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UnitingUniting Plaintiff, Plaintiff, Defense, Defense, Insurance, Insurance, and and Corporate Corporate Counsel Counsel to to Advance the Civil Justice System Animal Law Committee Newsletter Fall 2013 Chair Newsletter David Favre Laura M Nirenberg Yolanda Eisenstein Michigan State University 4988 W 150 N Vice-Chair College of Law Laporte, IN 46350-9729 1999 McKinney Ave, Apt 2006 Joan E Schaffner Dallas, TX 75201 648 N Shaw Ln (219) 379-4401 George Washington University (214) 749-0101 East Lansing, MI 48824-4496 [email protected] Law School Fax: (214) 749-0111 (517) 432-6890 2000 H St NW [email protected] Fax: (517) 432-6801 Francesca Ortiz Washington, DC 20052-0026 [email protected] South Texas College of Law (202) 994-7040 1303 San Jacinto St Chair-Elect Fax: (202) 994-9817 Julie I Fershtman Houston, TX 77002-7000 Christopher D Green [email protected] Foster Swift Collins & Smith (713) 646-2946 Animal Legal Defense Fund 32300 Northwestern Hwy, Ste 230 Fax: (713) 646-1766 170 East Cotati Ave Farmington Hills, MI 48334-1571 [email protected] Cotati, CA 94931 Technology Vice-Chair (248) 785-4731 (707) 795-2533 Christopher D Green Fax: (248) 538-2093 Rebecca Jill Tinsley Fax: (212) 428-6773 Animal Legal Defense Fund [email protected] 13 Hill St [email protected] 170 East Cotati Ave Paxton, MA 01612-1252 Cotati, CA 94931 Barbara Joan Gislason [email protected] Past Chair (707) 795-2533 Law Office of Barbara J Gislason Fax: (212) 428-6773 7362 University Ave NE, Ste 120 Rebecca J Huss [email protected] Joyce Tischler Valparaiso Univ School of Law Fridley, MN 55432-3152 Animal Legal Defense Fund 656 Greenwich St, Wesemann Hall (763) 572-9297 170 E Cotati Ave, Ste A Valparaiso, IN 46383-4945 Vice-Chairs Fax: (763) 571-1576 Cotati, CA 94931-4496 (219) 465-7856 Meena Alagappan [email protected] (707) 795-2533 Fax: (219) 465-7872 343 E 74th St, Apt 10L Fax: (707) 795-7280 [email protected] New York, NY 10021-3760 Aimee Gong [email protected] (212) 744-2504 136 East Market Street, Suite 200 Council Representative Fax: (914) 381-6176 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Akisha Townsend [email protected] [email protected] Humane Society of the US James A Young 15505 Cattail Oaks Young Scanlan LLC Katie Bray Barnett Kristina A Hancock Glenwood, MD 21738-9617 3010 W De Leon St, Ste 200 2408 McKinley Ct McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (512) 789-0110 Tampa, FL 33609-4002 Lawrence, KS 66047-2636 600 W Broadway, Ste 2600 [email protected] (813) 870-3010 Fax: (785) 832-8133 San Diego, CA 92101-3372 Fax: (813) 870-3010 [email protected] (858) 756-4410 [email protected] Elise A Van Kavage Fax: (858) 756-4386 Best Friends Animal Society Daina Bray 51 Odom Dr Scope Liaison 1609 Jones Ferry Rd Adam Phillip Karp Collinsville, IL 62234-5808 Sandra J Boyer Chapel Hill, NC 27516-5572 114 W Magnolia St, Ste 425 (618) 550-9469 LEGUS Law Inc (919) 789-5304 Bellingham, WA 98225-4354 Fax: (618) 345-6542 3135 S State St, Ste 103 Fax: (919) 789-5301 (360) 738-7273 Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1653 [email protected] Fax: (360) 392-3936 (734) 929-6948 [email protected] Fax: (734) 929-6952 Ashley R Dobbs [email protected] Bean Kinney & Korman PC Bonnie Lutz 2300 Wilson Blvd, Ste 700 Klinedinst PC Law Student Vice-Chair Arlington, VA 22201-5435 5 Hutton Centre Dr, Ste 1000 Rose Wilkinson (703) 525-4000 Santa Ana, CA 92707-8719 [email protected] (714) 542-1800 13452 Old Annapolis Rd Fax: (714) 542-3592 Mount Airy, MD 21771-7733 [email protected] [email protected] Stacey Evans 9475 Sohap Ln Columbia, MD 21045-3242 Heather MacKinnon Membership (202) 523-5744 936 Willow Lane Vice-Chair [email protected] Sleepy Hollow, IL 60118-1900 Marianne McDermott [email protected] 3308 Brandy Ct Falls Church, VA 22042-3757 Sarah Maegan Moulder (703) 560-7083 206 Remington Dr Fax: (703) 560-5301 Brandon, MS 39042-2828 [email protected] [email protected] 2 2 Animal Law Committee Newsletter Fall 2013 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR Dear TIPS Animal Law Committee Member: As I begin my year as chair, the ALC approaches its tenth year as a committee of the ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section. In reflecting on this upcoming milestone, I want to acknowledge the work of ALC’s founder, Barbara Gislason, our chairs, and the many other people who have contributed to the success we enjoy today. A personal note of thanks goes out to my predecessor, Rebecca Huss. She had an award-winning year as chair and was an excellent mentor, making my transition a smooth one. My goal as we complete a decade of advancing the field of animal law is to build on our many accomplishments. The first step is through leadership. We have new, energetic young lawyers who have hit the ground running and will guide the organization for the next ten years. Mentoring and supporting these attorneys in their work for the committee is a priority. Membership is the key to our future, and our numbers have been stable over the years. Outreach to state and local bar associations will be our main effort, which will assist in expanding our network of animal law professionals. We currently have a subcommittee working on this project. My theme and educational focus this year is in an area we have yet to highlight in our programs – wildlife.