The Board of the National Employment Lawyers Association consists of twenty-four members from around the country.
The President, Vice President of Public Policy, First Vice President, Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Vice President of Affiliate Relations, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President constitute the Executive Committee. Two-thirds of the Board is elected by the general membership in the Spring, and one-third is appointed by the Board in the Summer of every year.
Questions and comments for the NELA Board may be sent to execboard@nelahq.org.
Our Board

President
M. Nieves Bolaños
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Chicago, IL

First Vice President
Ben Lebsack
Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC
Denver, CO

Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
Bryce W. Ashby
Donati Law, PLLC
Memphis, TN

Vice President of Affiliate Relations
Deborah H. Karpatkin
Law Office of Deborah H. Karpatkin
New York, NY

Treasurer
Christopher Houk
Houk Law Firm, PLLC
Tempe, AZ

Secretary
Summer H. Murshid
Hawks Quindel, SC
Milwaukee WI

Immediate Past President
Carla D. Brown
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft, P.C.
Reston, VA

J. Bernard Alexander
Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Heather Newsom Leonard
Heather Leonard, PC
Birmingham, AL

Christine T. Elzer
Elzer Law Firm, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA

Nina T. Pirrotti
Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, PC
New Haven, CT

Amanda Farahany
Barrett & Farahany
Atlanta, GA

Scott M. Pollins
Pollins Law Firm
Swarthmore, PA

Jamie S. Franklin
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, IL

Donna Williams Rucker
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
Washington, DC

Maureen Truax Holland
Holland & Associates, PLLC
Memphis, TN

Robert W. Schmidt
Crews Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX

Toni J. Jaramilla
Toni Jaramilla, A Professional Law Corporation
Los Angeles, CA

Adria Lynn Silva
Sass Law Firm
Tampa, FL

Shelby Leighton
Public Justice
Washington, DC

Jeffrey Neil Young
Solidarity Law
Cumberland Foreside, ME

Paul H. Tobias, Founder
In Memoriam
1930-2021