The following distinguished attorneys who serve on the Attorney Advisory Council comprise a valuable NASBP resource team:

Jonathan Bondy
Member

Jonathan Bondy

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
West Orange, NJ
Timothy Heffernan
Board of Directors Member

Timothy Heffernan

Watt Tieder
McLean, VA
Partner

Todd Regan

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Glastonbury, CT
David Robbins
Partner

David Robbins

Jenner & Block LLP
Washington, DC
Founding Partner

Ali Salamirad

SMTD Law LLP
Irvine, CA
Chad L. Schexnayder
Partner

Chad Schexnayder

Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod
Phoenix, AZ
Gregory Veal
Partner

Gregory R. Veal

Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Attorney

G. Scott Walters

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
Atlanta, GA
Michael Zisa
Co-Managing Partner

Michael C. Zisa

Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
Washington, DC

AAC Mission Statement

The NASBP Attorney Advisory Council is constituted for the purpose of serving as a resource team to NASBP and providing substantive content to NASBP for articles, programs, and presentations on surety, government contracts, and construction law topics for the betterment of the surety industry.

The esteemed lawyers serving on the AAC:

  • provide articles for the various NASBP publications, including Pipeline and Surety Bond Quarterly,
  • participate in NASBP Virtual Seminars and Podcast episodes,
  • develop articles for SuretyLearn,
  • assist with developing various online courses and
  • provide in-person presentations on various topics at the Annual Meeting, Regional Meetings, and special conferences and seminars.

The attorneys coordinate their NASBP activities with Kathy Hoffman, NASBP Director of Communications. They kindly serve on the AAC as volunteers and receive no compensation for their time and services. The attorneys serving on the AAC do not provide legal representation to NASBP, as an association, while serving on the AAC. In addition, participants on the AAC are not expected to furnish legal services to NASBP Members, Affiliates, and Associates when solely acting in their volunteer roles on the AAC.

NASBP is grateful for the excellent informational 

content from those serving on the AAC to enhance NASBP’s already robust educational offerings to its Members, Affiliates, Associates, and the public about suretyship, construction, and government contracts.