The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana will elect its 2012 officers and new directors at its 18th Annual Conference and Annual Meeting in French Lick Nov. 17-18, 2011. The officers and directors will take office Jan. 1, 2012.

Lonnie D. Johnson of Clendening Johnson & Bohrer in Bloomington will be installed as the 45th president. The nominations include: Jerry E. Huelat of the Michigan City firm of Huelat Mack & Kreppein to be president-elect; James D. Johnson of the Evansville firm of Rudolph Fine Porter & Johnson to be vice-president; Thomas C. Hays of the Indianapolis firm of Lewis Wagner to be secretary of the association; and James W. Hehner of the Indianapolis firm of Hehner & Associates to be treasurer. Scott M. Kyrouac of the Terre Haute firm of Wilkinson Goeller Modesitt Wilkinson & Drummy will continue on the board as immediate past-president.

Nominated to serve on the board of directors are Marian C. Drenth of the Crown Pointe firm of Johnson & Bell, Renee Mortimer of the Schererville firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, James P. Strenski of the Indianapolis firm of Cantrell Strenski & Mehringer, and Stacy Forster Thompson of the Bloomington firm of Clendening Johnson & Bohrer.

The officers and directors of the DTCI extend their thanks to the retiring directors: David A. Temple of the Indianapolis firm of Drewry Simmons Vornehm, and Doris Sweetin of the Indianapolis firm of Sweetin Law Group.•