Regional Members Associations

The CLLA maintains four regional groups: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Western. Each Region maintains its own Executive Council and plan regional meetings throughout the year. They also offer additional local networking opportunities.

The Eastern Region consists of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, The U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Canadian Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Quebec.

The Midwestern Region consists of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The Southern Region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Mexico.

The Western Region consists of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Regional Executive Councils

Western Region
Executive Council

Chair
Natalia Minassian
Hatkoff & Minassian, A.L.C.
Los Angeles, CA
nminassian@hatkofflaw.com

Chair Elect
Bill Peterson
Miller Cohen Peterson Young, P.C.
Longmont, CO
bill@creditorsrights.com

Secretary
Robert Tyler
Law Offices of Gary A. Bemis
Riverside, CA
rtyler@BemisLawOffices.com

Members
Greg Cohen
Caine & Weiner Co., Inc.
Sherman Oaks, CA
greg.cohen@caine-weiner.com

Rich Frandsen
Pearson Butler
South Jordan, UT
rich@pearsonbutler.com

Tim Grimes
BARR Credit Services, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
tgrimes@barrcredit.com

Benjamin Kelly
Lovejoy & Kelly P.S.
Seattle, WA
ben@benkellylaw.com

Edward Marko
Marko Law P.L.L.C.
Phoenix, AZ
ed@markolawaz.com

Robert Pollak
Glassberg, Pollak & Associates
San Rafael, CA
rlpollak@glassberg-pollak.com

T. Britt Rudman
Law Offices of T. Britt Rudman
Beverly Hills, CA
tbrudman@beverlyhillslegal.com

Donna Sweet
Continental Recovery and Filing Solutions (CRF)
Simi Valley, CA
dsweet@crfsolutions.com

Immediate Past Chair
Peter Dubowsky
Dubowsky Law Office, Chtd.
Las Vegas, NV
peter@dubowskylaw.com

Midwest Region
Executive Council

Chair
Jeffrey Ramsey
Blackwell, Burke & Ramsey, P.C.
Indianapolis, IN
jramsey@bbrlawpc.com

Chair Elect
Amy Pona
Gurstel Law Firm P.C.
Golden Valley, MN
a.pona@gurstel.com

Vice Chair
Lori Frank
Markoff Law PLLC
Southfield, MI
lori@markofflaw.com

Treasurer
Kevin Posen
Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C.
Chicago, IL
kposen@tellerlevit.com

Recording Secretary
Nancy Hamilton
American Lawyers Quarterly
Cleveland, OH
nancy@alqlist.com

Members
Michael Baim (2021-2024)
The CKB Firm
Chicago, IL
mbaim@ckbfirm.com

Joseph Dehn (2022-2025)
DePew & Dehn Attorneys
Bloomington, IL
jadehn@prodigy.net

Candice Kline (2021-2024)
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Chicago, IL
candice.kline@saul.com

Jonathan Kramer (2021-2023)
Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.
Des Moines, IA
kramer@whitfieldlaw.com

Robert Lurie (2021-2023)
Reisenfeld & Associates LPA L.L.C.
Cleveland, OH
robert.lurie@rslegal.com

Bill Mann (2021-2023)
Joseph, Mann & Creed
Twinsburg, OH
bill.mann@jmcbiz.com

John Pucin
Caine & Weiner Company, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL
john.pucin@caine-weiner.com

Neil Sander (2021-2024)
Sander Law L.L.C.
Columbus, OH
nsander@sanderlawgroup.com

Michael Sonnhalter
General Bar
Cleveland, OH
mike@generalbar.com

Immediate Past Chair
Daniel Spilotro
Spilotro Law Group, L.L.C.
Chicago, IL
dspilotro@spilotrolaw.com

Eastern Region
Executive Council

Chair
Daniel Kerrick
Hogan McDaniel
Wilmington, DE
dckerrick@dkhogan.com

Chair Elect
Robert Ash
Windham Professionals, Inc.
Fair Lawn, NJ
Robert.Ash@windhampros.com

Vice Chair
Jonathan Allen
Peskin, Courchesne & Allen, P.C.
Springfield, MA
jha@pcalaw.net

Treasurer
William Stein
Stein & Stein
Haverstraw, NY
steinandsteinlaw@yahoo.com

Secretary
Joseph Molinaro
The Law Offices of Joseph A. Molinaro, L.L.C.
Wyckoff, NJ
jam@molinarolaw.com

Members
Warren Gottlieb
Gottlieb Ostrager L.L.P.
Armonk, NY
wgottlieb@golawllp.com

Samuel Grafton (2019-2022)
Popper & Grafton
New York, NY
pg-law@juno.com

Lauri Hudson
Hudson Law Offices, P.C.
Turnersville, NJ
lhudson@hudsoncollects.com

Valerie Ingold
Commercial Collections Corp. of N.Y., Inc.
Tonawanda, NY
vingold@commercialcollection.com

Richard Keifer (2019-2022)
Keifer Law Firm, L.L.C.
Kingston, PA
rkeifer@keiferlaw.com

Jeffrey A. Maidenbaum (2019-2023)
Maidenbaum & Associates P.L.L.C.
Merrick, NY
jmaidenbaum@maidenbaum.com

Marc Miceli (2019-2022)
SM Law, P.C.
Oldwick, NJ
mmiceli@sm-lawpc.com

Richard Ryder (2019-2023)
Convergent Commercial Inc.
White Plains, NY
rryder@convergentusa.com

Ari Stein (2019-2023)
Stein & Stein
Haverstraw, NY
ari@steinandsteinlaw.com

Cary Sternback (2019-2022)
Heitner & Breitstein P.C.
Marlboro, N.J.
CRS@nycnjlaw.com

Gary Tier (2019-2022)
The Forwarders List of Attorneys
Newtown, PA
gtier@forwarderslist.com

William Thrush
Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Owings Mills, MD
wthrush@fftlaw.com

Marc Wallick
Wallick & Associates
Warwick, RI
wallicklaw@aol.com

Immediate Past Chair
Christopher Young
BTLG | Business & Technology Law Group
Columbia, MD
cyoung@btlg.us

Southern Region
Executive Council

Chair
Robin Moselle
Robin S. Moselle, PA
Plantation, FL
rmoselle@rsmpalaw.com

Chair Elect
Gilbert Singer
Marcadis Singer P.A.
Tampa, FL
gsinger@marcadissinger.com

Secretary/Treasurer
Matt Garcia
Barnett & Garcia, P.L.L.C.
Austin, TX
matt@barnettgarcia.com

Members
Robert Bobby Bernstein (2020-2023)
Bernstein & Bernstein, P.A.
North Charleston, SC
rbernstein@bernsteinpa.com

Kevin Gowen (2021-2024)
Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford, P.A.
Orlando, FL
kgowen@wickersmith.com

Theodore Hamilton (2021-2024)
Wetherington Hamilton, P.A.
Tampa, FL
tjh@whhlaw.com

Beau Hays (2021-2024)
Hays & Potter, L.L.P.
Peachtree Corners, GA
beau@hpmlawatl.com

Christopher Jameson (2020-2023)
Jameson & Dunagan, P.C.
Dallas, TX
CJJ@JDLawTx.com

Neeraj Mendiratta (2021-2024)
KnovaOne
Wellington, FL
nmendiratta@knovaone.com

Eric Van Horn (2020-2023)
Spencer Fane
Dallas, TX
ericvanhorn@spencerfane.com

Immediate Past Chair
Ben Farrow
Anderson Law Firm
Montgomery, AL
bfarrow@awf.law