PHILADELPHIA—The American Law Institute today announced the election of 26 new members. This group includes highly accomplished individuals from 15 states and the District of Columbia. Short biographical sketches of each of the new members are on the Newly Elected Members page on ALI's website.
“I am pleased and honored to welcome this impressive group to our membership,” said ALI President Roberta Cooper Ramo. “We look for the intellectual leaders in every area of law, and I am confident that these new members will embrace our tradition by giving generously of their time and intellect so that ALI's law reform work will continue at the high level set by our founders."
California
Richard Goetz, Los Angeles – Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Seth Grossman, San Francisco – Chief of Staff to the President, University of California
R. Anthony Reese, Irvine – Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Molly S. Van Houweling, Berkeley – Professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Christopher A. Whytock, Irvine – Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Connecticut
Sara C. Bronin, Hartford – Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law
District of Columbia
Gail A. Lione – Former General Counsel, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (retired)
Jonathan J. Wroblewski – Director, Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Justice
Florida
Beatrice A. Butchko, Miami – Judge, State of Florida, Eleventh Circuit
Georgia
Richard B. Herzog, Atlanta – Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Illinois
Deborah Tuerkheimer, Chicago – Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
Indiana
Daniel B. Kelly, Notre Dame – Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School
Kansas
Richard B. Walker, Newton – Chief Judge, Kansas District Court, Ninth Judicial District
Minnesota
Claire A. Hill, Minneapolis – Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
New York
James A. Fanto, Brooklyn – Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Brian Angelo Lee, Brooklyn – Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Troy A. McKenzie, New York – Professor, New York University School of Law
Thomas W. Merrill, New York – Professor, Columbia University School of Law
North Carolina
Tanya D. Marsh, Winston-Salem – Professor, Wake Forest School of Law
Oregon
Hilary K. Krane, Beaverton – GC, Exec. VP & Chief Administrative Officer, NIKE Inc.
Lydia Pallas Loren, Portland – Professor, Lewis & Clark Law School
Pennsylvania
Laura E. Little, Philadelphia – Professor, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
Tennessee
Daniel J. Gervais, Nashville – Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School
Texas
Sandra G. Rodriguez, Houston – Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Virginia
Kimberly Kessler Ferzan, Charlottesville – Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
Christopher M. Newman, Arlington – Professor, George Mason University School of Law