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CDLA Board 2026-2027

Rosa Derieux
President
Bradley J. Schulz & Associates

Chris Unger
Vice President
American Family Insurance

Emily Swanson
Secretary/Treasurer
Lasater & Martin

Stephanie Montague
Past President
Hall & Evans, LLC

Hillary D. Patterson, Esq.
DRI Representative
Patterson Ripplinger

Trent Cromartie
Racial Justice, Equity, Diversity Director
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Karlee Janigian
Community Outreach Director
Sutton | Booker

Adam M. Royval
Legislative Director
Messner Reeves

Jeff Ruebel
Amicus Director
Ruebel & Quillen

Jack Hardwick
P & E Director
Johnson | Bakken | Smith

Sarah Vogel
New Lawyer Director
Montgomery | Amatuzio

Brendan Rodman
At-Large
Messner Reeves

Adam Goldstein
At-Large
White & Steele

Glenna Donegan
Marketing Director

Bo Donegan
Executive Director

CLEs & Events

Date/Time
Registration Link & Info
Presenter
October 8, 2026
Sarah Andrzejczak and Michele On-ja Choe, Buchalter
October 27, 2026
A practical discussion on defending cases in the post-HCAA environment, including strategies to mitigate risk, anchoring, focus groups, AI, plaintiff tactics with witnesses, private equity, and lessons from carriers. Panelists will also address social inflation, nuclear verdicts, identifying high-risk cases, and when defense counsel and carriers should begin strategic discussions, followed by audience Q&A.
November 11, 2026
Bill Rodgers, Christina Gonsalves, Dietze Davis & Katie Pratt, Ruegsegger Simons & Stern
November 12, 2026
Nuclear. Thermonuclear. Runaway. Legal system abuse. Ashley Paige Fetyko, Michael Drews; Tyson Mendes
February 4, 2027
Michele On-ja Choe, and Sarah Andrzejczak, Buchalter

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