Participant Information - Great Rivers Bar Leader Conference

October 27 – 30, 2019
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona (map and directions)

American Bar Association 
Deputy Director, Division of Bar Services
Jennifer Lewin
321 North Clark Street; 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Phone: 312.988.5361
jennifer.lewin@americanbar.org


Colorado State Bar Association
President
Judge Kathleen Hearn Croshal
1 Sepulveda Court
Pueblo, Colorado 81005
Phone: 719.564.3699
kcroshal@msn.com

President-elect
Jessica Brown
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1801 California Street
Denver, Colorado 80202-2642
Phone: 303.298.5944
jbrown@gibsondunn.com

Executive Director
Patrick Flaherty
Colorado Bar Association
1290 Broadway; Suite 1700
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: 303.824.5314
pflaherty@cobar.org


Illinois State Bar Association
President
David B. Sosin
Sosin, Arnold & Schoenbeck Ltd
9501 West 144th Place; Suite 205
Orland Park, Illinois 60462
Phone: 708.448.8141
dsosin@sosinarnold.com

President-elect
Dennis J. Orsey
Dennis J. Orsey PC
3388 Maryville Road; Suite A
Granite City, Illinois 62040
Phone: 618.797.2800
orseylaw@msn.com

Executive Director
Robert E. Craghead
Illinois State Bar Association
424 South Second Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: 217.525.1760
rcraghead@isba.org

Assistant to the Executive Director
Kimberly Weaver
Illinois State Bar Association
424 South Second Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: 217.747.1414
kweaver@isba.org


Indiana State Bar Association
President
Leslie Henderzahs
Church Church Hittle & Antrim
10765 Lantern Road; Suite 201
Fishers, Indiana 46038
Phone: 317.776.5818
henderzahs@cchalaw.com

President-elect
Michale Tolbert
Tolbert & Tolbert LLC
1085 Broadway; Suite B
Gary, Indiana 46402
Phone: 219.427.0094
mtolbert@tolbertlegal.com

Vice President
Clayton Miller
Stoll Keenon & Ogden PLLC
201 N. Illinois St. Suite 1225
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317.464.1591
clayton.miller@skofirm.com

Executive Director
Joe Skeel
Indiana State Bar Association
One Indiana Square; Suite 530
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317.639.5465
jskeel@inbar.org


Iowa State Bar Association
President
Bill Boyd
Nyemaster Goode P.C.
700 Walnut Street; Suite 1600
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: 515.283.3172
wlb@nyemaster.com

President-elect
Jerry Schnurr
822 Central Avenue; Suite 405
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Phone: 515.576.3977
jschnurr@frontier.com

Executive Director
Dwight Dinkla
The Iowa State Bar Association
625 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: 515.697.7867
ddinkla@iowabar.org

Minnesota State Bar Association
President
Tom Nelson
600 Nicollet Mall; Suite 380
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: 612.335.1457
tnelson@mnbars.org

President-Elect
Dyan Ebert
600 Nicollet Mall; Suite 380
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: 320.258.7846
Debert@mnbars.org

Chief Executive Officer
Cheryl Dalby
600 Nicollet Mall; Suite 380
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: 612.278.6334
cdalby@mnbars.org


Nebraska State Bar Association
President
Steve Mattoon
Matzke, Mattoon, Martens & Strommen, LLC
907 Jackson Street
P.O. Box 316
Sidney, Nebraska 69162-0316
Phone: 308.254.5595
mattoon@mmlawoffice.com

President-elect
Jill Ackerman
Baird Holm LLP
1700 Farnam Street; Suite 1500
Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2068
Phone: 402.636.8263
jrackerman@bairdholm.com

President-elect Designate
William (Bill) Mueller
Mueller Robak LLC
530 S 13th Street; Suite 110
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Phone: 402.434.3399
Mueller@MuellerRobak.com

Executive Director
Liz Neeley
Nebraska State Bar Association
635 South 14th Street; #200
Lincoln Nebraska 68508
Phone: 402.475.7091
lneeley@nebar.com


Ohio State Bar Association
President
Eleana Drakatos
Yacobozzi Drakatos LLC
1243 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43206-3445
Phone: 614.443.2800
edrakatos@ydlegal.com

President-elect
Judge Linda Teodosio
Summit County Juvenile Court
650 Dan Street
Akron, Ohio 44310
Phone: 330.643.2995
ltedosio@cpcourt.summitoh.net

Chief Executive Officer
Mary Augsburger
Ohio State Bar Association
P.O. Box 16562
Columbus, Ohio 43216-6562
Phone: 614.487.4405
maugsburger@ohiobar.org


State Bar of Michigan
President
Dennis M. Barnes
Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, PLLC
333 West Fort Street; Suite 1200
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3150
Phone: 313.965.9725
dbarnes@bsdd.com

President-elect
Robert J. Buchanan
Buchanan & Buchanan PLC
171 Monroe Ave NW; Suite 750
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2694
Phone: 616.458.2464
rjb@buchananfirm.com

Executive Director
Janet Welch
State Bar of Michigan
306 Townsend Street
Lansing, Michigan 48933-2012
Phone: 517.346.6331
jwelch@michbar.org


State Bar of Wisconsin
President
Jill Kastner
Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc.
230 West Wells Street; #800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-1828
Phone: 414.274.3438
jmkastner@gmail.com

President-elect
Kathleen Brost
Legacy Private Trust Co.
P.O. Box 649
Meenah, Wisconsin 54957-0649
Phone: 920.967.5074
kbrost@lptrust.com

Executive Director
Larry J. Martin
State Bar of Wisconsin
5302 Eastpark Boulevard
Madison, Wisconsin 53718
Phone: 608.250.6038
lmartin@wisbar.org