Law Committee

Responsible for legal issues related to Life, Health and Disability claims.

Co-Chair
Kent Coppage
Fox Rothschild LLP

Co-Chair
Vivian Ethridge
Lincoln Financial Group

Abbey Waeyaert
Modern Woodmen

Adam Formus
Guardian Life Insurance Company

Amanda Genovese
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Brad Proctor
Sammons Financial Group

Bryan Bolton
Funk & Bolton

Carrie Barnes
Sammons Financial Group

Catherine L. Venard
Nationwide Financial

Cherie Long-Hardin
Standard Insurance Company

Christine Walkup
Nationwide

Dave Kumatz
Allianz Life

Earl Taylor
American National

Emily Schultz
Reinsurance Group of America

Geoffrey Tong
Garcia Hernández Sawhney, LLP

Jake Monk
Shutts & Bowen LLP

Jane Menin Bagley
Fuzion

John Friederich
Royal Neighbors of America

John E. Meagher
Shutts & Bowen LLP

Joseph A. Niglio, JD
Knights of Columbus

Katie Riddle
Lincoln Financial

Kelley Millaway
Reinsurance Group of America

Kelly D. Simpkins
Wells, Marble & Hurst, PLLC

Ken Murphy
Rivkin Radler LLP

Kona Bahr
Munich Re

Lauren A. Welch, JD
McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch LLC

Leah Kippola-Friske
Maslon LLP

Louis P. DiGiaimo
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP

Matthew T. Creech
Lincoln Financial Group

Matt Anderson
State Farm Life Insurance Company

Melissa M. Cowan, Esq.
Burke, Williams, and Sorenson, LLP.

Michelle Czapski
Bodman PLC

Miranda Powell
Western & Southern

Pablo Davila
Armed Forces Benefit Association

Rebecca Coleman-Polifrani
Nationwide Financial

Rich Maselli
Ogden & Sullivan, P.A.

Rick Colaw
American Fidelity Assurance

Robert Lesko
Fisher Broyles

Sean Drury
Thrivent Financial

Stephen Bressler
Lewis & Roca, LLP

Tara Miller
Royal Neighbors of America

Terrence O’Meara
State Farm Life Insurance Company

Thomas O’Grady
Mass Mutual

Trevor Whitmer, JD, ALMI, ACS
Londen Insurance

William Demlong
The Cavanaugh Law Firm

William T. Schemmel, ALHC, FLMI, CLU, FFSI, ChFC
RGA

Wm. Jere Tolton
Kilmer, Voorhees & Laurick, PC