Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Maria A. Fernandez
President

Samuel W. Wardle
President-Elect

Jennifer Kleier
Vice-President / Treasurer

Sean Deskins
Secretary

Bryan R. Armstrong
Immediate Past President
Presidential Appointments

Brian Bennett

Tricia Lister

Megan Cleveland

Bruce Paul

Elisabeth Gray

Andrew Pellino

Zach Hoskins

Chelsea Granville Reed

Elizabeth Howell
Ex Officio Members

Judge Josephine L. Buckner
Jefferson District Court

Hon. David J. Hale
U.S. District Court

Amy I. Hannah
DPA Louisville Trial Office

Al'Lisha Hanserd
Young Lawyers Section

Melanie B. Jacobs
U of L School of Law

Megan P. Keane
ABA House of Delegates

Aaron Marcus
Charles W. Anderson Bar Association

Michael J. O'Connell
Jefferson County Attorney

Hon. Shelly M. Santry
Jefferson Family Court

Susan D. Phillips
KBA Board of Governors

Hon. Ann Bailey Smith
Jefferson Circuit Court

Jessica R. Valiani
U of L School of Law

J. Tanner Watkins
KBA Board of Governors

Gerina D. Whethers
Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney

Jennifer Murzyn Yancey
WLA
Non-Voting Members

Kent Wicker
Counsel

James B. Martin Jr.
Tax Counsel

Kristen L. Miller
LBA Executive Director