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FDCC UPDATES
DEFENSE COUNSEL
JOHN LANCE KUBIS, JR.
Teague Campbell Dennis &
Gorham, LLP
Asheville, NC
jkubis@teaguecampbell.com
MATTHEW LAVISKY
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
Tampa, FL
mlavisky@butler.legal
JACOB LEHMAN
German, Gallagher & Murtagh
Philadelphia, PA
lehmanj@ggmfirm.com
NIKI LONG
Franke Schultz & Mullen PC
Overland Park, KS
nlong@fsmlawfirm.com
NICOLE MARKLEIN
Cross Jenks Mercer & Maffei
Baraboo, WI
nmarklein@cjmmlaw.com
DEFENSE COUNSEL
ZACH MATTHEWS
McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP
Alpharetta, GA
zmatthews@mkblawfirm.com
TIM MICKEL
Evans Harrison
Chattanooga, TN
tmickel@ehhlaw.com
DEFENSE COUNSEL
KAREN PORTER
Walsworth LLP
Irvine, CA
kporter@walsworthlaw.com
SCOTT REMBOLD
The Rembold Law Group
Coral Gables, FL
srembold@therhlawfirm.com
DEFENSE COUNSEL
JANE WARRING
Zelle LLP
Atlanta, GA
jwarring@zellelaw.com
JENNIFER WELCH
Cranfill Sumner LLP
Raleigh, NC
jwelch@cshlaw.com
SCOTT ZIMMER
Kelly Hart & Hallman
Fort Worth, TX
Scott.zimmer@kellyhart.com
INTERNATIONAL
MICHAEL MORAN
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz
Omaha, NE
mmoran@mcgrathnorth.com
KEVIN O’CONNER
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
River Edge, NJ
koconner@pecklaw.com
KENNETH PEDROZA
Cole Pedroza LLP
San Gabriel, CA
kpedroza@colepedroza.com
ROY L. SCHROEDER
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr
& Smith
Mandeville, LA
rschroeder@gallowaylawfirm.com
SEAN SWORDS
Thompson Coe
Austin, TX
SSwords@thompsoncoe.com
NEIL THOMSON
Ford Wallace Thomson
Charleston, SC
Neil.thomson@fordwallace.com
DEFENSE COUNSEL
MICHAEL RUSSELL
Colin Biggers Paisley
Sydney, Australia
Michael.russell@cbp.com.au
JAMES S. SCHACTER
Zuber & Company LLP
Ontario, Canada
jschacter@zubco.com
2026 FDCC Board MEMBERS
Front Row (L-R): Bernie Heinze (Executive Director); Jennifer Johnsen (President-Elect); Marc Harwell (President);
Sean Griffin (Secretary Treasurer); Heidi Goebel (Board Chair)
Back Row (L-R): Micalann Pepe; April Berman; Frank Ramos; Jeffrey Guillory; Nat Jordan; Richard Dukes; Alycen Moss;
David Zuber; Valerie Kellner; Jody Briandi; Jimmy Wilkins; Chad Hatmaker; Lee Hall
Not Pictured Joe Falasco; Charlie Frazier; Shelly Masters; and Kile Turner
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