2024-25 FDCC Officers & Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is elected each year at the Annual Meeting.

Officers

Chairman of the Board
Howard A. Merten
Partridge, Snow & Hahn
Providence, RI
Hmerten@psh.com

Secretary & Treasurer
Jennifer E. Johnsen
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA
Greenville, SC
jjohnsen@gwblawfirm.com
President
Heidi G. Goebel
Goebel Anderson, PC
Salt Lake City, UT
hgoebel@gapclaw.com
Executive Director
Bernd G. Heinze, Esq.
King of Prussia, PA
bernie@thefederation.org

Marc H. HarwellPresident-Elect
Marc H. Harwell
Harwell & Hurst, PLLC
Chattanooga, TN
marc@harwelllawgroup.com

Senior Directors


Tiffany Alexander
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Berwyn, PA
tiffany.alexander@nelsonmullins.com


R. Jeff Kelsey
Federal Express Corporation
Memphis, TN
jkelsey@fedex.com

Heather A. Sanderson, K.C.
Sanderson Law
Calgary, Canada
hasanderson@sanderson-law.com

Sean C. Griffin
Longman & Van Grack
Washington, D.C.
sean@lvglawfirm.com
 
 


Daniel W.McGrath
Hinshaw & Culbertson
Chicago, IL
dmcgrath@hinshawlaw.com


Marisa Trasatti
Sciton, Inc.
Towson, MD
MTrasatti@c-wlaw.com

Lee M. Hall
Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC
Huntington, WV
lmh@jenkinsfenstermaker.com
 


Francisco Ramos, Jr.
Goldberg Segalla
Miami, FL
framos@cspalaw.com


Kile T. Turner
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL
kturner@nwkt.com

Directors

 
 
Caroline J. Berdzik
Goldberg Segalla
Princeton, NJ
cberdzik@goldbergsegalla.com



 
Jody E. Briandi
Hurwitz Fine P.C.
Buffalo, NY
jeb@hurwitzfine.com
 
Charlie T. Frazier, Jr.
Alexander Dubose & Jefferson, LLP
Dallas, TX
cfrazier@adjtlaw.com

 
Jeffery M. Guillory
First Acceptance Insurance Company
Columbia, MO
jguillory@acceptance.com
 

Valerie Kellner
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Valerie.Kellner@wilsonelser.com
 

Shelly Masters
Cokinos Young
Austin, TX
smasters@cokinoslaw.com


 



 
Alycen A. Moss
Cozen O'Connor
Atlanta, GA
amoss@cozen.com
  
 Micalann C. Pepe
Jaburg Wilk
Phoenix, AZ
mcp@jaburgwilk.com  

 



Alan Rutkin
Rivkin Radler
New York, NY
alan.rutkin@rivkin.com





Front Row (L-R): Secretary-Treasurer Jennifer Johnsen; President-Elect Marc Harwell; President Heidi Goebel; Board Chair Craig Marvnney, Executive Director Bernie Heinze

Back Row (L-R): Frank Ramos; Micalann Pepe; Tiffany Alexander;
Alan Rutkin; Jeffery GuilloryCharlie Frazier; Caroline Berdzik; Kile Turner; Shelly Masters; Jody Briandi; Daniel McGrath; Marisa Trasatti; Jeff Kelsey; Lee Hall; Sean Griffin

Not pictured: Valerie Kellner, Alycen Moss, and Heather Sanderson