GDLA DRI

Board Of Directors

Executive Committee

President:
Martin A. (Marty) Levinson
Shires Peake & Gottlieb, Alpharetta

President-Elect:
Tracy O’Connell
Ellis Painter, Savannah

Treasurer:
Jason C. Logan
Constangy Brooks Smith &
Prophete, Macon

Secretary:
Candis Jones Smith
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &
Smith, Atlanta

Past President 2023 - 2024:
Pamela Lee
Swift Currie McGhee &
Hiers, Atlanta

Past President 2024 - 2025:
William T. (Bill) Casey, Jr.
Swift Currie McGhee &
Hiers, Atlanta

Past President 2025 - 2026:
Ashley Rice
Waldon Adelman Castilla
McNamara & Prout, Atlanta

Vice Presidents

Jason D. Lewis
Chambless Higdon
Richardson Katz & Griggs, Macon

Joseph D. (Joe) Stephens
Cowsert Heath, Athens

Erica L. Morton
Swift Currie McGhee &
Hiers, Atlanta

Anne Gower
Gower, Wooten &
Darneille, Atlanta

Directors

Northern District Southern District

Barbara Marschalk (2027)
Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Watkins (2027)
Fulcher Hagler, Augusta

Karen Karabinos (2028)
Burke More Law Group, Atlanta

Scott Kelly (2028)
Fulcher Hagler, Augusta

Zach Matthews (2029)
McMickle Kurey &
Branch, Alpharetta

Philip Thompson (2029)
Ellis Painter, Savannah

Middle District

Amanda Morris (2027)
James Bates Brannan & Groover, Macon

Sheperd R. “Shep” Smith (2028)
Clerkin, Sinclair & Mahfouz, Athens

Tom Shaw (2029)
Alexander & Vann, Thomasville

State at Large

William R. “Bill” Merchant
Levy Sibley Foreman & Speir, Columbus

Beatrice C. “Bea” Hancock
Chambless Higdon Richardson Katz & Griggs, Brunswick

Christina Balanis
Young Thagard Hoffman, Valdosta

Jacob E. “Jake” Daly
Freeman Mathis & Gary, Atlanta

Beverly O’Hearn
Sumner Deere, Savannah

Leah Fox Parker
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta