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American College of Bond Counsel

Leadership

2025/26 Board of Directors

The College is governed by a Board of Directors, elected to the College for three-year terms. Officers are elected to a one-year term.

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OFFICERS


Todd V. Meierhenry, President
Meierhenry Sargent LLP
316 S. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD  57104
Phone:  605-336-3075
todd@meierhenrylaw.com

Carol L. Lew, Vice President
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
660 Newport Center Dr., Suite 1600
Newport Beach, CA  92660-6458
Phone:  949-725-4237
clew@sycr.com

Teri Guarnaccia, Secretary
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
621 Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD  21202
Phone:  443-320-1857
tguarnaccia@btlaw.com

John C. Merchant, Treasurer
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
255 E. Fifth St., Suite 1900
Cincinnati, OH  45202
Phone:  513-639-9224
john.merchant@dinsmore.com

Directors

Steve Bullock
Law Offices of Steve E. Bullock, P.A.
6800 Bird Road, Suite 200
Miami, FL  33155
Phone:  305-829-0084
sbullock@sebullocklaw.com

Alan C. Cason
McGuireWoods LLP
500 East Pratt St., Suite 1000
Baltimore, MD  21202-3169
Phone:  410-659-4433
acason@mcguirewoods.com

Kristin H. R. Franceschi
DLA Piper LLP (US)
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD  21209-3600
Phone:  410-580-4151
kristin.franceschi@dlapiper.com

Teri Guarnaccia
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
621 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD  21202
Phone:  443-320-1857
tguarnaccia@btlaw.com

Robyn Helmlinger
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA  94105
Phone:  415-773-5925
rhelmlinger@orrick.com

Tyler J. Kalachnik
Ice Miller LLP
One American Square, Suite 2900
Indianapolis, IN  46282-0200
Phone:  317-236-2116
tyler.kalachnik@icemiller.com

Carol L. Lew
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach, CA  92660-6458
Phone:  949-725-4237
clew.sycr.com

Alexandra M. “Sandy” MacLennan
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
One Tampa City Center
201 N. Franklin St., Suite 2100
Tampa, FL  33602
Phone:  813-202-1353
sandy.maclennan@squirepb.com

Richard A. Manley, Jr.
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
111 Huntington Ave., 9th Floor
Boston, MA  02199-7613
Phone:  617-239-0384
richard.manley@troutman.com

Todd V. Meierhenry
Meierhenry Sargent LLP
316 S. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD  57104
Phone:  605-336-3075
todd@meierhenrylaw.com

John C. Merchant
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
255 E. Fifth Street, Suite 1900
Cincinnati, OH  45202
Phone:  513-639-9224
john.merchant@dinsmore.com

Faith Pettis
Pacifica Law Group
1191 Second Ave., Suite 2000
Seattle, WA  98101
Phone:  206-245-1700
faith.pettis@pacificalawgroup.com

Carol D. Polumbo
McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P.
600 Congress Ave., Suite 2150
Auston, TX  78701
Phone:  512-478-3805
cpolumbo@mphlegal.com

Joseph E. (Jodie) Smith
Maynard Nexsen PC
1901 6th Ave. N, Suite 1700
Birmingham, AL  35203
Phone:  205-254-1109
jodie.smith@maynardnexsen.com

Kester K. So
Dickinson Wright PLLC
123 W. Allegan St., Suite 900
Lansing, MI  48933-1816
Phone:  517-487-4722
kso@dickinsonwright.com

W. Glenn Opel, Past President
Bracewell LLP
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2300
Austin, TX  78701-4061
Phone:  512-542-2114
glenn.opel@bracewell.com

Todd L. Cooper, Second Past President
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
7456 Jager Court
Suite 7456-B
Cincinnati, OH  45230
Phone:  513-875-6302
todd.cooper@troutman.com

 

Philosophy -

The College believes that a bond lawyer’s expertise can best be judged by his or her peers and has sought to admit to membership in the College only bond lawyers that have long experience and outstanding reputations in the field of municipal bond law. Membership in the College is extremely limited and admission as a Fellow (i.e. member of the College) is a recognition of the lawyer’s accomplishments and legal expertise in the field of bond law. Nominees for membership must have at least ten years of “substantial experience in bond law.”

As demonstrated by the resumes of the Fellows appearing on this site, many of the Fellows have taught courses, spoken at seminars or served on workshop panels about municipal bond financing and its federal tax aspects sponsored by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, bar associations and other organizations. Many have published books or articles on those topics or served on the Editorial Board of a Law Review. Many have received academic honors (such as being elected to the Order of the Coif or Phi Beta Kappa) and other honors.