Alexandria, Va. — The following members of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) were elected to leadership positions as officers and directors:
Hon. Barbara J. Houser (N.D. Tex., Dallas) becomes ABI President for a one-year term, succeeding Alane A. Becket of Becket & Lee, LLP (Malvern, Pa.), who now assumes the position of Immediate Past President. Robert P. Reynolds of Reynolds, Reynolds & Little, LLC (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), formerly Vice President—Development, was named President-Elect and will become President in April 2021. Ted Gavin of Gavin/Solmonese LLC (Wilmington, Del.) succeeds retired Bankruptcy Judge Eugene R. Wedoff (Chicago) as Chairman of the Board for a one-year term.
Christopher A. Ward of Polsinelli (Wilmington, Del.) was elected to serve a two-year term succeeding Robert P. Reynolds as ABI Vice President-Development. Soneet R. Kapila of KapilaMukamal, LLP (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), formerly an at-large member, was selected to serve as Treasurer. Stephen Lerner of Squire Patton Boggs (Cincinnati) and William Henrich of Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC (New York) were elected as at-large members of the Executive Committee. Lisa Sommers Gretchko of Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC (Royal Oak, Mich.), Vice President—Publications; Thomas M. Horan of Fox Rothschild LLP (Wilmington, Del.), Vice President—Communication & Information Technology; and Annerose Tashiro of Schultze & Braun GmbH (Achern, Germany), Vice President—International Affairs, were all reappointed to two-year terms.
Nine ABI members were elected to their first terms on the ABI Board of Directors:
- Dawn Cica of Carylon Cica (Las Vegas)
- H. David Cox of Cox Law Group (Lynchburg, Va.)
- Eric L. Johnson of Spencer Fane LLP (Kansas City, Mo.)
- Ericka Johnson of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP (Wilmington, Del.)
- Paul Leake of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (New York)
- Erika Morabito of Foley & Lardner LLP (Washington, D.C.)
- Victor Owens of East West Bank (Pasadena, Calif.)
- William S. Sugden of Alston & Bird (Atlanta)
- Adrienne Walker of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC (Boston)
There are 60 members on the ABI Board of Directors. The complete list of directors and officers is available at https://www.abi.org/about-us/board-of-directors.
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