Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that two of its partners have been elected to national positions in DRI, the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. Jill Cranston Rice of the Firm\u2019s Morgantown, West Virginia office has been elected to serve as its Second Vice President, and Danielle Waltz of the Charleston, West Virginia office has been elected as a National Director on DRI\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jill Cranston Rice, who last week completed a three-year term on DRI\u2019s Board of Directors as a Regional Director representing Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia, will move into the officers\u2019 rotation and become President of DRI in 2026. Jill is a member of the Firm\u2019s Board of Directors and co-chairs the Health Law and Public Policy Practice Group. Over the years, Jill has demonstrated unwavering dedication to DRI through her involvement in many aspects of its work. This has included The Center for Law and Public Policy, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, service as its West Virginia State Representative and her leadership of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, including as its President. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Receiving a similarly impressive honor, Danielle Waltz was elected as a National Director of the organization and will serve a three-year term. Danielle recently joined Dinsmore in the Charleston office and plays a pivotal role in public policy affecting the state\u2019s economic development efforts. She has also assumed leadership of the Firm\u2019s government relations practice. Danielle has been a longstanding and active member of the DRI Construction Law Committee, most recently serving as its Committee Chair. In addition, Danielle chaired DRI\u2019s inaugural wind energy seminar, served on the 2019 nominating committee and chaired DRI\u2019s 2018 Annual Meeting Steering Committee. She also currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Center for Law and Public Policy\u2019s Third Party Litigation Task Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the professional honor of a lifetime,\u201d Jill said. \u201cI am humbled to have the opportunity to lead an organization that has been so influential on my personal and professional life and is truly dedicated to mentoring the next generation of legal talent. Even more exciting is that this journey includes my partner and dear friend Danielle, whose roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic is both contagious and inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI cannot express how excited I am to join the DRI Board with such well-respected attorneys from around the continent,\u201d Danielle said. \u201cI also cannot wait to watch the organization continue to grow and thrive with Jill\u2019s collaborative leadership and vision. She is a remarkable leader who always creates more room at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are the results of the National Election, held last week at the DRI Annual Meeting in San Antonio, and Dinsmore congratulates all of the following leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jill Cranston Rice <\/strong>of Morgantown, West Virginia<\/strong>, was elected as the new Second Vice President<\/strong> and Sara M. Turner <\/strong>of Birmingham, Alabama<\/strong>, was elected to the Secretary-Treasurer<\/strong> position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Four new National Directors were elected. Jody C. Corbett <\/strong>of Phoenix, Arizona;<\/strong> Mario J. Delano <\/strong>of Wall, New Jersey;<\/strong> Stacy L. Douglas <\/strong>of Irvine, California;<\/strong> and Danielle M. Waltz <\/strong>of Charleston, West Virginia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Four new Regional Directors were also recognized. Matthew J. Lavisky<\/strong> of the Southeast Region<\/strong>; Matthew T. Nelson<\/strong> of the Central Region<\/strong>; Rachel Tallon Reynolds<\/strong> of the Northwest Region<\/strong>; and Aleksandra (Aleks) Zivanovic <\/strong>of the Canadian Region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce that two of its partners have been elected to national positions in DRI, the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. Jill Cranston Rice of the Firm\u2019s Morgantown, West Virginia office has been elected to serve as its Second Vice President, and Danielle Waltz\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n