2021-2022
Officers
Samuel R. Pulver, Chair
The Yost Legal Group
spulver@yostlaw.com
James P. Robinson, Chair-Elect
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
jprobinson@gdldlaw.com
Monica R. Basche, Treasurer
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
mrbasche@gmail.com
Sara El-Shall, Secretary
Shultz Legal, LLC
sara.elshall@gmail.com
Immediate Past Chair
Lauren E. Lake, Chair
Gordon Feinblatt, LLC
llake@gfrlaw.com
Elected Member
Rachel W. Samakow
Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
Rsamakow@gmail.com
Members at Large
Jacob Dorfman
Maryland Judiciary, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
jacob.dorfman@umaryland.edu
Megan Micco
Kramon & Graham, P.A.
mmicco@kg-law.com
Derek Van De Walle
Conti Fenn LLC
vandewalle.derek.m@gmail.com
Committees
Awards
Natalie Krajinovic
John H. Denick & Associates, P.A.
natalie@denicklaw.com
Kate McComiskey
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
kate.mccomiskey@gmail.com
Continuing Legal Education
Jacob Dorfman
Maryland Judiciary, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
jacob.dorfman@umaryland.edu
Kayla DiNuccio
Diva Law, LLP
kdinuccio@divalaw.net
Diversity & Inclusion
Monica R. Basche, Treasurer
Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
mrbasche@gmail.com
Sara El-Shall, Secretary
Shultz Legal, LLC
sara.elshall@gmail.com
Maureen A. Edobor
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
maureenedobor@gmail.com
Events
Rachel Christine Hammond
Law Office of Kelley Spigel
rachelhammond324@gmail.com
Jacob Hervey Ziff
Law Clerk, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
jacob.h.ziff@gmail.com
Life & The Law
Ellyn Riedl Schettino
Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service
ellyn.riedl@gmail.com
Alison Schurick
Baker Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
alison.schurick@gmail.com
Kerri Smith
Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
ksmith@mdattorney.com
Membership
Meryl Seidel
Salsbury Sullivan, LLC
merylseidel@gmail.com
Derek Van De Walle
Conti Fenn LLC
vandewalle.derek.m@gmail.com
Mentoring
Zachary Scott Gilreath
Anderson, Coe & King
gilreath@acklaw.com
Sara Lucas
McGuireWoods, LLP
sara.lucas@umaryland.edu
Nominating
Lauren E. Lake, Chair
Gordon Feinblatt, LLC
llake@gfrlaw.com
Past Chairs
Divya Potdar, Chair
Diva Law, LLC
dpotdar@divalaw.net
Policy and Planning
James P. Robinson
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
jprobinson@gdldlaw.com
Public Education
Lance Garner
Robinson & Associates
garnerlance@gmail.com
Gregory Waterworth
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP
gwaterworth@gmail.com
Public Relations
Megan Micco
Kramon & Graham, P.A.
mmicco@kg-law.com
Molly Ann Nicholl
Law Office of Peter T. Nicholl, LLP
manicholl@nicholllaw.com
Public Service
Sarah P. Belardi
Maryland Office of the Attorney General
sarah.belardi@gmail.com
Kendrick K. McLeod
Department of Law, Baltimore City
kendrickmcleod@gmail.com
Liaisons
Alliance of Black Women Attorneys
Letam P.A. Duson
Office of the State Prosecutor
Letam.Duson@gmail.com
American Bar Association
Kerri L. Smith
Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
ksmith@mdattorney.com
Federal Bar Association
TBD
Maryland State Bar Association
Kerri L. Smith
Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
ksmith@mdattorney.com
Monumental City Bar Association
Kendrick McLeod
Department of Law, Baltimore City
kendrickmcleod@gmail.com
University of Baltimore School Law
TBA
University of Maryland School of Law
Mendel Avtzon
mavtzon@umaryland.edu
Women’s Bar Association
Molly A. Nicholl
The Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
maninicholl@nicholllaw.com