600
mdrumke@schiffhardin.com
 
Council Members
 
 
Term Ending 2008
Pamela Beckham
North Miami Beach, FL

Janice P. Brown
San Diego, CA

Berry P. Crowley
Austin, TX

Janet R. Davis
Chicago, IL

Daniel F. Gourash
Cleveland, OH
 
Term Ending 2009
Michael S. Beaver
Greenwood Village, CO

Pamela W. Carter
Baton Rouge, LA

Kim D. Hogrefe
Warren, NJ

David Reif
Hartford, CT

Dick A. Semerdjian
San Diego, CA
 
Term Ending 2010
Elizabeth J. Bondurant
Atlanta, GA

John Patrick Buckley
Chicago, IL

Richard W. Morefield Jr
Kansas City, MO

Maureen Mulligan
Boston, MA

Ronald L. Richman
San Francisco, CA
 
Immediate Past Chair

Peter J. Neeson
Philadelphia, PA
 
 
ABA House of Delegates Representatives
 
Term Ending 2008
Mitchell A. Orpett
Chicago, IL
Term Ending 2009
Janice F. Mulligan
San Diego, CA
Term Ending 2010
James F. Carr
Denver, CO
 
 
Liason from Board of Governors 2009
W. Scott Welch III
Jackson, MS
Liason from General Committee Board 2009
Matthew Bart Schiff
Chicago, IL
Liason from Judicial Division 2008
Steven L. Smith
Bryan, TX
Liason from Law Student Division
Terry C. Bruner
Dallas, TX
Liason from Young Lawyers Division
David R. McAtee II
Dallas, TX
Section Director
Susan Nolte
Chicago, IL

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