Past Presidents

WILLIAM J. MURPHY
2023-2024
Zuckerman Spaeder LLC
Washington, D.C.

SUSAN J. HARRIMAN
2022-2023
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
North Kingstown, Rhode Island

MICHAEL L. O'DONNELL
2021-2022
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
Denver, Colorado

RODNEY ACKER
2020-2021
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dallas, Texas

DOUGLAS R. YOUNG
2019-2020
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
San Francisco, California

JEFFREY S. LEON, LSM
2018-2019
Bennett Jones LLP
Toronto, Ontario
SAMUEL H. FRANKLIN
2017-2018
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C.
Birmingham, Alabama
BARTHOLOMEW J. DALTON
2016-2017
Dalton & Associates, P.A.
Wilmington, Delaware
MICHAEL W. SMITH
2015-2016
Christian & Barton, L.L.P.
Richmond, Virginia
FRANCIS M. WIKSTROM
2014-2015
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Salt Lake City, Utah
ROBERT L. BYMAN
2013-2014
Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago, Illinois
CHILTON DAVIS VARNER
2012-2013
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
THOMAS H. TONGUE
2011-2012
Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins & Tongue
Portland, Oregon
GREGORY P. JOSEPH
2010-2011
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC
New York, New York
JOAN A. LUKEY
2009-2010
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
JOHN J. (JACK) DALTON
2008-2009
Troutman Sanders LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
MIKEL L. STOUT
2007-2008
Foulston Siefkin LLP
Wichita, Kansas
DAVID J. BECK
2006-2007
Beck Redden LLP
Houston, Texas
MICHAEL A. COOPER *
2005-2006
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, New York
JAMES W. MORRIS III *
2004-2005
Morris and Morris, P.C.
Richmond, Virginia
DAVID W. SCOTT, O.C., Q.C. *
2003-2004
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Ottawa, Ontario
WARREN B. LIGHTFOOT
2002-2003
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C.
Birmingham, Alabama
STUART D. SHANOR *
2001-2002
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Roswell, New Mexico
EARL J. SILBERT *
2000-2001
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Washington, DC
MICHAEL E. MONE *
1999-2000
Esdaile, Barrett, Jacobs & Mone
Boston, Massachusetts
E. OSBORNE AYSCUE, JR.
1998-1999
 McGuireWoods LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
EDWARD BRODSKY *
1997-1998
Proskauer Rose LLP
New York, New York
ANDREW M. COATS
1996-1997
Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
CHARLES B. RENFREW *
1995-1996
Law Office of Charles B. Renfrew
San Francisco, California
LIVELY M. WILSON *
1994-1995
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Louisville, Kentucky
FRANK C. JONES *
1993-1994
Jones, Cork & Miller, LLP
Macon, Georgia
FULTON HAIGHT *
1992-1993
Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P.
Los Angeles, California
ROBERT B. FISKE, JR.
1991-1992
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
New York, New York
CHARLES E. HANGER *
1990-1991
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
San Francisco, California
RALPH I. LANCASTER, JR. *
1989-1990
Pierce Atwood LLP
Portland, Maine
PHILIP W. TONE *
1988-1989
Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago, Illinois
MORRIS HARRELL *
1987-1988
Locke Lord LLP
Dallas, Texas
R. HARVEY CHAPPELL, JR. *
1986-1987
Christian & Barton, L.L.P.
Richmond, Virginia
GRIFFIN B. BELL *
1985-1986
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
GENE W. LAFITTE *
1984-1985
Liskow & Lewis
New Orleans, Louisiana
GAEL MAHONY *
1983-1984
 
Boston, Massachusetts
LEON SILVERMAN *
1982-1983
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
New York, New York
ALSTON JENNINGS *
1981-1982
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
Little Rock, Arkansas
JOHN C. ELAM *
1980-1981
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, Ohio
JAMES E. S. BAKER *
1979-1980
 Chicago, Illinois
MARCUS MATTSON *
1978-1979
 Los Angeles, California
KRAFT W. EIDMAN *
1977-1978
 Houston, Texas
SIMON H. RIFKIND *
1976-1977
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
New York, New York
THOMAS E. DEACY, JR. *
1975-1976
Deacy & Deacy, LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
AUSTIN W. LEWIS *
1974-1975
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
ROBERT L. CLARE, JR. *
1973-1974
Shearman & Sterling LLP
New York, New York
WILLIAM H. MORRISON *
1972-1973
 
Portland, Oregon
HICKS EPTON *
1971-1972
 
Wewoka, Oklahoma
BARNABAS F. SEARS *
1970-1971
 Chicago, Illinois
LEWIS F. POWELL, JR. *
1969-1970
 Richmond. Virginia
ROBERT W. MESERVE *
1968-1969
 Boston, Massachusetts
JOSEPH A. BALL *
1967-1968
 Los Angeles, California
FRANK G. RAICHLE *
1966-1967
 Buffalo, New York
EDWARD L. WRIGHT *
1965-1966
 Little Rock, Arkansas
BERNARD G. SEGAL *
1964-1965
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WHITNEY NORTH SEYMOUR *
1963-1964
 New York, New York
GRANT B. COOPER *
1962-1963
 Studio City, California
LEON JAWORSKI *
1961-1962
 Houston, Texas
LON HOCKER *
1960-1961
 St. Louis, Missouri
SAMUEL P. SEARS *
1959-1960
 Boston, Massachusetts
ALBERT E. JENNER, JR. *
1958-1959
Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago, Illinois
LEWIS C. RYAN *
1957-1958
 Syracuse, New York
JESSE E. NICHOLS *
1956-1957
 Oakland, California
WAYNE E. STICHTER *
1955-1956
 Toledo, Ohio
CODY FOWLER *
1954-1955
 Tampa, Florida
E. D. BRONSON *
1953-1954
 San Francisco, California
CODY FOWLER *
1952-1953
 Tampa, Florida
C. RAY ROBINSON *
1951-1952
 Merced, California
EMIL GUMPERT *
1950-1951
 Stockton, California
* Deceased