Board Titles: Board of Directors
Callie Butcher
Callie Butcher (she/her/hers) is a Dallas-based attorney at her firm, Butcher Legal Group PLLC, where she focuses on advocating for and serving the LGBTQ+ community. Callie also has expertise representing clients in complex patent litigation matters involving a variety of technologies, as well as assisting clients in connection with IP acquisitions, patent cross-licensing, and IP […]
Jason Murata
Jason Murata (he/him) is a partner in the intellectual property litigation group at Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP. Jason draws on over 20 years of experience to address clients’ most critical intellectual property challenges. With a strong background in pre-trial, trial, and appellate litigation, he adeptly handles complex IP disputes across a wide range of […]
Lexi Howard
Lexi Purich Howard (she/her) is an attorney at the Department of Water Resources Office of the General Counsel for the State of California. Before that, she served as attorney in the Legal Affairs Office of the California Secretary of State and was previously in private practice as a real estate and business attorney. Prior to […]
Greg Fosheim
Greg Fosheim (he/him) is a partner in the healthcare practice of the law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP and the co-Chairs of the firm’s LGBTQ+ Diversity Subcommittee. Greg’s legal practice includes a wide array of corporate, transactional and regulatory compliance matters across the healthcare and life sciences industry with a particular focus on clinical […]
Joseph Vardner
Joseph P. Vardner is the Head of Integrity & Security Risk Management at Meta Platforms Inc. after previously serving as Strategic Counsel to the company’s Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Meta, he was at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and designed the bank’s antitrust compliance program. Before his recent positions building compliance processes, Mr. Vardner […]
Tiffany Williams
Tiffany Williams is an Assistant General Counsel at Leidos, where she oversees the company’s global litigation matters and internal investigations. Prior to joining Leidos, she was an associate at Venable LLP in the Litigation and White Collar & Government Investigations practice groups. Tiffany was twice recognized as the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch […]
Christopher Edwin Hopkins-Gillispie
Christopher “Edwin” Hopkins-Gillispie is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law and a dedicated member of the National LGBT Bar Association. Edwin’s first introduction to the LGBTQ+ Bar came in 2012 when he attended the Annual Conference and Career Fair, Lavender Law®, as a recruiter on behalf of his former law firm, Morgan, Lewis […]
Cat Kozlowski
As Counsel at Polsinelli PC, Cat Kozlowski (they / them) provides strategic and practical guidance to clients on responsible use and development of artificial intelligence, managing data, and regulatory compliance requirements in technology and privacy. They have more than a decade of legal experience both at firms and as an in-house legal consultant handling corporate […]
Samuel Light
Samuel Light is a litigation associate in the New York office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. He represents clients in connection with white collar criminal and regulatory matters, corporate investigations, and complex commercial litigations. Samuel regularly defends clients in connection with securities litigations and government investigations. Public companies, individuals, and investment banks […]
Melissa Meister
Melissa A. Meister has over 20 years of trial experience as both a civil and criminal litigator, including as an Assistant United States Attorney and Trial Attorney for the Department of Justice. Melissa was a clerk on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and an adjunct legal writing professor at the University of Arizona College […]