GDLA DRI

Board Of Directors

Executive Committee

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

President-Elect:
Ashley Rice
Waldon Adelman Castilla
McNamara & Prout

Treasurer:
Martin A. (Marty) Levinson
Hawkins Parnell Thackston &
Young, Atlanta

Secretary:
Tracy O’Connell
Ellis Painter, Savannah

Past President 2018 - 2019:
David N. Nelson
Chambless Higdon
Richardson Katz & Griggs, Macon

Past President 2021 - 2023:
James D. (Dart) Meadows
Balch & Bingham, Atlanta

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

Vice Presidents

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

Beth Boone
Hall Booth Smith, Brunswick

Jason C. Logan
Constangy Brooks Smith &
Prophete, Macon

Candis Jones Smith
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &
Smith, Atlanta

Directors

Northern District Southern District

Erica L. Morton (2025)
Swift Currie McGhee &
Hiers, Atlanta

Scott Kelly (2025)
Fulcher Hagler, Augusta

Zach Matthews (2026)
McMickle Kurey &
Branch, Alpharetta

Philip Thompson (2026)
Ellis Painter, Savannah

Anne Gower (2027)
Gower, Wooten &
Darneille, Atlanta

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Watkins (2027)
Levy, Sibley, Foreman & Speir, Augusta

Middle District

C. Jason Willcox (2025)
Moore Clarke DuVall &
Rodgers, Albany

Dallas Roper (2026)
James Bates Brannon Groover, Macon

Joseph D. (Joe) Stephens (2027)
Cowsert Heath, Athens

State at Large

James D. “Jim” Hollis
Balch & Bingham, Atlanta

Karen Karabinos
Chartwell, Atlanta

Barbara Marschalk
Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta

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

Beverly O’Hearn
Lueder Larkin, Savannah

Shepard R. “Shep” Smith
James Bates, Athens