DIRECTORY OF FEE ARBITRATION COMMITTEES FEBRUARY 2016 PLEASE SEND ALL UPDATES TO: Selina S. Thomas American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility 321 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 P: 312/ 988-6721 F: 312/988-5491 Email: selina.thomas@americanbar.org
DIRECTORY OF FEE ARBITRATION PROGRAMS March 2009 Alabama Edward M. Patterson Alabama State Bar 415 Dexter Avenue P.O. Box 671 Montgomery, AL 336104 Tel: 334/269-1515 ext.161 Fax: 334/261-6310 ed.patterson@alabar.org Arizona Peggy Alford Fee Arbitration Coordinator State Bar of Arizona 4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288 Tel: 602/340-7379 peggy.alford@staff.azbar.org Alaska Ingrid Varenbrink Alaska Bar Association 550 West 7 th Avenue Suite 1900 Anchorage, AK 99501 Tel: 907/272-7469 Fax: 907/272-2932 varenbrink@alaskabar.org Arkansas Stark Ligon Justice Building, Room 110 625 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1054 Tel: 501/376-0313 Fax: 501/374-3438 stark.ligon@arkansas.gov California Douglass Hull Office of Mandatory Fee Arbitration State Bar of California 180 Howard Street, 6 th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415/538-2020 Fax: 415/538-2040 doug,hull@calbar.ca.gov Colorado Charles C. Turner Colorado Bar Association 1900 Grant Street, Suite 950 Denver, CO 80203 Tel: 303/824-5314 Fax: 303/894-0821 cturner@cobar.org Delaware Benjamin Strauss Pepper Hamilton, LLP Post Office Box 1709 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-1709 (302) 777-6564 straussb@pepperlaw.com Connecticut Debra Welch Grehn Connecticut Bar Association 30 Bank Street PO Box 350 New Britain, CT 06050-0350 Tel: 860/223-4400 Fax: 860/223-4488 District of Columbia Kathleen Lewis District of Columbia Bar Attorney/Client Arbitration Board 1250 H Street, N.W., 6 th Floor Washington, DC 20005-3908 Tel: 202/737-4700, ext. 237 Fax: 202/626-3471 klewis@dcbar.org 2
Florida Susan Austin The Florida Bar 651East Jefferson Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 Tel: 850/ 561-5719 Fax: 850/ 561-5665 saustin@flabar.org Hawaii Evelyn P. Gomez Hawaii State Bar Association Alakea Corporate Twr 1100 Alakea Street, Ste. 1000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Tel: 808/792-7350 Fax: 808/521-7936 egomez@hsba.org Indiana Sherry Allan Indiana State Bar Association One Indiana Square, Suite 530 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Tel: 317/639-5465 sallan@inbar.org Kansas Alan Alderson Kansas Bar Association 1200 Harrison Street P.O. Box 1037 Topeka, KS 66601-1037 Tel: 785/234-5696 alana@aldersonlaw.com Georgia Rita Payne State Bar of Georgia 104 Marietta Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel: 404/527-8700 Fax: 404-527-8717 ritap@gabar.org Idaho Linda Pruitte Idaho State Bar P.O. Box 895 Boise, ID 83701-0895 Tel: 208/334-4500 Iowa Harry Shipley Iowa State Bar Association 625 East Court Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 hshipley@iowabar.org Kentucky Frank Burnette Kentucky Bar Association 514 West Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601-1883 Tel: 502/564-3795 Fax: 502/564-3225 fburnette@kybar.org Louisiana Catherine S. Zulli Louisiana State Bar Association 601 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130-3404 Tel: 800/421-5722 3
Maine Fee Arbitration Commission Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar P.O. Box 527 Augusta, ME 04332-0527 Tel: 207/623-1121 Fax: 207/623-4175 board@mebaroverseers.org Massachusetts Stacy Shunk Massachusetts Bar Association 20 West St. Boston, MA 0211 Tel: 617/562-3602 Minnesota Tim Groshens Minnesota State Bar Association 600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612/333-1183 Fax: 612/333-4927 tgroshen@statebar.gen.mn.us Missouri Lucas Boling The Missouri Bar Center P.O. Box 119 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: 573/635-2276 Fax: 573/659-8931 lboling@mobar.org Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association 1125 Grand Boulevard, Suite 400 Kansas City, MO 64106 Tel: 816/221-9472 Fax: 816/474-0103 awilliamson@kcmba.org Maryland Maryland State Bar Association 520 West Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Tel: 410/685-7878 x3019 msba@msba.org Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission Marquette Building, Suite 256 243 West Congress Detroit, MI 48226-3259 Tel: 313/961-6585 Fax: 313/961-5819 Mississippi Mississippi State Bar P.O. Box 2168 Jackson, MS 39225-2168 Tel: 601/948-4471 Fax: 601/355-3635 ogc@msbar.org Cindy Walker The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis One Metropolitan Square, Suite 1400 St. Louis, MO 63102 Tel: 314/421-4134 Montana Gino Dunfee State Bar of Montana P.O. Box 577 Helena, MT 59624 Tel: 406/442-2202 Fax: 406/442-7763 gdunfee@montanabar.org 4
Nevada Cathi Britz State Bar of Nevada 600 East Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89104-1563 Tel: 800/254-2797 Fax: 888/660-6767 cathib@nvbar.org New Jersey David E. Johnson Jr. Office of Attorney Ethics Supreme Court of New Jersey 840 Bear Tavern Road P.O. Box 963 Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel: 609/530-4008 Fax: 609/530-5238 New York Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program c/o UCS State ADR Office 25 Beaver Street, 8 th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: 877/333-7137 (877/FEES-137) North Dakota Jean Schlittenhard State Bar Association of North Dakota 515 ½ East Broadway P.O. Box 2136 Bismarck, ND 58502-2136 Tel: 701/255-1404 Fax: 701/224-1621 jeanne@sband.org Ohio (Mandatory Programs) Ann Zimmerman Cleveland Bar Association 1301 East 9th Street, Second Level Cleveland, OH 44114-1253 Tel: 216/696-3525, ext. 4006 Fax: 216/696-2413 kaz@clevelandbar.org Cuyahoga County Bar Association 1240 Leaders Building 526 Superior Avenue East New Hampshire William A. Mulvey, Jr. Mulvey Professional Association 378 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Tel: 603/431-1333 Fax: 603/427-0102 mulveyw@mulveypa.com New Mexico Client Attorney Assistance Program State Bar Of New Mexico P. O. Box 92860 Albuquerque, NM 87199-2860 Tel: 505/797-6055 Fax: 505/797-6074 North Carolina Luella C. Crane North Carolina State Bar P.O. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611-5908 Tel: 919/828-4620 Fax: 919/821-9168 Nebraska Rick Allan Nebraska State Bar 635 S. 14 th Street P.O. Box 81809 Lincoln, NE 68501 Tel: 402/475-6527 Fax: 402/475-7098 rallan@nebar.com Columbus Bar Association The Columbus Bar Association 175 South Third Street, Suite 1100 Columbus, Ohio 43215-5193 Tel: 614/221-4112 Fax: 614/221-4850 info@cbalaw.org Dayton Bar Association One First National Plaza 130 W. 2nd Street, Suite 600 5
Cleveland, OH 44114 Tel: 216/621-5112 Fax: 216/523-2259 Toledo Bar Association 311 North Superior Toledo, OH 43604 Tel: 419/242-7032 Fax: 419/242-3614 Ohio (Voluntary Programs) Jackie Forcina Akron Bar Association 7 West Bowery Street, Suite 1100 Akron, OH 44308 Tel: 330/253-5007, ext. 107 Fax: 330 253-2140 jackief@akronbar.org Cincinnati Bar Association 225 East Sixth Street, 2nd Floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Tel: 513/381-8213 Fax: 513/381-0528 http://www.cincybar.org Geauga County Bar Association 151 Main Street P.O. Box 750 Chardon, OH 44024 Tel: 440/286-7160 smcgrew@geaugabar.org Lorain County Bar Association 401 Broad Street Elyria, OH 44035 Tel: 440/323-8416 Fax: 440/323-1922 lcba@alltel.net Medina County Bar Association 93 Public Square Medina, Ohio 44256 Tel: 330/725-9794 Fax: 330/723-9608 maryann@medlawlib.org Dayton, OH 45402-1501 Tel: 937/222-7902 Fax: 937/222-1308 Trumbull County Bar Association P.O. Box 4222 Warren, OH 44482 Tel: 330/675-2415 Fax: 330/675-2415 Butler County Bar Association 118 South Second Street Hamilton, OH 45011 Tel: 513/896-6671 or 800/543-0846 Fax: (513) 868-7022 bcbarassn@aol.com Clermont County Bar Association 270 Main Street Batavia, Ohio 45103 Phone: 513/732-7109 Fax: 513/732-0974 cclaw@cclla.org Lake County Bar Association Courthouse-West Annex 25 North Park Place, 2nd Floor Painesville, Ohio 44077 Tel: 440/352-6044 or 440/918-2180 Fax: 440/350-2298 http://www.lcba-ohio.org Mahoning County Bar Association 114 East Front Street Youngstown, OH 44503 Tel: 330-746-2933 lpregi@mahoningbar.org Stark County Bar Association 400 Courtyard Centre Building 116 Cleveland Avenue N.W. Canton, Ohio 44702 Tel: 330/453.0685 Fax: 330/453-0180 donna@starkctybar.com 6
Oregon Cassandra Stich Oregon State Bar P.O. Box 231935 Tigard, OR 97281 Tel: 503/431-6334 Fax: 503/598-6934 cstich@osbar.org Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Bar Association 100 South Street P.O. Box 186 Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186 800/932-0311 FAX: 717/238-1204 Berks County Berks County Bar Association 544 Court Street P.O. Box 1058 Reading, PA 19603 Tel: 610/375-4591 Fax: 610/373-0256 berksbar@berksbar.org Chester County Bar Association 15 W. Gay St. 2nd Floor West Chester, PA 19380 610/692-1889 FAX: 610/692-9546 Oklahoma Gina Hendricks Oklahoma Bar Association P.O. Box 53036 Oklahoma City, OK 73152 Tel: 405/416-7007 Fax: 405/416-7001 ginah@okbar.org Allegheny County Bar Association 400 Kopper's Bldg. 436 Seventh Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412/261-6161 FAX: 414/261-3622 Staff@acba.org Bucks County John S. Thorne, Jr. 252 Swamp Road, Suite 55 Doylestown, PA 18901 Tel: 215/230-3721 Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, PA 17013-3302 717/249-3166 FAX: 717/249-2663 Dauphin County Bar Association 213 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 717/232-7536 FAX: 717/234-4582 Delaware County Bar Association 335 W. Front St. P.O. Box 466 Media, PA 19063 610/566-6627 FAX: 610/566-7952 7
Pennsylvania cont d Erie County Bar Association 302 W. 9th St. Erie, PA 16502-1427 814/459-3111 FAX: 814/455-0788 ecba@erie.net Lackawanna County Bar Association 338 N. Washington Ave. 3rd Floor Scranton, PA 18503-1502 717/969-9161 FAX: 717/969-9170 Lancaster Bar Association 28 E. Orange St. Lancaster, PA 17602 717/393-0737 FAX: 717/393-0221 info@lancasterbar.org Bar Association of Lehigh County 1114 W. Walnut St. Allentown, PA 18102 610/433-6204 FAX: 610/770-9826 Luzerne County Bar Association Courthouse, Room 23 200 N. River st. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-1001 570/822-6712 FAX: 570/822-8210 Northampton County Bar Association 155 S. 9th St. Easton, PA 18042-4399 610/258-6333 FAX: 610/258-8715 ncba@norcobar.org Montgomery Bar Association 100 West Airy St. P.O. Box 268 Norristown, PA 19404-0268 610/279-9660 FAX: 610/279-4321 Philadelphia Bar Association Amy J. Seefeld 1101 Market St. 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107-2911 215/238-6300 FAX: 215/238-1159 aseefeld@philabar.org Washington County Bar Association 30 E. Beau St. Suite 523 Washington, PA 15301 724/255-6710 FAX: 724/225-8345 Westmoreland Bar Association 129 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Greensburg, PA 15601 412/834-6730 FAX: 412/834-6855 York County Bar Association 137 E. Market St. York, PA 17401 717/854-8755 8
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Rhode Island Helen Desmond McDonald Rhode Island Bar Association 115 Cedar Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: 401/421-5740 Fax: 401/421-2703 hmcdonald@ribar.com South Carolina Michelle Dennis South Carolina Bar 950 Taylor Street Columbia, SC 29201-0608 Tel: 803/799-6653 x163 Fax: 803/799-4118 mdennis@scbar.org South Dakota Tom Barnett State Bar of South Dakota 222 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Tel: 605/224-7554 thomas.barnett@sdbar.net Utah Christine Critchley Utah State Bar 645 South 200 East, Suite 310 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834 Tel: 801/531-9077 Fax: 801/531-0660 ccritchley@utahbar.org Virginia Paulette Davidson Virginia State Bar 707 East Main Street, Suite 1500 Richmond, VA 23219-2800 Tel: 804/775-0521 Fax: 804/775-0501 davidson@vsb.org West Virginia Anita Casey West Virginia State Bar 2006 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25311 Tel: 304/338-7994 caseya@wvbar.org Vermont Joseph O Dea Fee Arbitration Committee Vermont Bar Association P.O. Box 286 Manchester, VT 05733 Tel: 802/362-2240 Fax: 802/362-5369 Washington Washington State Bar Association 1325 4 th Ave., Ste. Seattle, WA 98101-2539 Tel: 206/727-8219 Fax: 206/727-8314 Wisconsin Kris Wenzel State Bar of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7158 Madison, WI 53707-7158 Tel: 608/250-6185 Fax: 608/257-5502 kwenzel@wisbar.org 10
Wyoming Marie Ellis Wyoming State Bar 500 Randall Avenue P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109 Tel: 307/632-9061 Fax: 307/632-3737 mellis@wyomingbar.org 11