2010-2011 LAW STUDENT LEADERS
Congratulations to the following law students, all of whom have been named as law student leaders within the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section for the 2010-2011 year. For more information on how you can become a law student leader, please click here or read below.
- Law Student Division Liaison to TIPS Council:
- Law Student Liaison of TIPS Standing Committees:
Christopher Shelton
Loyola University School of Law - Chicago
Long-Range Planning
Nicholas Wittenberg
Law in Public Service
Alexis Alvarez
University of California - Davis School of Law
Diversity in the Profession
Kirsten Soto
How to Apply
To be considered for a leadership position in TIPS, you must be a member of both the ABA Law Student Division and the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section.
Liaison to TIPS Council
Students already involved in TIPS are encouraged to apply. Interested students must apply directly through the Law Student Division. Click here for more information on being selected by the Law Student Division for this position. The term of office is for one (1) year beginning after the ABA Annual Meeting. The 2011 application deadline will be set by the Law Student Division (usually around mid-March), but interested students should apply as soon as possible. Interviews are conducted by Circuit Governors each Spring. The TIPS Council Liaison is fully funded to attend all four (4) TIPS meetings. TIPS will reimburse or pay for airfare, hotel, meals and other related expenses, according to Section policy.
Liaison to a TIPS Standing Committee
Students already involved in TIPS are encouraged to apply. The term of office is for one (1) year beginning after the ABA Annual Meeting. The 2010 application deadline is January 31, 2010, but interested students may apply beginning September 1, 2010. TIPS Standing Committee Liaisons are fully funded to attend all TIPS meetings where their committees plan to meet. TIPS will reimburse or pay for airfare, hotel, meals and other related expenses, according to Section policy.
Law Student Vice-Chair to one of TIPS General Committees
All students are encouraged to apply. The term of office is for one (1) year beginning after the ABA Annual Meeting. The 2011 application deadline is January 31, 2011, but interested students may apply beginning September 1, 2010. TIPS Law Student Vice-Chairs are not funded to attend TIPS meetings, but are certainly welcome to attend all TIPS meetings and social functions. Many students who are named as Law Student Vice-Chairs are able to pay for themselves to attend one or more TIPS meetings or are able to obtain financial assistance or funding through their law school deans or student bar associations.
Law Student General Committee
Vice-Chairs:
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Vacant
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Diane Seay
Animal Law
Lesley Peterson
Appellate Advocacy
Mark Yost
Automobile Law
Kirsten Soto
Aviation & Space Law
Jason Sharp
Business Litigation
Rebecca Mac Vittie
Commercial Transportation Litigation
Tony Thomas
Corporate Counsel
Nicholas Wittenberg
Employee Benefits
Alexis Alvarez
Employment Law and Litigation
Thomas Southard
Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance
Vacant
Fidelity & Surety Law
Vacant
Government Law
Tamer Mansour
Health & Disability Insurance
Zaylore Stout
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Richard Manhattan
Insurance Regulation
Karissa Shwartz
Intellectual Property Law
Vacant
International Committee
Vacant
Law and Technology
Crystal Axelrod
Life Insurance Law
Renette Louissaint
Media, Privacy & Defamation Law
Torry Hullum
Medicine & Law
Nathan Jaye
Products, General Liability & Consumer Law
Teresa Principe
Professionals', Officers' & Directors' Liability
Tasha Bopp
Property Insurance Law
Sopi Mitil
Self-Insurers and Risk Managers
Maria Villafuerte
Staff Counsel
Leia DeVita
Title Insurance Litigation
Vacant
Toxic Torts & Environmental Law
Emily Anderson
Trial Techniques
Stacy Rubel
Workers' Compensation & Employers' Liability
Christopher Shelton
