Task Force

    About

    View the Task Force roster and Mission Statement, and learn how to contact the Task Force.

    Roster

    Leadership

    Maureen Kelly
    Co-Chair, ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force

    Claudia Rast
    Co-Chair, ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force

    Members

    Hon. John Allen IV, Judicial Division

    Michelle Gallardo, Member at Large, HARMAN International

    Alan Butler, Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice

    William Denny, Business Law Section

    Timothy Zintak, Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness

    Lisa Jill Dickinson, Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems

    Kevin Jones, Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section

    Sandeep Kathuria,  Section of Public Contract Law

    Marina Lewis, Section of Intellectual Property Law

    Lorelie Masters, Section of Litigation

    Patrice Malloy, Member at Large, Florida Office of the Attorney General

    Allison Ahroni, Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability

    Norman A. Dupont, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources

    Alan Raul, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice

    Jill Rhodes, Standing Committee on Law and National Security

    Alice Richmond, Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division

    David Ries, Law Practice Division

    Julian Rivera, Health Law Section

    Aaron Schildhaus, Section of International Law

    Scott Spearing, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

    Stephen Wu, Science & Technology Law Section

    Deon Woods Bell, Antitrust Law Section

    Ericka Watson,  Member at Large, Danaher

    Camille Stewart, Criminal Justice Section

    Jonathan White, Center for Professional Responsibility

    David Wheeler, Section of State and Local Government Law

    Ben Griffith, Rule of Law Initiative

    Al Harvey, Senior Lawyers Division

    Special Advisors

    Judith Miller, Special Advisor

    Harvey Rishikof, Special Advisor

    Ruth Hill Bro, Special Advisor

    Liaisons

    Charlene Collazo Goldfield, Young Lawyers Division

    Christopher Frascella, Law Student Division

    Eric Hibbard, PrivSec Consulting LLC

    Sandra Hodgkinson, DRS Technologies

    James Andrew Lewis, Center for Strategic & International Studies

    Robert Litt, Morrison & Foerster LLP

    Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP

    Harriet Pearson, Hogan Lovells LLP

    Sheila Slocum Hollis, ABA Board of Governors

    Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Locke Lord LLP

    Suzanne Spaulding, Center for Strategic & International Studies

    Lucy Thomson, Livingston PLLC

    Roland Trope, Trope & Schramm LLP

    David Turetsky, University of Albany

    Lai Sun Yee, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region II

    Mission Statement

    The Cybersecurity Legal Task Force shall consist of two co-chairs, one representative from each ABA entity with an interest in cybersecurity issues, three members at large, and three special advisors.  It may include non-lawyer experts. The Task Force shall have jurisdiction over matters affecting how lawyers protect their practices and their clients’ confidential information and intellectual property during a cyberattack. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Task Force shall:

    1)       facilitate collaboration and information exchanges among constituent ABA entities and with relevant public agencies and private organizations;

    2)       serve as a clearinghouse among ABA entities regarding cybersecurity activities, policy proposals, advocacy, publications and resources;

    3)       study and analyze executive and legislative branch cybersecurity proposals;

    4)       identify cyber-related issues for appropriate action by the ABA, including filling gaps in policy, encouraging ABA entities to develop new policy as appropriate, and sharing best practices with members and their law firms;

    5)       advise and assist the ABA Governmental Affairs Office on cybersecurity advocacy and responses to government action;

    6)       educate members of the bar and the public on cybersecurity risks, how to protect data, and how to respond to a cyberattack. 

    Message from Past ABA President Laurel Bellows

    "We live In a world where our national security is threatened by cyberterrorists, and where private enterprise is forced to respond to cybertheft of intellectual property on a daily basis. The ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force is examining risks posed by criminals, terrorists and nations that seek to steal personal and financial information, disrupt critical infrastructure, and wage cyberwar.  When our national security and economy are threatened, lawyers will not stand on the sidelines."

    Contact Us

    Holly McMahon (Director)
    (202) 662-1035
    Holly.McMahon@americanbar.org

    Sally Heuker (Staff Attorney)
    (202) 662-1695
    Sally.Heuker@americanbar.org