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
Carla D. Brown
Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft, P.C.
Reston, VA
First Vice President
M. Nieves Bolaños
Fish Potter Bolaños, PC
Chicago, IL
Vice President of Public Policy
Mark Hanna
Murphy Anderson PLLC
Washington, DC
Vice President of Affiliate Relations
Deborah H. Karpatkin
Law Office of Deborah H. Karpatkin
New York, NY
Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Ben Lebsack
Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC
Denver, CO
Secretary
Summer H. Murshid
Hawks Quindel, SC
Milwaukee WI
Treasurer
Christopher Houk
Houk Law Firm, PLLC
Tempe, AZ
Immediate Past President
Linda M. Correia
Correia & Puth, PLLC
Washington, DC
J. Bernard Alexander
Alexander Morrison + Fehr, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Nina T. Pirrotti
Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, PC
New Haven, CT
Bryce W. Ashby
Donati Law, PLLC
Memphis, TN
Scott M. Pollins
Pollins Law Firm
Swarthmore, PA
Heather Moore Collins
HMC Civil Rights Law
Brentwood TN
Donna Williams Rucker
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
Washington, DC
Maria G. Diaz
Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Schmidt
Crews Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX
Christine T. Elzer
Elzer Law Firm, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA
Adria Lynn Silva
Sass Law Firm
Tampa, FL
Amanda Farahany
Barrett & Farahany
Atlanta, GA
Rachhana T. Srey
Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Minneapolis, MN
Maureen Truax Holland
Holland & Associates, PLLC
Memphis, TN
Jeffrey Neil Young
Solidarity Law
Cumberland Foreside, ME
Shelby Leighton
Public Justice
Washington, DC
Paul H. Tobias, Founder
In Memoriam
1930-2021
