Board of Regents

The Board of Regents consists of the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate Past President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and fifteen members elected by the Fellows. In addition, the Past Presidents are ex-officio members of the Board.

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President

Richard H. Deane, Jr.

Jones Day
Atlanta

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President-Elect

John A. Day

Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
Nashville

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Treasurer

Sandra A. Forbes

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto

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Secretary

Catherine M. Recker

Welsh & Recker, P.C. 
Philadelphia

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Immediate Past President

William J. Murphy

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Washington, DC

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Regent for Region 1

Donna M. Melby

Paul Hastings LLP
Los Angeles

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Regent for Region 2

William P. Keane

Farella Braun + Martel
San Francisco

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Regent for Region 3

Carey E. Matovich

Matovich, Keller & Huso, P.C.
Billings

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Regent for Region 4

Carolyn J. Fairless

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
Denver

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Regent for Region 5

Robert T. Adams

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Kansas City

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Regent for Region 6

J. Cal Mayo, Jr.

Mayo Mallette, PLLC
Oxford

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Regent for Region 7

Robert P. MacKenzie III

Starnes Davis Florie LLP
Birmingham

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Regent for Region 8

Terri L. Mascherin

Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago

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Regent for Region 9

Cheryl A. Bush

Bush Seyferth PLLC
Troy

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Regent for Region 10

G. Mark Phillips

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P.
Charleston

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Regent for Region 11

Gregory K. Wells

Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP
Rockville

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Regent for Region 12

Michelle C. Awad, K.C.

McInnes Cooper
Halifax

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Regent for Region 13

David E. Ross

Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP
Wilmington

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Regent for Region 14

Richard M. Strassberg

Goodwin Procter
New York


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Regent for Region 15

Bernard Amyot, Ad. E.

LCM Attorneys Inc.
Montreal

Region Jurisdictions

Region 1
Arizona, California-Southern, Hawaii
Region 2
California-Northern, Nevada
Region 3
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Region 4
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming
Region 5
Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota
Region 6
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Region 7
Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Region 8
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
Region 9
Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
Region 10
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Region 11
District of Columbia, Maryland
Region 12
Atlantic Provinces, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island
Region 13
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Region 14
Connecticut, New York-Downstate, Vermont
Region 15
New York-Upstate, Ontario, Quebec