2026-27

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Cailyn Reilly Knapp

Cailyn is Counsel at McDermott Will & Schulte. Drawing on four years of clerkship experiences with both a district judge and a magistrate judge in the Alexandria Division, Cailyn serves as lead and local counsel and develops practical strategies tailored to the pace and demands of the “Rocket Docket.” She is a graduate of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and Colgate University.

 

Northern Virginia Chapter:
Officers and Board of Directors

The Northern Virginia Chapter's officers and directors come from diverse legal backgrounds, including large firms, small firms, solo practitioners, judges, and law clerks.  

If you are interested in serving the Chapter as a volunteer, please visit our Committees page.


PRESIDENT-ELECT

Jon M. Talotta
Hogan Lovells, LLP
8350 Broad Street, 17th Floor
Tysons, VA 22102
(703) 610-6156
jon.talotta@hoganlovells.com

DIRECTORJessica N. Carmichael Carmichael, Ellis & Brock 108 N. Alfred Street, 1st Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-7908

VICE PRESIDENT

Jessica N. Carmichael
Carmichael, Ellis & Brock
108 N. Alfred Street, 1st Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-7908

SECRETARY

Alex Blanchard
Holland & Knight LLP
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700
Tysons, Virginia 22102
(703) 720-8591
Alexander.Blanchard@hklaw.com

TREASURER

Marc Eisenstein
Coburn Greenbaum & Eisenstein
1710 Rhode Island Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(703) 963-7164

DIRECTORDan Gopenko Fish & Richardson 1000 Main Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 (202) 626-7745 gopenko@fr.com

NATIONAL DELEGATE

Dan Gopenko
Fish & Richardson
1000 Main Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 626-7745
gopenko@fr.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Gul Gharbieh

DIRECTOR

Hon. William E. Fitzpatrick
United States Magistrate Judge
Eastern District of Virginia
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314

DIRECTORSusan R. Podolsky Podolsky Law 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 (571) 366-1702

DIRECTOR

Susan R. Podolsky
Podolsky Law
1800 Diagonal Road # 600
Alexandria, VA 22314
(571) 366-1702

DIRECTOR

Daniel Wallmuth
Vinson & Elkins
2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 639-6762

DIRECTOR

Raj Parekh
Sparacino PLLC
1920 L St NW
Washington, D.C. 20036

DIRECTOR

Collette Corser
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
collette.corser@finnegan.com

DIRECTOR

Carrie Gray
Career Law Clerk
4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Alexandria, VA

DIRECTOR

Kirstin O’Connor
U.S. Attorney’s Office
2100 Jamieson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 299-3799

DIRECTOR

Megan Braun
U.S. Attorney’s Office
2100 Jamieson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 299-3700

DIRECTOR

Chris Conrad
Ropes & Gray LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
chris.conrad@ropesgray.com
(717) 419-1694

DIRECTOR

Tammy Reno
Career Law Clerk
to the Hon. Leonie M. Brinkema
U.S. District Court
Alexandria, VA