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The brainchild of seven founding members--Robert Kopka, Ian Matthes, Jeff Vernis, Brian Cafritz, Michael Amaro, Joe Hassinger, and Jacqueline Canter—NRRDA began with a series of conference calls discussing the need for an industry-centered organization focused on the defense of retail and restaurant businesses. The founding members soon formed an advisory board and invited their clients to join, including JC Penney, U.S. Foods, Home Depot, and Ruby Tuesday. Their goal was to assemble a group of attorneys, claims professionals, and industry representatives into an organization in which the industry clients themselves are primary. With that goal in mind, the founding members wrote into the By Laws certain restrictions on the number of attorneys who can join. Today, the percentages of membership are roughly 50% industry representatives, 40% attorneys, and 10% vendors. NRRDA’s first national conference was in Dallas, Texas, and it has grown in attendance each year. NRRDA remains committed to providing an open, inclusive forum for the advancement and legal protection of the retail and restaurant industries. To review NRRDA's bylaws, click here.
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Brian M. Chance - President
Stephens Insurance, LLC. 111 Center Street, Suite 100 Little Rock, AR 72201 |
Robert J. Kopka, Esq. - Immediate Past President
Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC 100 Lexington Dr, Suite 100 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 |
Kurt Leisure - President-elect
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 26901 Malibu Hills Road Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 |
Dena C. Abdallah - Secretary
Marsh USA Inc. 540 W. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60661 
Madeline S. Baio, Esq.
Vaughan Baio 100 N. 18th St., Suite 700, Two Logan Sq. Philadelphia, PA 19103 
Anandhi S. Rajan
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP 1355 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309 
Douglas J. Stipanovich
Dicks Sporting Goods 345 Court Street Coraopolis, PA 15108 |
Scott Bermack - General Counsel
Weber Gallagher 1500 Broadway, 2401 New York, NY 10036 
Floyd G. Cottrell
Cottrell Solensky, P.A. 550 Broad St., Suite 1000 Newark, NJ 07102 
Miriam Rich
Quality Dining Inc. 10262 E. 1050 N Colfax, IN 46035 
Mony B.P. Yin
Perez Morris Hyde LLC 17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 410 New York, NY 10956 |
John Kemppainen - Treasurer
Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion 500 North Broadway, Suite 1550 St. Louis, MO 63102 
Thomas Culotta
Burlington Stores Inc. 1830 Rt 130 North Burlington, NJ 08016 
Britt Roarx, CP-FS
Texas Roadhouse 6040 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 40205 |