Section News

The Nominations Committee (the Committee), consisting of Chair Robert C. Paul, Vice-Chair Hugh F. Drake, and Members C. Scott Schwefel, Mary Elizabeth Anderson, and Bryanna Frazier, met and conducted interviews of Section Officers, Delegates, Council members, and Standing Committee Chairs at the Section Fall Leadership Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Committee expresses its appreciation to all who shared their thoughtful insights about the future leadership of the Section. The Committee has completed its deliberations and hereby submits its nomination of the following persons:

NOMINATED OR RENOMINATED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS:

Section Chair: Benetta Y. Park

Section Chair-Elect: Marie A. Moore

Real Property Division Vice-Chair: Kellye Curtis Clarke

Trust & Estate Division Vice-Chair: Ray Prather

Section Secretary: George P. Bernhardt

Section Finance Officer: James R. Carey

Assistant Secretary (Trust & Estate Division): Bruce A. Tannahill

Assistant Secretary (Real Property Division): Timnetra Burruss

Section Delegate: Orlando Lucero

Diversity Officer: Christina Jenkins

NOMINATED TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM AS SECTION DELEGATE:

Mary E. Vandenack

NOMINATED FOR AN INITIAL THREE-YEAR TERM ON THE SECTION COUNCIL:

For the Trust & Estate Division: Anne Kelley Russell

For the Real Property Division: Lilly Gerontis and Sarah D. Cline

NOMINATED TO SERVE A TWO-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE SECTION COUNCIL:

For the Trust & Estate Division: Marissa Dungey

NOMINATED TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE SECTION COUNCIL:

For the Real Property Division: Eric M. Mathis

RE-NOMINATED TO SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM ON THE SECTION COUNCIL:

For the Trust & Estate Division: Robert Nemzin, Benjamin Orzeske and Crystal Patterson

For the Real Property Division: Shelby D. Green and D. Joshua Crowfoot

The Nominations Committee requests that, pursuant to Section 6.1(g) of the Section Bylaws, written notice of this report, together with contact information, a biographical statement of each nominated person and such additional information required under the Section Bylaws, be circulated to the Section membership in accordance with the Section Bylaws.

Benetta Y. ParkBessemer TrustPalm Beach, FL

Will automatically assume the position of Section Chair, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Chair-Elect; Section Vice-Chair, Trusts & Estate Division; Vice-Chair, International Tax Planning; Co-Chair, CLE; Vice-Chair, Spring Meeting; Member, Community Outreach; Member, Council; TE Division Secretary, Council; Council Rep, TE Practice Groups; Chair and Member, Planning; Member, Nominations; Liaison, Section of Taxation; Member, Meetings Task Force; Member, Career Development Task Force; Liaison, TE Synergy Summit.

Marie A. MooreSher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C.New Orleans, LA

Nominated for Section Chair-Elect, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Section Vice-Chair, Real Property Division; Chair and Vice-Chair, Leasing Group; Chair and Vice-Chair Retail Leasing; Advisor and Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Co-Vice-Chair, Co-Chair, and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Associate Articles Editor for RP and Last Word Editor, Probate and Property Magazine; Member, Council; Division Vice-Chair and Member, CLE; Member, Planning; SCM and Council Rep, Residential, Multi-Family, and Special Use Group; Advisor and Member, Leadership/Mentoring Task Force; Co-Chair, Special Committee on ABA Relations; Vice-Chair, Affordable Housing; Member, Groups and Substantive; Council; Liaison, Other Groups and Organizations.

Kellye Curtis ClarkeRGS TitleAlexandria, VA

Nominated for a first term as Section Vice-Chair, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Section Diversity Officer; Member, Fellows; Chair and Vice-Chair, Single Family Residential; Member, Membership; Co-Chair, Vice-Chair, CoVice Chair, Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Group Chair and Vice Chair, Residential, Multi-Family and Special Use Group; Member, Nominations; Member, RP Government Submissions Task Force; Member, Council; Liaison, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty; Member, Groups and Substantive; Chair, Co-Chair and Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; SCM, Real Estate Financing Group; Member, Council; Member, Planning; Council Rep, RP Litigation and Ethics Group.

Ray PratherPrather Ebner Wilson LLPChicago, IL

Nominated for a second term as Section Vice-Chair, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Section Vice-Chair, Trust and Estate Division; Articles Editor and TE Assistant Editor, eReport; Group Chair, Group Vice-Chair, Chair, Vice Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Charitable Planning; Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Liaison, LGBT Bar Association; Liaison, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity; TE Editor and Member, Publications; Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; 2023 Council Member, Council Rep, Charitable Planning Organizations Group; Member, Planning; Liaison, Trust and Estate Synergy Summit.

George P. BernhardtHouston, TX

Nominated for a second term as Section Secretary, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Section Secretary; Member and Co-Chair, In-House Counsel; Chair, Industrial Leasing; Member, Special Committee on In-House Counsel; Member, CLE; Group Chair, Group Co-Chair and Group ViceChair, Leasing Group; 2023 Member, Council; Council Rep, Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group; Member, Nominations; Secretary and Member, Planning; Member, Leadership Mentoring Task Force.

James R. CareyLevin Schreder & Carey Ltd Chicago, IL

Nominated for second term as Finance Officer, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Finance Officer; Assistant Finance Officer; Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Probate & Fiduciary Litigation; Liaison, Section to Dispute Resolution; Council Representative, Group Chair and Vice-Chair, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group; Co-Chair and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Member, Group and Substantive Committees; Member, Council, Member, Groups and Substantive; Member, Planning, Chair and Vice-Chair, Investments.

Bruce A. TannahillMass MutualWichita, KS

Nominated for a second term, Assistant Secretary, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: TE Assistant Secretary, Officers and Council; Advisor, Vice-Chair and Member, CLE; Assoc. Articles Editor, Probate & Property; Co-Chair, Operating Businesses.

Timnetra BurrussChicago, IL

Nominated for third term, Assistant Secretary, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Member, Fellows; Member, CLE; Member, Diversity; Vice-Chair, Diversity, and Inclusion; Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Vice-Chair, Multi-Family Residential; Member, Communications; Officers and Council, Real Property Division Assistant Secretary.

Orlando LuceroFNF Family of CompaniesAlbuquerque, NM

Nominated for a third term as Section Delegate, term ending August 2027. Positions held in the Section and ABAwide: Vice Chair and Chair, Remedies and Miscellaneous Clauses Committee; Member, Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Other Investment Vehicles Committee; Member and Chair, Diversity Committee; Chair, Brokers and Brokerage Committee; Chair, Residential, Multifamily and Special Use Group; Section Liaison to ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; Chair, Residential, Multifamily and Special Use Group; Advisor and Member, Planning Committee; Council Member; Section Secretary; RP Division Vice-Chair, Officers; ABA Presidential Appointment, Liaison, Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline; Liaison, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; Liaison, Rep to RP Synergy Summit; Member, Planning; Member, RP Governmental Submissions; Co-Chair and Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; Member, In-House Counsel; Liaison, Commission on Hispanic Rights and Responsibilities; Member, Future Practice and Guidance Task Force; Liaison to Fund for Justice and Education, Liaison ABA Entities; Section Delegate, House of Delegates, Council; Advisor, Diversity and Inclusion. Member, ABA Board of Governors; Member and Chair, ABA Council of the Fund for Justice and Education; Member, HOD Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work, and HOD Committee on Rules and Calendar.

Christina JenkinsDallas, TX

Nominated for first term as Diversity Officer, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Chair, ViceChair and Member, Fellows; Fellows Chair, Membership; Member, Communications; Group Chair and Group Vice Chair, Residential, Multi-Family and Special Use Group; Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Co-Chair and Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Chair, Vice-Chair and Member, RP Governmental Submissions; Member, Council; Council Representative, Commercial Real Estate Transactions Group; Member, CLE; Member, Groups and Substantive; Member, Nominations; Member, Planning; Member, Leadership Mentoring Task Force; Vice-Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice; Liaison, Other Groups and Organizations.

Mary E. VandenackVandenack Weaver LLCOmaha, NE

Nominated for a first term as Section Delegate, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section and ABAwide: Council, Trust and Estate Division; Member and Co-Chair, Future Practice and Guidance Task Force; Co-Chair, Economics and Technology of the Practice Small Firm Practice; Vice-Chair, Small Firm Practice; Vice-Chair, Asset Protection Planning; Co-Chair, Emotional and Psychological Issues in Estate Planning; Member, Planning; Liaison, ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems; Group Co-Chair, Joint Law Practice Management Group; TE Assistant Secretary and Member, Council; ABA Law Practice Division: Chair; Editor-in-Chief Law Practice Magazine; Counsel; Women Rainmakers; Vice Chair Futures Task Force; Evolving Business Models; Attorney Well-being; ABA Commission on the Future of the Profession; ABA Commission on Youth At Risk; ABA SCOTIS; Member, Council; Member, Nominations; Council Rep, Non-Tax Estate Planning Considerations Group; Member; Special Committee on Career and Wellness; Chair, Law Practice Division.

Anne Kelley RussellWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLPCharleston, SC

Nominated for a first term on Council, Trust & Estate Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in the Section: Member, Fellows; Member, Membership; Member, CLE; Co-Chair, Insurance and Financial Planning; Assistant TE Editor, eReport; Member, Marketing and Social Media; Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Charitable Organizations; Member, Special Coordinator for Liaisons Groups and Substantive.

Lilly GerontisPractical Law Company – Thompson ReutersNew York, NY

Nominated for a first term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in the Section: Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Economics, Technology and Practice Methods; Vice Chair and Member, Groups and Substantive Committee; Member, Career Development and Wellness; Group Vice-Chair, Joint Law Practice Management Group.

Sarah D. ClineMiles & Stockbridge PCFrederick MD

Nominated for a first term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in the Section: Member, Fellows; Assistant RP Editor, eReport; Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Purchase and Sale; Group Vice-Chair, Residential, Multi-Family and Special Use Group; Member, Leadership Mentoring Task Force; Co-Chair, Joint Law Practice Management Group.

Marissa DungeyDungey Dougherty PLLCGreenwich, CT

Nominated to fill a two-year unexpired term on Council, Trust & Estate Division, term ending August 2026. Positions held in the Section: Member, Fellows; Member, CLE; Chair and Vice-Chair, Non-Tax Issues Affecting the Planning and Administration of Estate and Trusts; Co-Chair and Vice-Chair; Business Investment Entities Partnerships LLCs & Corps.; Fellow, ACTEC Young Leaders; Group Co-Chair and Group Vice-Chair, Business Planning; eCLE Vice-Chair, CLE; TE Vice-Chair, CLE; Member, Membership; Member, Nominations; Member, Career Development and Well-being Committee; Member, Planning.

Eric M. MathisSouthfield, MI

Nominated to fill a one-year unexpired term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in the Section: Member, Fellows; Chair and Vice-Chair, RP Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Co-Chair, Advisor and Member, Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Liaison, National Bar Association; Chair, Co-Chair and Member, Special Committee on In-House Counsel; Member, Membership; Member, Nominations.

Robert NemzinHSBC Private BankNew York, NY

Renominated for a second full term on Council, Trust & Estate Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in Section: Chair, Vice-Chair and Member, Fellows; Co-Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Network; Vice-Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers; Co-Chair, YLD; Member, Membership; Member, Council; Council Representative, Employee Plans and Executive Compensation Group.

Benjamin OrzeskeUniform Law CommissionChicago, IL

Renominated for a second full term on Council, Trust & Estate Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in Section: Chair and Vice Chair, Uniform Laws; Vice-Chair, Uniform Acts for Trust and Estate Law; Chair, Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, TE Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group; Chair, Joint Committee Uniform Laws; Uniform Laws Update Editor; P&P Magazine; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Council, Member; Council Representative, Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws; Member, TE Governmental Submissions; Member, RP Governmental Submissions.

Crystal PattersonGulfstream Commercial Services, LLCLouisville, KY

Renominated for a second full term on Council, Trust & Estate Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in Section: Chair and Vice-Chair, Probate & Fiduciary Litigation; Group Chair and Group Vice-Chair, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group; Chair and Co-Chair, In-House Counsel; Vice-Chair, Hotels, Resorts and Tourism; Member, Council; Co-Chair, Career Development and Wellness; Member, Groups and Substantive; Member, Planning.

Shelby D. GreenPace University School of LawWhite Plains, NY

Renominated for a second full term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in Section: Keeping Current Property Editor, P&P; Co-Chair and Member, Membership; Vice-Chair and Member, Publications; Chair, Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Legal Education; Member and Assistant Secretary, Council; Member, Nominations; Chair and Vice-Chair, Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group.

D. Joshua CrowfootCrowfoot Law Firm, LLCChattanooga, TN

Nominated for a first full term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2027. Positions held in Section: Section Council, Real Property Division; Member, Fellows; Vice-Chair, Retail Leasing; RP Acquisitions Editor, Media/ Books Products; Liaison, ABA GP Solo Division; Chair, YLD; Vice-Chair, Senior Housing and Assisted Living; Chair, Young Lawyers Network; Vice-Chair, Purchase and Sale; Vice-Chair, Office Leasing; Chair, Assignment and Subletting; Member, Council.