President
Earl J. Silbert, Esquire
DLA Piper LLP (US)

Earl J. Silbert has been a partner with DLA Piper, based in Washington, DC since 1998, and was elected as CCE's President in June 2009. He was formerly a principal with the law firm of Schwalb, Donnenfeld & Silbert in Washington, DC, from 1979 to June 1998. Earl concentrates on white collar crime investigations and trials, civil and criminal tax, securities, defense procurement, environment, health care, and representation of lawyers and law firms on ethical, malpractice, and partnership issues. Prior to entering private practice, he served for nearly twenty years in the government as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1974-1979), in the Tax Division and Deputy Attorney General's Office of the Department of Justice (1960-1974), and as an Assistant United States Attorney. While in the United States Attorney's Office, Earl, together with two other Assistant US Attorneys, served as the first Watergate prosecutor. In 2009, the Council for Court Excellence honored him with the Justice Potter Stewart Award for his work to improve the judicial system, both as a United Sates Attorney and subsequently in private practice.

Vice President
David J. Cynamon, Esquire
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

David J. Cynamon is a senior litigator with more than 30 years of experience in complex civil trial and appellate litigation, including class actions, corporate merger and acquisition litigation, commercial product liability cases, nuclear energy litigation, employment discrimination cases and insurance subrogation and defense actions. He has tried or argued jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Colorado and Arkansas. Mr. Cynamon also has briefed and argued appeals in most of the federal appellate circuits.

Secretary
Larry E. Hinton
GEICO

Treasurer
Marc B. Sherman, CPA, Esquire
Alvarez & Marsal

Marc B. Sherman has more than 30 years experience in business, financial consulting, financial investigations, and forensic accounting, in a broad range of industries.

Frank J. Baltz, Esquire
Clark Construction Group, LLC

James D. Berry, Jr.

Linda L. Bostick

Gregory A. Castanias, Esquire
Jones Day

Steven D. Gordon, Esquire
Holland & Knight

Laura R. Handman, Esquire
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Honorable Brook Hedge
Superior Court of the
District of Columbia

James H. Hulme, Esquire
Arent Fox LLP

Barbara L. Johnson, Esquire
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker LLP

Peter R. Kolker, Esquire
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Honorable Noël Anketell Kramer
District of Columbia
Court of Appeals

William E. Lawler, Esquire
Vinson & Elkins

Eric Lieberman, Esquire
The Washington Post

Patrick McGlone, Esquire
Ullico Inc.

Dwight D. Murray, Esquire
Jordan, Coyne & Savits

Honorable Kathy Patterson

Honorable Richard W. Roberts
United States District Court
for the District of Columbia

Joan Strand, Esquire

Michael L. Waldman, Esquire
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP

Finance Committee Chair
Julia A. Matthews, JD
PNC Wealth Management

Nominating Committee Chair
Ronald C. Jessamy, Esquire
The Law Office of Ronald C. Jessamy

Resource Development Committee Co-Chairs
Caryl S. Bernstein, Esquire
The Bernstein Law Firm

James F. Lee, Jr., Esquire
Lee & McShane PC