The Team

PilotLegis Team

Aon Team

Jessa Baker

Chair

Jessa Baker is the Chair of PilotLegis RPG and a member of the Board.  She is the Chief Executive Officer at Levenfeld Pearlstein, where she brings a fresh perspective to strategic planning, finance, operational efficiency, governance and talent strategy.

Jessa was the Chief Operating Officer at Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, another PilotLegis member firm, prior to joining Levenfeld Pearlstein. She has also advised law firms and their leaders in the United States, Caribbean and Latin America as a consultant with LawVision and Hildebrandt Baker Robbins.

Jessa holds a BS in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University, a JD from University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Enrique Marinez

Vice Chair

Enrique is an experienced trial lawyer and advisor, representing clients in complex commercial litigation matters with a focus on commercial litigation, trade secrets misappropriations, product liability, fraudulent business practices claims under the California Unfair Business Practices Act, and real-estate disputes. He also advises insurers on denial of coverage suits and regularly defends insurance carriers in breach of contract, bad faith, and punitive damages cases.

While Enrique is primarily a litigator, having tried more than 40 civil and criminal cases in his more than two decades of practice, he also serves as outside general counsel to corporations and family-owned companies, advising them on all aspects of their business, including employee issues and dispute resolution.

Before joining Ropers Majeski, Enrique worked at the Los Angeles County Public Defender Office and the Monterey County Public Defender Office, where he honed his litigation and trial skills. His interest and knowledge of insurance litigation and business fraud matters date back to his time at law school when he was the research editor of Whittier Law Review.

Enrique is a past president of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada and is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Brandon Martin

Director of Operations

Brandon Martin joined PilotLegis in 2017, bringing a strong communications background and a passion for member-focused service to the organization. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he gained the foundational skills that support his strategic and operational leadership at PilotLegis.

As Director of Operations, Brandon oversees PilotLegis’ marketing and social media presence, ensuring that the organization’s brand, voice, and messaging remain clear, consistent, and engaging both internally and in the market. Alongside Pilot’s Risk Management Committee, he also leads member programming and events, developing and executing initiatives that deliver meaningful value to Pilot’s member firms.

Brandon’s passion for internal processes and strategies help support the organization’s growth and day-to-day operations, including CLE management, strategic planning for Pilot committee engagement, as well as member risk reviews. He additionally collaborates with Aon’s Broking and Prospecting team to promote member growth, optimize process flow, and enhance overall operational alignment between Aon and Pilot.

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Chester White

Managing Director

Chester D. White is a Vice President working in New York City for Aon’s Professional Services Group. His exclusive focus since 2006 has been advising and representing mid-sized and large law firms on insurance and risk management issues. Prior to that, Mr. White worked in the general property casualty industry as a broker. He has attained the RPLU and ARM designations.
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Jim Belding

Senior Vice President and Executive Director

James C. Belding is a Senior Vice President and Executive Director in the Commercial Risk Solutions, Professional Services Group at Aon, specializing in all aspects of the placement of professional liability insurance for law firms.
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Matt Corbin

Senior Vice President

Matthew K. Corbin is a Senior Vice President with Aon’s Professional Services Group. As a member of Aon’s loss prevention team, Matt consults with Aon’s law firm clients on a wide range of professional responsibility and liability issues. Before joining Aon in 2013, Matt was a partner with Lathrop Gage LLP in Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas. He was a business trial and appellate lawyer handling commercial, business tort, employment, construction, insurance, professional liability, and regulatory matters. Before joining the firm, Matt clerked for the Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the late Hon. G. Thomas Van Bebber in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Fran Murray

Fran Murray

Senior Vice President and Executive Director

Fran Murray is a Vice President in Aon’s Professional Services Group focusing exclusively on Property, Casualty, and Specialty Lines insurance products for his law firm client base. Fran started his career as a property adjuster, adjusting law firm claims in New England. He transitioned to an underwriter of law firms for a leading global insurance carrier for eight years, and now for the past four years has exclusively represented Aon law firm clients on a wide variety of risk management needs.
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Doug Richmond

Managing Director

Douglas R. Richmond is Managing Director of Aon’s Professional Services Group and leads Aon’s loss prevention team. Before joining Aon, Doug was a partner with Armstrong Teasdale LLP in Kansas City, Missouri (1989–2004), where he had a national trial and appellate practice. Doug is the lead author of the book Professional Responsibility in Litigation (2d ed. 2016), and the co-author of an insurance law treatise, Understanding Insurance Law (6th ed. 2018). He teaches Legal Ethics at the Northwestern University School of Law and a seminar on Liability Insurance Law at the University of Florida College of Law. Doug earned his J.D. at the University of Kansas.
Mark Webster

Mark Webster

Vice President and Director

Mark A. Webster is a Vice President with Aon’s Professional Services Group. As a member of the group’s loss prevention team, Mark consults with Aon’s law firm clients on a wide range of professional responsibility and liability issues in an effort to identify and minimize the risks threatening law firms. Before joining Aon, Mark was a partner with Lathrop Gage LLP in Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas. He was a real estate and corporate lawyer handling real estate financing and purchase transactions, commercial leasing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate formation and governance.