D.C. Bar Former Officers, Governors and Executive Staff

The following former officers, governors and executive staff of the District of Columbia Bar joined as amici in United States of America v. Hamilton P. Fox, III, et al., filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on July 16, 2026. All are appearing in their individual capacities.

Former D.C. Bar Officers and Governors

Brooksley Born, Secretary, 1975-1976, Board of Governors, 1976-1979
Carol Elder Bruce, Board of Governors, 1994-1997 and 1997-2000
William F. Causey, Board of Governors,1996-1999, (U.S. Department of Justice: Assistant Counsel, Office of Professional Responsibility, 2008-2011)
Daryl A. Chamblee, Secretary, 1985-1986, Board of Governors, 1986-1989
H. Guy Collier, Board of Governors, 2010-2013, (U.S. Department of Justice: Special Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Torts Branch, 1980-1981, detailed from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of General Counsel)
James E. Coleman, Jr., Treasurer, 1983-1984, Board of Governors, 1984-1990
Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Board of Governors, 1994-1997
Devarieste Curry, Board of Governors, 1995-2001; Member, Disciplinary System Study Committee, 2003-2006
Gilberto de Jesus, Treasurer, 1994-1005, Board of Governors, 1995-1998
David Epstein, Secretary, 1977-1978, District of Columbia Bar Disciplinary Board, 1972-1976; Adjunct Professor on Professional Responsibility, Georgetown University Law Center
Ann K. Ford, Board of Governors, 2015-2018
Elizabeth Sarah Gere, Board of Governors, 2018-2024, Board on Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee, 1994-2000, (U.S. Department of Justice, Trial Attorney, Criminal Division, 1975-1976; Trial Attorney, Assistant Branch Director, Senior Trial Counsel, Civil Division 1976-1980, 1986-1987; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Civil Division, Southern District, Ohio, 1980-1985; Assistant Director, Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, 1985-1986)
Nathalie F.P. Gilfoyle, Board of Governors, 2004-2007
Jeffrey S. Gutman, Treasurer, 2011-2012, Board of Governors, 2012-2015, (U.S. Department of Justice: Trial Attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, 1987-1994)
Janine D. Harris, Board of Governors, 1985-1988
Micheal M. Hicks, Board of Governors, 1996-1997
Su Sie Ju, Board of Governors, 2019-2022
Sara Kropf, Secretary, 2013-2014
Annette K. Kwok, Board of Governors, 2016-2019
Mira Nan Marshall, Secretary, 2003-2004
Alan B. Morrison, Board of Governors, 1975-1978 and 1980-1986, (U.S. Department of Justice: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1968-1972)
Amy E. Nelson, Treasurer, 2018-2019, Board of Governors, 2019-2022
Linda E. Perle, Board of Governors, 1993-1996
Don Resnikoff, Treasurer, 2007-2008
Florence Wagman Roisman, Board of Governors, 1972-1979, (U.S. Department of Justice: Attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Division, 1964-1967)
Lois Schiffer, Board of Governors,1979-1982, and 1983-1989, (U.S. Department of Justice: Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 1993-2001)
Gigi B. Sohn, Board of Governors, 1997-2000
Leslie T. Thornton, Board of Governors, 2018-2021
Benjamin F. Wilson, Board of Governors, 2008-2011 and 2014-2018
Peter H. Wolf, Secretary, 1971-1973, Board of Governors, 1974-1977, Retired Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1979-1994, Senior Judge,1994-2018, (U.S. Department of Justice: President’s Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia,1965-1966)

Former D.C. Bar Senior Staff

Katherine A. Mazzaferri, Executive Director, 1982-2010 and Chief Executive Officer, 2010-2017
Cynthia D. Hill, Assistant Executive Director for Programs, 1990-2010 and Chief Programs Officer, 2010- 2017
Maureen Thornton Syracuse, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, Director/Executive Director, 1992-2011

For a complete list of amici on each brief filed, please refer to Amicus Briefs.