Washington, DC (Aug. 11, 2026) – NACDL installed newly-elected officers and directors at its Annual Board and Membership Meeting on August 8.
NACDL's newly-elected officers and directors:
Executive Committee
President: C. Melissa "Missy" Owen (Charlotte, NC)
President-Elect: Stephen Ross Johnson (Knoxville, TN)
First Vice-President: Todd Pugh (Chicago, IL)
Second Vice-President: Addy Schmitt (Washington, DC)
Secretary: Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube (Houston, TX)
Treasurer: Timothy Zerillo (Portland, ME)
In addition, Lindsay Lewis will serve as Parliamentarian.
Board of Directors
Paola Armeni (Las Vegas, NV)
Ian Friedman (Cleveland, OH)
Jonathan Harwell (Indianapolis, IN)
Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC)
Cris Schneider (Savannah, GA)
Lawrence Zimmerman (Atlanta, GA)
Contacts
Jessie Diamond, Deputy Director, Public Affairs and Communications, (202) 465-7647 or jdiamond@nacdl.org
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal legal system.
