Board 2025-26

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Gul Raza Gharbieh
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314

Lauren serves as a Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch, where she specializes in national security and foreign relations litigation.  She previously spent more than 18 years at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, including 13 years as chief of the Civil Division.  Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Lauren clerked for the Honorable Barrington D. Parker, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  She is a graduate of Yale Law School and Harvard 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 email us at contact@fba-nova.org or visit our Committees page. To learn more about our activities, please visit the About page.


DIRECTORCailyn Reilly Knapp Baker Botts, LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW # 120 Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 639-7773

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Cailyn Reilly Knapp
Baker Botts, LLP
700 K St NW, 20001
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 639-7773

VICE PRESIDENT

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

SECRETARY

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

TREASURER

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

NATIONAL DELEGATE

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

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Lauren Wetzler

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

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

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

Daniel Wallmuth
Vinson & Elkins
2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 500 West
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 639-6762

DIRECTOR

Kevin Richards
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

Stacey LaRiviere
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
stacey.lariviere@sidley.com

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

Kirstin O’Connor
Assistant United States Attorney
Eastern District of Virginia
2100 Jamieson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 299-3799

 
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