COMMITTEES
Standing Committees
Law and Practice Education
This committee is responsible for planning and organization of "brown bag" educational programs held at the Court throughout the year. In addition to organizing programs of general interest to the Bar, the committee coordinates with the substantive committees to hold programs addressing each of the major substantive areas of the Court's jurisdiction.
Co-Chairs:
James Boland
Venable LLP
Tel: (703) 760-1997
jyboland@venable.com
Jon Burd
Wiley Rein
Tel: (202) 719-7172
jburd@wileyrein.com
James Connor
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 307-6290
james.connor@usdoj.gov
Matthew Solomson
Sidley Austin LLP
Tel: (202) 736-8551
msolomson@sidley.com
Communications
This committee is responsible for designing and maintaining the Bar Association's website. In addition to ensuring that the website's content is current and complete, the committee is responsible for developing new content of benefit to the membership and archives of educational interest to practitioners and the public.
Chair: Voris Johnson
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-4136
voris.johnson@usdoj.gov
Judicial Conference
This committee works with the Court to coordinate preparations for the annual Judicial Conference. The next Judicial Conference will be held in Washington, DC in October 2012. Click here for more information about this year's conference.
Membership
This committee is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for maximizing new membership, as well as for ensuring retention of existing membership.
Co-Chairs:
Mark Barron
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 305-0490
mark.barron@usdoj.gov
William Bergmann
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Tel: (202) 861-1549
wbergmann@bakerlaw.com
Publications
This committee is responsible for electronic publication of the Bar Association's quarterly Newsletter, as well as Inside 717. The Newsletter provides the Association's members and the general public with information on upcoming Bar Association and Court events, as well as other topics of interest. Inside 717 is the reincarnation, under a new title, of Executive Summary, which temporarily went off-line after the Spring 2008 issue. With the publication of the Spring 2009 issue, coinciding with the Court's annual celebration of Law Day, we inaugurate the new title, an updated format, and a new bi-monthly publication schedule. The new title reflects the fact that, in addition to reports on rulings in all major areas of the Court of Federal Claims' jurisdiction, the publication includes reports of significant Federal Circuit (and Supreme Court) decisions in cases emanating from the Court of Federal Claims, as well as occasional miscellaneous items of interest to the Court's community. The members of the Editorial Board encourage you to browse the "What's Inside" headlines to explore significant rulings outside your primary practice area.
Co-Chair & Editor-in-Chief of Newsletter:
Voris Johnson
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-4136
voris.johnson@usdoj.gov
Co-Chair & Editor-in-Chief of Inside 717:
Patricia McCarthy
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 307-0164
patricia.mccarthy@usdoj.gov
Chair of Deskbook for Practitioners:
Bryant Snee
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-0315
Bryant.Snee@usdoj.gov
Rules
This committee is responsible for reviewing any changes made to the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims, and preparing draft comments on behalf of the Bar Association. In addition the committee is responsible for undertaking periodic review of existing rules of the Court and proposing any changes of general benefit to the entire Bar.
Co-Chairs:
Don Grove
Nordhaus Law Firm
Tel: (202) 530-1270
DGrove@nordhauslaw.com
Marc Smith
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 305-0244
Marc.Smith@usdoj.gov
Substantive Committees
Each substantive committee is responsible for organizing "brown bag" educational programs on subject matters of interest to attorneys who practice in the respective substantive area. The substantive committees also are responsible for preparing monthly submissions to the Publications Committee for the monthly publication, Inside 717. The substantive committees are:
Fifth Amendment Takings
Co-Chairs:
Julie Greathouse
Perkins & Trotter PLLC
Tel: (501) 603-9000
jgreathouse@perkinstrotter.com
Emily Meeker
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 305-0422
emily.meeker@usdoj.gov
Government Contracts (includes Bid Protest)
Co-Chairs:
James Boland
Venable LLP
Tel: (703) 760-1997
jyboland@venable.com
Bondurant Eley
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-8254
bondurant.eley@usdoj.gov
John McCarthy
Crowell & Moring, LLP
Tel: (202) 624-2579
JMcCarthy@Crowell.com
Indian Law
Co-Chairs:
Don Grove
Nordhaus Law Firm, LLP
Tel: (202) 530-1270
DGrove@Nordhauslaw.com
Maureen Rudolph
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 305-0479
Maureen.Rudolph@usdoj.gov
Tax
Co-Chairs:
Tom Cullinan
SUTHERLAND
Tel: (404) 853-8075
Tom.Cullinan@sutherland.com
Gregory Knapp
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 307-3350
gregory.s.knapp@usdoj.gov
Vaccine
Co-Chairs:
Amy Fashano
Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, PC
Tel: (617) 695-1990
afashano@ccandh.com
Ryan Pyles
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-9847
ryan.pyles@usdoj.gov
Special Committees
These committees are created for a limited purpose and will cease their operations upon the completion of their respective assignments.
Law Student Writing Competition
This Committee assists the Board with the promotion and administration of the Bar Association's annual writing competition.
Chair: Kirk Manhardt
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 353-0541
kirk.manhardt@usdoj.gov
Educational Outreach
This committee is responsible for developing programs that promote functions that are integral to the Bar Association's core mission: Increasing general legal education and enhancing the public's understanding of the Court and its functions. Members of the committee work with the Court to involve law students in Court and Bar Association activities.
Chair: Melonie McCall
U.S. Department of Justice
Tel: (202) 616-4098
Melonie.McCall@usdoj.gov
