Law Alumni Association
Every alumnus/a of the Law School is a member of the Law Alumni Association. The LAA Board of Directors, its governing body, consists of 35-40 members representing diverse geographic concentrations, including international alumni, a wide variety of practice areas and business interests, and different decades of graduation. The LAA New Lawyers Division (NLD) is also a diverse group that consists of representatives of the five most recent graduating classes. The Board and NLD are working to build a worldwide Duke Law network for alumni and students. If you are interested in serving on this Board, please contact Anna Walker, JD.
The Board of Directors and the New Lawyers' Division are charged with the following responsibilities.
- Communicate Duke Law School’s activities, priorities, and intellectual resources to external constituents. As ambassadors of the School, LAA Board members seek opportunities to engage alumni, friends, and third parties to strengthen the institution. They will proactively share updates on the state of the School and identify opportunities for Duke Law School to gain exposure among prospective students, recruiters, alumni and the legal community.
- Represent the interests of the alumni population to the Dean and staff. As representatives of their classmates and fellow alumni, they advise on issues that impact current students, Duke Law School graduates, and the School’s reputation. They are expected to bring to the attention of the School’s leadership both opportunities that will strengthen the institution and issues that may diminish its partnerships with stakeholders.
- Advance the work of the Board through service to current initiatives. Board members are expected to be active participants in biannual meetings and through regular communication in intervening periods. They serve on at least one Board working committee. They propose and evaluate actions that enhance the well being of Duke Law School alumni. With other members and with staff, they maintain an on-going cycle of feedback and input on issues of relevance to the School.
- Build the institution through leadership. They are considered first-stop constituents to participate in key alumni activities such as class reunion committees, local club initiatives, and fundraising efforts. Individually, they are financial donors at a leadership level. Their activities may be in direct support of the Dean, the faculty, or one of the administrative offices of the School. They are considered liaisons to their class and key partners in identifying and soliciting other potential volunteers.
LAA Officers 2011-2012
Lori Terens Holshouser L'80
President
John S. DeGroote L'90
Vice-President
David R. Esquivel L '97
Secretary
Sarah M. Hawkins L' 08
New Lawyers' Division Chair
Amy Y. Yeung L'06
Immediate Past New Lawyers' Division Chair
LAA Board Members 2011-2012
| Renee Becnel L '90 Landis Best L '92 Christian Broadbent L '99 Jean Carter L '83 David Chaffin L '83 Rock Chenkin L '82 Yi Lin Chua L '00 Gray Chynoweth L '04 Jonathan Claiborne L '81 Reggie Clark L '75 Kristin Clyde L '92 Lawrence Davis L '63 Tom Dunn L '92 Krista Enns L '99 Nita Farahany L '04 Angelica Gallagher L '97 Michael Gallagher L '77 Paul Genender L '94 Sharon Harrington L '87 |
Ivan Harris L '97 Marcella Harshbarger L '02 John Howell L '75 Sylvia James L '96 Bo Ketner L '06 Cynthia King L '89 Lynn Lederman L '93 Linda Martin L '96 Val Mason L '83 John Methfessel L '86 David Morrison L '77 Allen Nelson L '86 Paul Pantano L '80 Rick Robinson L '82 Alexander Simmons L '86 Tanya Smith L '98 Jon Yergler L '79 Bradley Zimmer L '03 |
LAA New Lawyers Division Members
| Mauricio Almar L' 08 Sachin Bansal L' 08 Ben Baucom L' 11 Jennifer Brevorka L' 09 Chris Dodrill L' 08 Patrick Duggan L' 10 Chris Dysart L' 07 Kathleen Ferguson L' 08 Michael Gilles L' 10 James Healy L' 09 Jennifer Hutchens L' 07 Madison Jones L' 11 Julia Kohen L' 07 |
Stephanie Lam Dolan L '10 Eric Lashner L' 08 Elizabeth McBrearty L' 08 Kesav Mohan L' 10 Sonja Ralston L' 09 Jessica Rivera L' 09 Brandon Robinson L' 07 Austin Sandler L' 11 Katherine Shea L '10 Jeff Ward L' 09 Sylvia Winston L' 07 Matthew Wolfe L' 08 |
Duke Law Representative to the Duke Alumni Association
John Howell L'75
