A YEAR OF EMBRACING

CHANGE & TECHNOLOGY

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

“So often in life, things that you

regard as an impediment

turn out to be great, good fortune.”

— JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

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There is so much gratification represented in our 2020 annual report—so much blood, sweat, and tears—that we just could

not be prouder of what we accomplished with our community in 2020. In a year of extraordinary upheaval from a deadly

pandemic, the tumultuous reckoning of racial injustice, and a contentious election and its violent aftermath, we found an

opportunity to grow into the questions that this season of disquietude delivered in abundance. It is to the NITA community, for

its generous support and collective brain power, that we owe our deepest thanks for where we are today.

The COVID-19 pandemic neither thwarted NITA’s mission nor alleviated the need for advocacy skills training. If anything, it

increased the demand for skilled trial lawyers, trained to represent clients when courthouses and law offices closed, and

court and client business went online out of necessity. There was a chasm between lawyers and the skills they needed for

remote representation, and NITA was there to fill that gap.

When Colorado issued the March 18, 2020, shelter-at-home orders and our Boulder headquarters closed, NITA was already

implementing our crisis plan. We were in a unique position to do so: our deposition skills course had been offered as an online

option since 2010, so we used that successful model as a basis to take the rest of our programming online. We took advantage

of our existing technology and experience and used them as a foundation to meet the rapidly changing needs of our clients.

From the beginning, we chose to be transparent and we framed the pandemic not as a crisis, but as an opportunity. With that

mindset, we kept our lines of communication open with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, and our community, welcoming

collaboration throughout the disruption and re-stabilization. By May, we saw early, positive indicators that we were finding

our footing. We launched our new modular trial course, online writing course, and other online offerings, as well a variety of

remote advocacy resources. Law firms reached out about these new offerings and were soon scheduling online training in

both public and custom courses, and people enrolled in our online courses and coaching.

Necessity forced us to make on-the-spot changes and have the courage to try things NITA has never done before. We were

innovative, thoughtful, proactive, and agile in creating, marketing, and delivering new products and distribution methods during

this crisis. We cannot adequately express our gratitude and appreciation for everyone’s hard work and can-do attitudes.

These changes would not have been possible without the generous—more than generous—support of our donors. When

NITA asked, you came through for us. Early in the pandemic I personally reached out to you, requesting help at a volatile and

uncertain time. The outpouring of donations touched and humbled us all. Your generosity expressed how much NITA means

to you, and we are grateful beyond measure for your aid. Thank you.

We still believe in the importance of an attorney’s physical presence in the courts, and training trial lawyers in the “learning-

by-doing” method at live, onsite courses remains an essential part of who we are and how we carry out our mission. Human

connection is critical to how we teach and mentor, so we’re thrilled to have socially distant, onsite programming back on our

calendar, starting in July 2021.

We are forever changed by how we steered our mighty nonprofit through this unforgettable year. As a team—staff, faculty,

authors, trustees, donors, and clients—we soared above to deliver exceptional training to the legal bar. This is NITA.

Wendy McCormack, Executive Director

NITA and The NITA Foundation

MESSAGE FROM

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WENDY McCORMACK

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NITA CONVERTS ONSITE COURSES TO ONLINE COURSES

Without sacrificing the learning-by-doing

methodology, NITA relied on its experience of

providing online training and converted its Building

Trial Skills course to an online course. The online

course, held monthly, is comprised of four one-

day online modules that are scheduled on Fridays

over a period of four weeks. Attendance averaged

29 people per course and included people from

across the nation.

NITA DEVELOPS NEW COURSE TYPES TO SATISFY CURRENT NEEDS

Recognizing that NITA clients may need guidance

on how to represent their clients remotely, NITA

developed half-day online courses and One-on-One

Coaching Sessions. Both course types covered

a variety of advocacy and communication skills

needed to effectively represent your client online

including motions, hearings, depositions, and trials.

NITA BECOMES A RESOURCE AND AUTHORITY ON REMOTE ADVOCACY

Providing remote advocacy training and resources

like webcasts, podcasts, whitepapers, publications,

webpages, and, of course, the Summit increased

NITA’s presence among the legal community. News

outlets like Law360, Law.com, and JD Supra wrote

articles that featured NITA’s courses on remote

advocacy and the faculty that taught them.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2020

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020

BOARD OFFICERS

Ben B. Rubinowitz Chair Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf New York, NY

Pamela A. Bresnahan* Chair Elect Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Washington, DC

Hon. Lee Smalley Edmon Treasurer California Court of Appeal Los Angeles, CA

Geraldine Sumter Secretary Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, P.A. Charlotte, NC

L. Joseph Loveland Immediate Past Chair JAMS Atlanta, GA

*Deceased

TRUSTEES

Doris Cheng Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger San Francisco, CA

Michael H. Ginsberg Jones Day Pittsburgh, PA

Hon. George C. Hanks, Jr. United States District Court Houston, TX

William J. Hunt Gregg, Hunt, Ahern & Embry Lexington, MA

Joshua A. Johnston Ankura Consulting Dallas, TX

Michael A. Kelly Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger San Francisco, CA

Daniel M. Kotin Tomasik Kotin Kasserman Chicago, IL

Tracy W. McCormack University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX

Leo Romero University of New Mexico School of Law Albuquerque, NM

Harry H. Schneider Perkins Coie LLP Seattle, WA

Susan Ross Steingass University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI

Edwin John U Kirkland & Ellis LLP Washington, D.C.

Whitney M. Untiedt Freidin Brown Miami, FL

Angela C. Vigil Baker McKenzie LLP Miami, FL

Hon. Ann C. Williams (ret.) Jones Day Chicago, IL

Linwood C. Wright, Jr. United States Attorney’s Office Philadelphia, PA

3,273 ATTORNEYS TRAINED175 COURSES

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NITA HELD 97 PUBLIC COURSES THAT HAD 1,481 ATTENDEES.

PUBLIC COURSE BREAKDOWN

8 onsite courses, with 250 attendees

89 online courses, with 1,231 attendees

NEW ONLINE COURSES VIA ZOOM

We supplemented our already well-established Deposition Skills: Online

course with online courses that met the needs of our clients.

• Building Trial Skills: Online (multi-day and one-day modules)

• Negotiation and Mediation Skills: Online

• Pop-Up Half-Day Drills Courses

- Cross-Examination

- Evidentiary Foundation

- Opening Statements

- Summation

- Trial Objections

• Remote Depositions: Online

• Winning at the Beginning – an online deposition skills series

NITA’s High-Caliber Training, World-Class Faculty, and Learning-by-

Doing Method – In Your Office or Home

1:1 COACHING SESSIONS

57 coaching sessions starting in April 2020.

With the shift to trials, mediation, and hearings being held online, our

clients needed immediate training. One-on-One Coaching Sessions with

NITA faculty via Zoom satisfy that need.

NITA PUBLIC COURSES

EMBRACING CHANGE & TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

The experience was great.

There’s no better way to develop

and strengthen advocacy skills

than to actually do it. It was a safe

environment to learn, to grow, to

identify weaknesses and to build

confidence.”

– KRISTIAN A. MCCRAY

The Law Offices of Kristian A.

McCray PLLC

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IN-HOUSE TRAINING SOLUTIONS – CUSTOM COURSESNITA ran 63 Custom courses for law firms and organizations,

for a total of 1,148 attendees.

CUSTOM COURSE BREAKDOWN

11 onsite courses, with 274 attendees

52 online courses, with 874 attendees

PUBLIC SERVICE COURSES3 onsite Public Service courses, with 80 attendees

12 online Public Service courses, with 564 attendees

In addition to scholarships awarded, 179 seats were granted

to public service attorneys for online Public courses.

ORGANIZATIONS NITA PARTNERED WITH IN 2020

ABA Children Immigration Law Academy (CILA)

Appellate Defenders Inc

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)

Catholic Legal Services of Miami

Committee of Regional Training (CORT) – Indiana,

Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia

Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation

Florida Legal Services

Immigrant Justice Corps

Legal Aid Association of California

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

New Mexico Children Youth & Families Department

NITA CUSTOM &

This course was excellent! Even

via Zoom, the hands-on learning

was super effective. Faculty were

super knowledgeable, strong

teachers, and managed to create

a safe space to play and learn.”

– ANNA D. DEAL

Immigrant Legal Center

Omaha, NE

PUBLIC SERVICE COURSES

EMBRACING CHANGE & TECHNOLOGY FOR IN-HOUSE TRAINING

Six NITA law firm and organization clients opted to try a new type

of in-house training solution: webinars plus coaching sessions.

This allowed NITA to continue providing training to its clients

while maintaining its core method of learning-by-doing training.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Public Service course

October 2020

Public Service courses are advocacy training programs that are specifically tailored for attorneys or advocates who serve indigent or disadvantaged populations, including legal aid, child advocacy, disability, tribal court, criminal law, and domestic violence. Public agency lawyers and private attorneys who work in these areas are also eligible to attend these programs.

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EMBRACING CHANGE & TECHNOLOGY FOR studio71

NITA WEBCASTS

WEBCASTS In 2020, studio71 set new records for the number of webcasts, number

of registrants, and live webcast views.

• 19 live studio71 webcasts

• 9 dedicated to remote advocacy

• 30,972 webcast registrations

• 13,548 live webcast views – 189% increase from 2019

* Information provided includes the COVID, The Court, and the Future of

the Jury Trial two-day summit.

TOP 5 WEBCASTS FROM 2020

1. Remote Advocacy: Representing Your Client during the

COVID-19 Pandemic

2. Killer Cross

3. Persuasive Oral Advocacy: How to Win an Appellate Argument

4. An Unwitting Pioneer’s Reflections on Remote Advocacy

5. The Opening Gambit: Learn Opening Statements through

Actual Courtroom Video

COVID, THE COURT, AND THE FUTURE OF THE JURY TRIAL

In collaboration with Online Courtroom Project

A free, two-day summit designed to provide practical

recommendations on procedures, resources, and skills for both

courts and attorneys who are looking to conduct jury trials due

to the pandemic.

Total summit registrants: 2,128

Total participants during the live presentations:

• Friday, November 13, 2020 = 742 attended the live presentation

• Friday, November 20, 2020 = 519 attended the live presentation

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PODCASTS9 podcast episodes

8,874 downloads

TOP EPISODES IN 2020

NITA PUBLICATIONS2 new titles

18 updated titles

20 total releases

233 eBook titles

REMOTE ADVOCACY

Released in May 2020

Pragmatic advice about how to handle the changing

legal environment taken from NITA faculty and

authors Mary Jo Barr, A.J. Bellido de Luna, Elizabeth

Boals, Rebecca Diaz-Bonilla, Reuben Guttman,

Sidney Kanazawa, and Whitney Untiedt, among

others.

EMBRACING CHANGE & TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLICATIONS

Best Practices for Remote Hearings, with Judge Amy Hanley and Reuben Guttman

Released June 3, 2020

1,593 Downloads

Serenity Now: Carol Sowers Being Poised in the Courtroom

Released March 9, 2020

1,237 Downloads

Rebecca Diaz-Bonilla’s “Foolproof” Tips for Professional Communication

Released March 3, 2020

1,205 Downloads

LISTEN NOW LISTEN NOW LISTEN NOW

Copies sold: 1,536 Revenue: $84,904

Copies sold: 1,401 Revenue: $91,042

2020 BEST SELLERS

NITA PODCASTS &PUBLICATIONS

In addition, in May NITA provided the cours-

es video library to law professors for use in

their classes and WoltersKluwer temporarily

allowed students to access eBook versions

of NITA texts if they could not access their

hard copies due to shutdowns.

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Released May 12, 2020

Released August 31, 2020

Youtube YOUTUBE

www.youtube.com/user/NITAvideos#p/u

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WEBSITE 624,699 total website page views (decreased 4.5%)

233,134 new users (increased 6%)

• 1,028 visits to Public Course pages (decreased 49%)

• 3,882 visits to In-House pages (increased 229%)

• 68,388 visits to Publication pages (increased 7.7%)

• 100,291 visits to studio71 pages (increased 104%)

• 59,226 visits to The Legal Advocate blog (decreased 9.9%)

• 3,723 visit to Remote Advocacy page introduced in 2020

SOCIAL MEDIA

FACEBOOK-SQUARE FACEBOOK

facebook.com/NITAskills/

TOTAL FANS: 5,400

Increased 3.8%

Engagement

Traffic on page increased

82.4%

Number of posts on page

increased 16.9%

LINKEDIN LINKEDIN

linkedin.com/company/national-institute-for-trial-advocacy

TOTAL FOLLOWERS: 3,300

Increased 10%

Engagement

Number of posts on page

increased 32%

T TWITTER

twitter.com/NITACentral

TOTAL FOLLOWERS: 3,200

Engagement

Number of tweets increased

54.5%

Engagements increased

6.3 %

INSTAGRAM INSTAGRAM

instagram.com/nita_trial_advocacy/

(launched in late 2019)

TOTAL FOLLOWERS: 125

Engagement

Total posts: 115

Total engagement: 374

NITA EMBRACES CHANGE, TECHNOLOGY, &

SOCIAL MEDIA

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“I completed the four-week online advocacy

skills program through NITA. I had been

in court a number of times prior to this

training. However, in all of my experiences

in court since this training, I have been

significantly more comfortable and effective.

I work at a legal aid organization and have

a very large caseload that requires me to

be in court often. I need this comfort and

effectiveness to provide the highest quality

and deserving advocacy for my low-income

clients. NITA has been incredibly important

in helping me and thereby helping my

clients. I am very thankful that it offers such

important scholarships to people like me!”

– AARON BINDMAN

Attorney, Housing Unit

Colorado Legal Services

Denver, CO

VOLUNTEERS,DONATIONS,

& SCHOLARSHIPS

EXPERT FACULTY6,085 faculty volunteer hours

266 faculty donated their time

48 new faculty members

THANK YOU TO OUR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TEAMSRemote Deposition Skills: Online

Hon. Carl Chamberlin

Hon. Mark Drummond (ret.)

Bibianne Fell

Sidney K. Kanazawa

Mishell Kneeland

Stephanie M. Ledesma

James L. McCrystal Jr.

Elizabeth J. Sher

Carol Sowers

Henry C. Su

Hon. Christopher T. Whitten

Building Trial Skills: Online

Mary Jo Barr

Rhani Lott Choi

Annie Deets

William Elward

Mariana Hogan

Angela Porter

Hon. Nancy H. Vaidik

Nicholas Williams

Onsite 2021 Programming

Prof. Barbara Barron

Hon. Carl Chamberlin

Rhani Lott Choi

Hon. Mark Drummond (ret.)

William Elward

Hon. Amy Hanley

Angela Porter

Henry C. Su

$165,336.04 in donations received from

188 members of the NITA community

103 Public course scholarships awards

65 unfulfilled scholarship applications

2020 GRANTS RECEIVED• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, $20,000

• International Society of Barristers, $5,000

• Kansas Bar Foundation IOLTA, $10,000

100+ HOUR VOLUNTEERS

Angela Porter: 126 hours

Stephanie M. Ledesma: 110 hours

Mary Jo Barr: 106 hours

Henry Su: 106 hours

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THANK YOU TO THE NITA COMMUNITYOur donors are a community of faculty, board members, authors, and employees,

as well as law firms, organizations, and individuals that support the NITA mission.

Individuals

Shareema Abel

Emily Baker

John Baker

Jonathan Barnard

Mary Jo Barr

Donald H. Beskind

Coleman Bird

Robert Blasco

Donald Borey

Lori Borgen

Pamela Bresnahan

Marsi & Steve Buckmelter

Hon. Richard Burdge, Jr.

Prof. Robert Burns

William Caldwell

Beverly Carrigan

Monique Carter

Hon. Carl Chamberlin

Suzan Chastain

Doris Cheng

Rhani Lott Choi

Bruce Cohen

Ronald Cohen

S. Christopher Collier

John Conway

Richard Cozzola

Thomas Cranmer

Michael J. Dale

Annamarie Daley

Maria Danaher

Lela Davison

Daniel Deasy

Annie Deets

Mary DeFusco

Elizabeth Doucet

Kay Dragon

Hon. Mark Drummond (ret.)

Hon. Lee Smalley Edmon

William Elward

Joanne A. Epps

Roger Fairfax, Jr.

Bibianne Fell

Veronica Finkelstein

Michael Flynn

John Francis

Hon. Marian Gaston

Thomas Geraghty

Michael Ginsberg

Reuben Guttman

Andrew Haden

George Hanks, Jr.

Prof. Zelda Harris

Hon. J. Gary Hastings

H. Roderic Heard

Christian Hendrickson

Hon. Robert Hildum

Hon. Hollis Hill

Thomas Hintz

Mariana Hogan

Reid Huey

William Hunt

Thomas Innes

Helen Irza

Darlene Jackson

Brian Johnson

Michael Johnson

Joshua Johnston

Quinten Jones

Jeanne Jourdan

Virginia Judd

Sidney Kanazawa

Edward Kancler

David Kelley

Michael Kelly

Cindy Knaisch

Mishell Kneeland

Peter Koneazny

Daniel Kotin

John Kuehn

Louise LaMothe

Hon. Rhonda Laumann

Jay Leach

Marcia Levy

Theo Liebmann

Daniel Lindsay

Karen Lockwood

J.C. Lore

L. Joseph Loveland

Steven Lubet

Suparna Malempati

Joyce Margulies

Hon. Cynthia McCollum

Wendy McCormack

Tracy McCormack

Hon. Matthew McCoyd

James McCrystal, Jr.

William McDaniels

Amanda McLernon

Marybeth Menaker

Hon. William Meyer (Ret.)

John Mill

Susan & Mark Millenson

Delmer Mitchell

Charles Moellenberg

Pamela Morton

Carol Moschandreas

Frederick Moss

Salvador Mungia

Hon. William Neighbors (ret.)

Nick Nita

Dan O’Connor

Hon. C. William Ossmann

Lisa Penland

John Podliska

Phyllis Pollack

Gary Pope

Linda Quick

Zol Rainey

Hon. L. Felipe Restrepo

Allison Rocker

Laura Rogers

Michelle Rogness

Leo Romero

Eva M. Rosa

Ben Rubinowitz

Terre Rushton

Charlie Russell

Claudia Saari

Peter Samberg

Andrew Schepard

Jennifer Schneider

Harry Schneider

Richard Schoenberger

Brian Schwalb

Amy Shapiro

Elizabeth Sher

Mike Sisk

Mary Sjoquist

Carol Sowers

Robert Stein

Susan Steingass

William Sturges

Henry C. Su

Edward Sullivan

Geraldine Sumter

Lisa Talbot

Gene Tanaka

Clay Taylor

Daniel Toomey

Edwin U

Whitney Untiedt

Hon. Linda Vanzi

Alli Varoglu

Angela Vigil

Hon. Celeste Villarreal

Susan Walker

Robin Weaver

Melissa Weresh

Kasey West

Hon. Ann C. Williams (ret.)

Nicholas Williams

Jarrad Wood

Charlie Woodcock

Linwood C. Wright

John Young

Law Firms & Organizations

BarrADR

Cannata O’Toole Fickes & Olson LLP

Caplin & Drysdale Chartered

Center Copy Printing - Boulder

D.S. O’Connor & Associates, P.C.

Jones Day

Greater New Orleans Foundation

Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf

International Academy Trial Lawyers Foundation

International Society of Barristers

Kansas Bar Foundation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Law Offices of Gilbert & Barr

lnnovest Portfolio Solutions LLC

Megethos

Microsoft, via the Benevity Community Impact Fund

Mike & Judge Barbara Lynn Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Patricia C. Bobb & Associates, P.C.

Perkins Coie LLP

The Greater Washington Community Foundation/Caplin & Drysdale Charitable Fund

The Merck Company Foundation

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association

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NITA IN THE NEWS

May It Please The Camera: Zoom Trials Demand New Skills

by Cara Salvatore | Law360 | June 29, 2020

Don’t Be Too Hot for Zoom

by Ken Broda-Bahm | JDSupra.com | November 23, 2020

How to Stop Worrying About Zoom Trials and Learn to Love Litigating Online

by Ross Todd | Law.com | December 01, 2020

Remote Technology and Trials After COVID-19

by Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC | JDSupra.com | December 02, 2020

Practical Presentation Tips for Your Next Virtual Proceeding

by Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC | JDSupra.com | December 15, 2020

Technology Tips From Virtual Trial Experts

by Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC | JDSupra.com | December 8, 2020

Impeachment: Let’s Go to the Video Tape

by Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan | New York Law Journal | November 04, 2020

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The NITA Foundation directs 100% of the donations received toward the

direct costs of its mission-focused activities rather than to defray general and

administrative costs. A copy of the complete National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Consolidated Audit Report for 2020 is available by calling 303.953.6843 or by

email at development@nita.org. You may also request a copy of our IRS Form

990. This financial summary is derived from NITA’s Consolidated Audit Report as

of December 31, 2020.

2020 Consolidated Revenue $6,206,460 2020 Consolidated Expenses $5,836,943

NITA FINANCIALS

Released December 16, 2020

2020 NITA ADVOCATE & MASTER ADVOCATE DESIGNATIONS

Congratulations to the attorneys who have completed the requirements to achieve the NITA Advocate or Master Advocate

designations. Achieving either one of these designations demonstrates a commitment to excellence in advocacy skill to clients

and colleagues. In 2020, designees represent individuals from law firms of all sizes, corporations, government agencies,

and non-for-profit organizations.

Jonathan Auth, USAA, Malvern, PA

Stephanie Bitto, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

Benjamin Blair, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Indianapolis, IN

Eric Bonzell, USAA, San Francisco, CA

Gail Bradford, Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A., Orlando, FL

Courtney Burks, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN

Matthew Christensen, Kim & Chang, Seoul, Korea

Shelby Flowers, USAA, San Diego, CA

Courtney Hansen, USAA, Seattle, WA

Victoria Harman, USAA, Medford, NJ

Dan Johnson, USAA, Seattle, WA

Leah Kang, Forward Justice, Chapel Hill, NC

Ryan Knutson, Knutson Law Offices, Sonoma, CA

James Lamping, Law Office of James P. Lamping, San Francisco, CA

Michael Lindley, Law Office of Michael Lindley, Long Beach, CA

Vanessa Lu, Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), Chula Vista, CA

Isidro Mariscal, U.S. Department of Labor – OALJ, Washington, DC

Bellonora McCallum, McCaullum Law Firm, PLLC, Kinston, NC

Mark Pienkowski, Gamut Legal Services LLC, Knoxville, TN

Victor Rocha, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Ontario, CA

Alessandra Rosa, U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Indianapolis, IN

Justin Scheid, IRS – Office of Chief Counsel, Naperville, IL

Steven Schwartz II, The Schwartz Law Firm PLLC, Houston, TX

Stephanie Smittle, Tulare County Counsel, Visalia, CA

Kacie Starr, USAA, Converse, TX

Athena Thanos, USAA, Saint Petersburg, FL

Keeshea Turner Roberts, Law Students in Court Programs, Burke, VA

Augustine Vallejo, Law Offices of Max Vallejo, San Francisco, CA

Maxwell Pritt, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Kentfield, CA

Benjamin Dodge, Bike Accident Attorneys, PLC, Mesa, AZ

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NITA CENTRAL

Executive Leadership

Wendy McCormack, Executive Director

Jennifer Schneider, Associate Executive Director, Operations

Kay Dragon, Associate Executive Director, Finance

Programs

Michelle Rogness, Director of Programs

Cindy Knaisch, Senior Program Coordinator

Christine McHugh, Senior Program Coordinator

Donielle Swires, Program Coordinator II

Susan Hoyt, CLE Coordinator

Publications

Michelle Windsor, Legal Editor

Virginia Judd, Legal Editor

Marketing and Sales

Amy Danziger Shapiro, Director of Sales and Marketing

Charlie Russell, Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing

Pam Morton, Client Relationship Manager

Alli Varoglu, Marketing Coordinator

Marsi Mangan, Senior Content Editor

Finance

Laura Rogers, Controller

Kasey West, Payroll/GL Accountant

Business Services

Mike Sisk, Director of Business Services

Charlie Woodcock, Producer, studio 71

Natalie Martin, Business Support

Human Resources

Gary Pope, Human Resource Manager