Electronic Public Access Public User Group

The Electronic Public Access (EPA) Public User Group provides a forum for PACER users to share and recommend ideas for expanding and improving EPA services.

The EPA Public User Group’s mission is to provide advice and feedback on the development, implementation, and enhancement of electronic public access services provided by the federal Judiciary, including but not limited to PACER, PACER Case Locator, Multi-court Voice Case Information System applications, and the availability of electronic court records. Learn more about the public user group (PDF).

If you would like to provide feedback or comments regarding any of the electronic public access services to the AO and Public User Group, please email epa_publicusergroup@ao.uscourts.gov.

2025-2026 Membership

Members of the EPA Public User Group represent a cross-section of PACER users, including representatives of the legal profession, commercial firms, the media, academia, government agencies, and the public.

George Basharis; business analyst (attorney advisor), Stretto; Evanston, IL
Lillian Leona Frank; state government (bankruptcy) attorney; Indianapolis, IN
John Hawkinson; freelance journalist, Cambridge Day; Cambridge, MA
Debbie Laskin Oppermann; senior paralegal/ bankruptcy technology specialist, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP; Wilmington, DE
Christopher Mayfield; product manager, Fitch Solutions – PacerMonitor; New York, NY
Brian Nicholas; senior director of infrastructure & cybersecurity, McCalla Raymer Leibert Piere, LLC; Iselin, NJ
Damien Riehl; vice president/solutions champion, vLEX Group; Saint Paul, MN
Anna Russell; law library deputy director, Cornell University; Ithaca, NY
Albert Russo; standing chapter 13 trustee / designee of the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT); Trenton, NJ
Karla Westjohn; attorney in private practice; Champaign, IL
Ian Wildman; associate managing clerk, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; New York, NY
Michael Zuckerman; mediator, arbitrator, and neutral evaluator, JAMS; Chicago, IL