GDLA DRI

Board Of Directors

Executive Committee

President:
Ashley Rice
Waldon Adelman Castilla
McNamara & Prout

President-Elect:
Martin A. (Marty) Levinson
Hawkins Parnell &
Young, Atlanta

Treasurer:
Tracy O’Connell
Ellis Painter, Savannah

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

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

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

Candis Jones Smith
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &
Smith, Atlanta

Directors

Northern District Southern District

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

Karen Karabinos (2028)
Chartwell, Atlanta

Scott Kelly (2028)
Fulcher Hagler, Augusta

Middle District

Tom Shaw (2026)
Alexander & Vann, Thomasville

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

Sheperd R. “Shep” Smith (2028)
James Bates Brannan & Groover, Athens

State at Large

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

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

Barbara Marschalk
Drew Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta

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

Beverly O’Hearn
Lueder Larkin, Savannah

Leslie Kennerly
Young Thagard Hoffman, Valdosta