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Founders’ Circle


We thank the NCJI Fellows and Supporters listed below who committed themselves to supporting the Institute as it begins its next chapter by providing resources to ensure NCJI is an independent and sustainable force in support of the American civil justice system. Individuals joined Founders’ Circle by making a one-time tax-deductible donation of $3,000 to the Institute. Members are acknowledged on NCJI’s website in perpetuity, received special recognition at the Institute’s 2023 receptions in Phoenix and Philadelphia, as well as a Founders’ Circle digital badge and limited-series lapel pin. Enrollment closed July 31, 2023.

Founders’ Circle Members

Carla D. Aikens
Jennie Lee Anderson
Mike Arias
Tyler D. Bailey
Lauren Guth Barnes
Rick Barrera
Lisa Blue
Michael Bogdanow
Bruce Braley
Paul Byrd
Wade E. Byrd
Kathryn H. Clarke
Daniel Clayton
Roxanne Barton Conlin
Tom D’Amore
Mark Davis
Bob Edwards
Kathleen Farinas
Misty A. Farris
Caragh Fay
Brian P. Galligan
Jonathan George
Eric Gibbs
Sid Gilreath
Keith A. Hebeisen
Stephen J. Herman
John H. (Jack) Hickey
Kristie M. Hightower
Celene Humphries
Shawn K. Judge
Kristina Kastl
Anne Kearse
Michael A. Kelly
Robert E. Kleinpeter
Michelle Kranz
Justinian C. Lane
Dan Linebaugh
Patrick A. Malone
Roger Mandel
Mark S. Mandell
Ricardo Martinez-Cid
Brian J. McKeen
Kristine Meredith
Marion Munley
Andre M. Mura
Florence A. Murray
Richard P. Myers
Christopher T. Nace
Paul D. Odegaard
Max N. Panoff
Gale D. Pearson
Randy Pickett
Jared M. Placitella
Aaron Podhurst
Ellen A. Presby
Paul L. Redfearn III
Jesse M. Reiter
Ellen Relkin
Bill Rossbach
Preston J. Scheiner
Christopher J. Seufert
Todd Smith
Gerson H. Smoger, PhD
Leah S. Snyder
Thomas M. Sobol
Christine D. Spagnoli
Larry S. Stewart
David F. Sugerman
Tara Sutton
Preston Tisdale
George Tolley
Kenneth Trombly
John Vail
Michael Warshauer
Ilana Waxman
Peggy Wedgworth
Les Weisbrod
Sara Williams
David G. Wirtes, Jr.
Molly Wolfe
Corrie Yackulic

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