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| Amanda Senn – President |
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Amanda is the Director for the Alabama Securities Commission where she has been employed since 2008. She is responsible for advising the Commission on securities-related matters, investigating and prosecuting fraudulent actions surrounding
the sales of securities throughout the state of Alabama, and has coordinated and litigated numerous multi-jurisdictional administrative, civil, and criminal matters. She also serves as a legislative liaison for the Commission. In
that capacity, she advocates for investor protections and market integrity in Alabama.
Amanda is involved on both the State and local level in various organizations which address issues and promote awareness of Elder Abuse and Investment Fraud; including the Montgomery County Elder Justice Task Force and the Alabama
Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. She is actively involved in the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), where she serves as Chairman of the Cybersecurity Committee, Co-Chair of the Broker
Dealer Market and Regulatory Policy Committee and is a member of project groups in the Investment Adviser and Enforcement sections. She is a frequent speaker on Alabama’s securities laws and Elder Justice, an instructor in a securities
litigation course offered through NASAA, and has testified before the United State House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy on fraud and elder
exploitation. Amanda is a member of the American Inns of Court, serves on the board of the Montgomery County Bar Association, and president of the Alabama Association of Regulatory Boards (AARB).
A Montgomery, Alabama native, Amanda graduated from Huntingdon College in Montgomery and received her J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham. She is a member of the Huntingdon Alumni Board, an
officer in the Montgomery Bicycle Club, and is a long-standing volunteer and supporter of the Montgomery Miracle League.
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| Effie Hawthorne – Vice-President |
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Effie Hawthorne is Associate General Counsel for the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. Effie was previously in private practice before beginning her tenure as a government attorney in 2017. Effie Hawthorne is a proud native of Montgomery.
She graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery summa cum laude and received her J.D. from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2013.
Effie has been active in the MCBA since law school and has served on multiple committees. She previously served as the President for the MCBA Women’s Section and ex officio member of the MCBA Board of Directors from 2016-2018. She also
previously served as a board member for the MCBA’s Young Lawyers Section and the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program. She is active in multiple Alabama State Bar sections and serves on the Alabama State Bar’s Quality of Life, Health,
and Wellness Committee and Lawyer Voices for Survivors Task Force. Effie was selected as a member of Class 17 of the ASB’s Leadership Forum. She is a Barrister member of the Hugh Maddox American Inn of Court and serves on the American
Bar Association’s Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee at Auburn University of Montgomery.
Effie enjoys serving her community. She served as the 2022-2023 President of the Junior Executive Board for Child Protect, Children’s Advocacy Center. She is also passionate about providing service to the River Region United Way and the
Inspired Child Project. Effie is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery’s Torchbearers Class XIV.
Effie is married to Charlie Hawthorne, a Deputy District Attorney for Montgomery County. They are proud parents to three sons. |
| Aigner kolom – Secretary Treasurer |
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Aigner Kolom is an associate at Beasley Allen Law Firm. She joined the firm in 2015 as an attorney in the firms Mass Torts Section. This section works on cases of injuries related to bone cement, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), IVC filters, opioids and
other pharmaceutical products.
Aigner graduated from Auburn University in 2010, earning her B.S. in business administration, human resource management. Aigner attended Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, graduating summa cum laude in
2015. She was included on the Dean’s List every semester during her enrollment. Prior to joining Beasley Allen, Aigner worked as a law clerk for both Judge J.R. Gaines, Circuit Judge 15th Judicial Circuit in Montgomery, and Judge Charles
Price, Presiding Judge (now retired), 15th Judicial Circuit. She also worked as an extern for Judge W. Keith Watkins, Chief District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, and as a legal intern/law clerk for Legal Services Alabama.
Aigner is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section, Alabama State Bar Women’s Section, Alabama Lawyers Association and Montgomery County Bar Association where she serves as President of the group’s
Women’s Section. She is also a member of the American Association for Justice. She is admitted to practice in the Eleventh Circuit and the Middle District of Alabama. Aigner also serves on the Board of Directors for Common Ground ministry.
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| Ali Hawthorne – Immediate-Past President |
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Ali Hawthorne is a Principal at Beasley Allen. She joined the firm in 2010 as an attorney in the Consumer Fraud & Commercial Litigation Section and has focused her practice primarily on complex litigation on a national level. Most recently, Ali has
been handling several different Attorney General litigations in multiple states that seek to recover millions of taxpayer dollars on behalf of states that paid for pharmaceutical products and devices as a result of fraudulent and deceptive
acts by major players in the healthcare arena.
Ali has been named on the 2016, 2017, and 2018 Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” lists. She was selected as the Beasley Allen Lawyer of the Year for the Fraud Section in 2014 and 2015 and has an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Ali was also selected for the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum Class 13 (2017-2018) and currently serves on the Leadership Forum Advisory Board. In addition to serving on the board of the Montgomery County Bar Association, Ali also served
as the President of the Young Lawyers Section from 2016-2018. Ali has also been very involved with the Women’s Section, serving on the Board of Directors from 2016-2018.
Ali is admitted to practice law in all courts in the State of Alabama and Georgia. She has been a member of the Alabama Association for Justice, ALAJ Emerging Leaders, American Association for Justice, the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers
Program, and served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Association for Justice. Ali also served on the Board of Directors ex officio for the Montgomery County Bar Foundation from 2016-2018. Ali is a member of the Alabama
and Georgia State Bars, the Alabama State Bar Women’s Section, and is on the Hugh Maddox American Inn of Court.
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| Keyarrow Moore – Seat No. 1 |
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Keyarrow A. Moore is a resident of Montgomery County, and a native of Selma, AL. Keyarrow attended the Selma Early College High School in Selma and went on the receive a bachelor’s degree from Alabama State University, where she graduated magna cum laude,
and a Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degree from Jones School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. While in law school Keyarrow was active in several clinics including the domestic violence clinic, elder law clinic, and mediation
clinic. Keyarrow was named as a public interest fellow upon graduation.
Keyarrow recently completed her LL.M. in Tax at the University of Alabama. Keyarrow has been practicing law in the State of Alabama since 2016 and has practiced at the Montgomery County Public Defender's office and Alabama Department
of Revenue before starting her current position at the Alabama Department of Labor. She is a wife and mother to three children. Keyarrow is a member of the Junior League of Montgomery, Alabama Lawyers Association and Montgomery County
Bar Association, as well as a Board Member for the Carver Elementary and Forest Avenue Elementary PTA.
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| Arthur Ray – Seat No. 2 |
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Arthur F. Ray II is currently Director of Governmental Affairs and Associate General Counsel for the Alabama Department of Labor. He is a graduate of Huntsville High School, received a double-major B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Auburn University
and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.
Arthur has practiced law for 26 years, both in private practice and in public service for the State of Alabama. After finishing Law School, he clerked for Presiding Circuit Judge William Gordon. Arthur was associate counsel with
Holloway, Elliott & Moxley, LLC (1998-2000), a Staff Attorney for Alabama Civil Appeals Judge Craig Pittman (2001-2003), and then opened his own practice as The Law Office of Arthur F. Ray II, LLC (2004-2007). He later took the opportunity
to serve as District Court Judge for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Montgomery County) by appointment of the then-Governor, Bob Riley, from mid-2007 until January 2009. Upon leaving the bench, Arthur re-opened his practice, concentrating
on Administrative Law Judge work as well as taking appointments as a Special Judge with the Montgomery County Probate Court (2009-2010). Within a short period of time, the Alabama Department of Labor approached him, and he has been Assistant
General Counsel there for the last 13 plus years (2010-present). He was recently appointed Director of Governmental Affairs for the Department by current Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington.
Professionally, Arthur serves on the Standing Committee on the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, the State Bar Elections, Ethics and Government Relations Section and the In-House Counsel and Government Lawyers Section, as well as
the Montgomery County Bar’s Government Lawyers Section and Bench & Bar and Grievance Committees. Arthur currently participates in the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program, focusing on the Chisolm/Flatline Church Legal Clinic.
In the community, Arthur has served on the Associate Counsel of the Family Sunshine Center, is a former member of the Board of Trustees for The Saint James School and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery
Auburn Club.
Arthur has been married to Alisa Kelli Wise since 1996, and they have one daughter, Hanah-Mathis Wise Ray, who is twenty-four. Kelli is an Associate Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, and Hanah-Mathis is a product team specialist
with Stryker Medical. Arthur and his wife have been members of Saint James Church since 1996.
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| Gavin King – Seat No. 3 |
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Gavin King is an associate at Beasley Allen Law where he currently represents a variety of plaintiffs, primarily in the area of toxic exposure. The Opelika native completed his undergraduate degree at Mississippi State University and earned his law degree
at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Gavin is a member of the Alabama Association for Justice where he is a member of Emerging Leaders and was a member of ALAJ’s inaugural ELITE Leadership Academy. He also serves on the Executive
Committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama State Bar and the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association.
Gavin has been recognized as a “Rising Star” for the last two years and has been recognized as “Top 40 Under 40” by National Black Lawyers. He and his wife Erica recently adopted their first daughter. The Kings make their home in
Montgomery. Outside of work, Gavin enjoys spending time with his family, serving in his local church, following Mississippi State athletics and hunting with his bird dog, Judge.
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| Catie Malone – Seat No. 4 |
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Catie Malone is an associate at Webster Henry, representing and advocating for the interests of her clients in first-party and third-party litigation.
Catie earned a B.A. in Communication Studies and Political Science, cum laude, from Huntingdon College in 2010, a M.A. in Communication Studies from The University of Alabama in 2013, and a J.D. from The University of Alabama
School of Law in 2017.
Along with serving on the Board of Directors for the MCBA, she currently serves on the Diversity and Inclusion in the Profession Committee of the Alabama State Bar Association, Child Protect Junior Executive Board, Junior League
of Montgomery, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Huntingdon College Alumni Race and Justice Initiative, and Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama State Committee.
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| Sam McLure – Seat No. 5 |
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Samuel J. McLure is Founder and Senior Attorney of The Adoption Law Firm, which zealously advocates to place orphaned children in loving homes. McLure established The Adoption Law Firm upon graduation from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, after adopting his oldest
son from Hungary during law school.
As a result of this experience with adoption, and subsequently becoming a foster parent in Montgomery County, McLure was awakened to the nee of excellent legal help for vulnerable children in Alabama, since graduation. The Adoption
Law Firm specializes in adoption, foster care, and child-welfare advocacy.
Mc Lure moved to Montgomery in 2004 and graduated from Huntington College with a B.A. in Business Administration. He is a cum laude graduate of Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he is a member of the Law Review and active with the Christian
Legal Society.
Sam, his wife Mary Beth, and their four children live in Montgomery and are members of Eastwood Presbyterian Church.
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| Matthew Ward – Seat No. 6 |
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Matthew Ward is an Assistant General Counsel for Alabama Department of Corrections. Before his time at Corrections, he served as Assistant Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama, Assistant Attorney General for Alabama Medicaid Agency, and Staff Attorney
with the Montgomery office of Legal Services Alabama.
Along with serving on the Boards of Directors of both MCBA and the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, he also serves as Treasurer of the MCBA Government Lawyers’ Section, Chair of the MCBA Public Relations Committee, and Co-Editor
of MCBA’s The Docket. Additionally, Matthew currently serves as a member of ASB’s Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee; Leadership Forum Selection & Program Committee (Class 15 alumnus); and Pro Bono Committee. On top
of his bar involvement, Matthew is a Barrister of the Hugh Maddox American Inn of Court, Immediate-Past President of the Junior Executive Board of Child Protect Children’s Advocacy Center, and Board Member of the inaugural Junior Executive
Board of River Region United Way.
A native of Montgomery, Matthew is an honors graduate of both Auburn Montgomery and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he was actively involved in both academic and student leadership. He was also recognized as a dedicated
public servant by being awarded the Alabama State Bar's Pro Bono Award in the Law Student category in 2014.
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| Claire Veal – Seat No. 7 |
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Claire Veal graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and later received her Juris Doctor with honors from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.
Claire currently serves as a Senior Staff Attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court which requires her to analyze a variety of complex civil and criminal appeals. Prior to her time with the Alabama Supreme Court, Claire was in private practice
and also worked as a Staff Attorney on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
Claire is an active member of both the Montgomery County Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar. Along with serving on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery County Bar Association, Claire also serves as the Chair of the MCBA's CLE
Committee and as Vice President of MCBA's Women's Section. Additionally, Claire currently serves as co-chair of the Alabama State Bar's Bench and Bar Relations Committee and is a member of the Bar's Lawyer Voices for Survivors Task
Force and the Legal Food Frenzy Task Force. She is also a member of the Hugh Maddox American Inn of Court.
Claire is a recent graduate of Class 17 of the Alabama State Bar's Leadership Forum. She is also a 2022 recipient of the Alabama State Bar's President's Award.
In addition to her involvement with the above-mentioned organizations, Claire loves finding ways to get involved in her community. This year, she has enjoyed assisting law students at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law with preparing for
job interviews and clerkships and serving as a volunteer with the Law & Government Exploring Program, a career education program for high school students in the River Region and are interested in careers in government
and the law.
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| Johnna Ingalls – Seat No. 8 |
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Johnna Ingalls is a senior litigation attorney with Wettermark Keith here in Montgomery, Alabama. Johnna has specialized in personal injury litigation throughout her career. Her current practice focuses on wrongful death litigation, medical malpractice
claims, trucking litigation, motorcycle crashes, and automobile crash litigation. Johnna prides herself on being a capable, unrelenting, and passionate advocate for her clients.
Johnna is a proud graduate of Auburn University where she earned a degree in Zoology with a cell biology concentration. She is a 2013 graduate of Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Johnna has been honored by Super Lawyers
as a “Mid-South Rising Star,” is featured as The National Trial Lawyers’ Association “Top 40 Under 40 in Civil Plaintiff Litigation,” and is a member of both the Alabama Association for Justice and the American Academy of Truck Accident
Attorneys. She serves on various boards and committees throughout her community, including the Montgomery County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers’ Executive Board and ALAJ’s Emerging Leaders Institute.
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| Carshala Youse – Seat No. 9 |
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Carshala Youse is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, coupled with a minor in Legal Studies, from Milligan University in Johnson City, Tennessee. In 2013, Carshala moved to Montgomery, Alabama to
attend Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. There, she was an active member of the Black Law Students Association, Ernestine S. Sapp Chapter, Phi Alpha Delta, Albert Patterson Chapter, and the Women’s Legal Society. Carshala competed in several
competitions, namely the Closing Argument Competition, where she received runner-up, and also in the Oral Argument Competition. Carshala participated in the Mediation Clinic at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and assisted many individuals
through the Family Violence Clinic. She received her Juris Doctorate in 2016 and became a practicing attorney in September of 2016.
Carshala’s current areas of practice include Personal Injury, Products Liability, Family Law and Contracts. Carshala is a member of the Montgomery Capital Rotary Club and an active member of Leadership Montgomery, Torchbearers Class
XIII, where it has been her pleasure to learn more about the City of Montgomery and better serve her community. Carshala is married to Samuel Youse and has two beautiful daughters (Sonia and Skyla) with another on the way. Carshala’s goal
is to serve her community through authentic advocacy.
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| Ex Officio Members |
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| Erika McKay – President, Women's Section |
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Erika McKay is General Counsel for the Alabama Department of Commerce. Before her time at the Alabama Department of Commerce, she served as Chief Deputy General Counsel for the Office of the Governor.
In addition to serving as President of the MCBA Women’s Section, Erika is a Board member of the MCBA Government Lawyers’ Section. Erika also serves on the Alabama State Bar’s Quality of Life, Health & Wellness Committee and Bench
& Bar Relations Committee. Erika was also appointed by Governor Ivey to serve on the Advisory Board on Minority Affairs.
Erika is a native of Montgomery, and she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, International Relations and her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama. Erika and her husband Chris live in Prattville and are
active members of the Autauga County Bar Association.
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| Landon Eley – President, Young Lawyers Section |
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Landon Eley is an Associate with the firm Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A., where his practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate and includes the representation of developers and lenders in a variety of commercial transactions.
Prior to joining Rushton Stakely, he practiced law at his father’s firm, Webb & Eley, P.C., with an emphasis on civil defense litigation on behalf of many of the counties throughout the State of Alabama, as well as workers’ compensation
defense.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 2010 and received his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law in 2013. He has served as a board member for the MCBA’s Young Lawyers Section since 2015.
In addition to practicing law, he enjoys playing golf, attending live concerts, and most importantly, spending time with his wife (Samantha), and two boys (Banks & James).
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| Juliana Dean – President, Government Lawyers' Section |
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Juliana Teixeira Dean has served the State of Alabama as an Assistant Attorney General for almost two decades. She is currently Deputy General Counsel at the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. In that role, she represents
ADCNR in a variety of matters, including federal audits, competitive procurement, and contracts.
Juliana is a 2022 Recipient of the Alabama State Bar’s President’s Award. She has been appointed by the Alabama State Bar to the Government Relations Committee for the second consecutive year, as well to State Bar’s
Insurance Benefits Committee. Juliana is a 2021 graduate of Class XXXVII of Leadership Montgomery. She is also a member of the Hugh Maddox Inn of Court.
Juliana is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. Prior to her service as an Assistant Attorney General, she clerked for the Honorable William C. Thompson of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
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