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Board of Directors

Kyle McLaughlin

President
KYLE McLAUGHLIN

  • Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, since 2012
  • B.S. in Biology, Duke University
  • J.D., University of Richmond School of Law
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Vice President
DANIEL ALEJANDRE

  • Nevada Supreme Court
Mark O'Brien

Immediate Past President
MARK O’BRIEN

  • Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of Virginia, since 2017
  • Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2014-2017
  • B.A. in Biology, University of Virginia
  • M.S. in Journalism, Columbia University
  • J.D., Syracuse University College of Law

Secretary
CARA BRUMFIELD

  • Staff Attorney, Nevada Supreme Court, since 2019
  • B.S.B.A in Business Administration/Marketing, University of West Florida
  • J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Las Vegas

Treasurer
STEPHANIE PAINE

  • Career Law Clerk, Court of Appeals of Virginia, since 1996
  • Pro Se Law Clerk, United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • B.A. in American Government, University of Virginia
  • J.D., College of William & Mary School of Law

Director
LINDSEY CRAVEN

  • Senior Staff Counsel, Oregon Court of Appeals since 2022
  • B.A. in Political Science, Portland State University
  • J.D., College of William and Mary School of Law
Frank Gibbard

Director
FRANK GIBBARD

  • Supervising Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, since 1995
  • B.A. in French, Political Science, Wartburg College
  • J.D., University of Wyoming College of Law

Director
STEVE LAWRENCE

  • Chief Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, since 2024
  • Staff Attorney, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One 2015-2014
  • B.S.J. in Journalism, Ohio University
  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School
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Director
ANN STOCKDALE

  • Staff Attorney, Iowa Court of Appeals, since 2018
  • B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management, Iowa State University
  • J.D., Drake University Law School
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Director
MANDY ERNST

  • Senior Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of Kentucky, since 2011
  • B.A. in English, Northern Kentucky University
  • J.D., Northern Kentucky University: Chase College of Law

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