NELA

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.

Treasurer
Christopher Houk
Houk Law Firm, PLLC
Tempe, AZ

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

Maria G. Diaz
Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Los Angeles, CA

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

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

Scott M. Pollins
Pollins Law Firm
Swarthmore, PA

Amanda Farahany
Barrett & Farahany
Atlanta, GA

Donna Williams Rucker
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
Washington, DC

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

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

Maureen Truax Holland
Holland & Associates, PLLC
Memphis, TN

Adria Lynn Silva
Sass Law Firm
Tampa, FL

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

Jeffrey Neil Young
Solidarity Law
Cumberland Foreside, ME

Shelby Leighton
Public Justice
Washington, DC

Paul H. Tobias, Founder
In Memoriam
1930-2021