The FBA Board of Directors are the governing body of the association.
The Board of Directors consists of the president, president-elect, treasurer, and 12 elected directors who represent segments of the membership. There are three ex officio members and the executive director who attend Board meetings but are non-voting members of the Board.
Officers
Fern was sworn in as the 84th president of the Federal Bar Association on Saturday, September 10. Shehas been a member of the FBA for over 15 years.
Robert J. Desousa is the state director for U.S. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. He is a lieutenant colonel in the judge advocate general’s corp of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr. has been a FBA member since 1992. He was president of the Puerto Rico Chapter in 2000, then served as vice president for the First Circuit for two terms, and served on the national Board of Directors from 2006–2009.
Elected Members
Kelle Acock joined the Federal Bar Association in 2004 and has been active in the FBA at the local and national levels. She recently served as the past chair of the Younger Lawyers Section.
Matthew Acock has been a member of the Federal Bar Association since 2004. He is President of Acock Consulting, L.L.C. and Vice President of Acock Engineering & Associates, L.P.
Christian Adams is a partner in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Carlsmith Ball LLP in Honolulu, Hawaii.
West serves as chair of the Vice Presidents of the Circuits. He is an equity partner with Lewis and Roca LLP and serves on the firm’s governing Policy Committee.
Hon. Michelle Burns is currently a U.S. magistrate judge in Phoenix, Ariz., appointed to the bench on Mar. 1, 2007.
Many years of membership in the FBA has enriched my professional and personal life. I was privileged to serve the Utah Chapter as a board member, officer, and chapter president.
Steve is a partner with Willcox & Savage, P.C. in Norfolk, Va. Steve is admitted to practice in Virginia and North Carolina.
Hon. Elizabeth A. Kronk is an Assistant Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law where she teaches in the areas of property, environment and natural resources, Agricultural law, Animal Law and federal Indian law.
The Honorable D. Mike McBride chairs Crowe & Dunlevy’s Indian Law & Gaming Practice Group. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Native American law and as A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
I began my involvement with the FBA through the National YLD’s Moot Court Program under a new appointment to the National FBA YLD Board of Directors.
The Honorable Michael J. Newman was appointed as a Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Ohio in July 2011.
Beth Smith served as a member on the Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association for the 2010-11 FBA year, having been appointed to fill an unexpired term.
Ex Officio Members
Dowd is a partner in Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP in New York City. He has conducted numerous bench and jury trials and arbitrations.
Kent is a past national president of the Federal Bar Association (2002-03) and a founding partner of Brown & Hofmeister L.L.P. in Richardson, Texas, where he is...
Matthew C. Moschella is a partner at Sherin and Lodgen LLP in Boston, Mass. where he represents clients in all types of civil litigation.