The Board of Counselors seeks to advance the cause of legal education and promote the interests of Drake Law School.
The Drake Law School Board of Counselors is an association of distinguished alumni and attorneys who meet on campus three times during the academic year to discuss issues related to the Law School and serve as advisers to the dean.
Steven Barnard, LW'74
President and CEO, Verdant BioSciences Corporation
Denver, Colorado
sbarnard@verdantbio.com
Thomas Bernau, GR'85, LW'88
President, Bernau Capital Partners
West Des Moines, Iowa
tbernau@bernaucapital.com
Caroline Bettis, LW'12
Associate Attorney, Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
bettis.caroline@bradshawlaw.com | Online bio
David Brown, LW'75
Partner, Hansen, McClintock & Riley
Des Moines, Iowa
dlbrown@hmrlawfirm.com
Scott Brown, LW'82
Managing Member, Brown, Kinsey, Funkhouser & Lander, PLC
Mason City, Iowa
sdbrown@iabar.org | Online bio
Richard M. Calkins, Ex-Officio
Mediator/Arbitrator, Calkins Mediation Services
Urbandale, Iowa
amta@dwx.com | Online bio
Nicholas Cooper, LW'04
Member and Chair of the Management Committee, Whitfield & Eddy, PLC
Des Moines, Iowa
cooper@whitfieldlaw.com | Online bio
Victor Corpuz, LW'88
Principal, Jackson Lewis, PC
Dallas, Texas
CorpuzV@jacksonlewis.com | Online bio
Diane Crookham-Johnson, LW'10
Principal Attorney, Crookham-Johnson Law Office
Oskaloosa, Iowa
diane.crookham-johnson@musco.com
Richard Davidson, BS'81, LW'84
Partner, Lane & Waterman, LLP
Davenport, Iowa
rdavidson@l-wlaw.com | Online bio
Lindsey Davis, LW'04
Partner, Zelle LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ldavis@zelle.com
Rebecca Duffy, LW'11
Attorney, Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa
rebeccaduffy@davisbrownlaw.com | Online bio
David Erickson, LA'74, LW'79
Senior shareholder, Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa
daveerickson@davisbrownlaw.com
Marc Franson, BN'77, GR'77, LW'80
Managing Partner, Chapman & Cutler, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
franson@chapman.com | Online bio
Jeffrey Goodman, LW'85
President, Goodman Law, PC
West Des Moines, Iowa
jeff@golawpc.com | Online bio
David Gorsche, LW'91
Assistant General Counsel, Wells Fargo
Des Moines, Iowa
david.gorsche@wellsfargo.com
Danielle Haindfield, JO'96, LW'99
Shareholder, Ahlers & Cooney, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
dhaindfield@ahlerslaw.com
Rajee Harris, BN'10, LW'13, GR'13
Attorney, Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa
harris.rajee@principal.com | Online bio
Nichole Hayden, LW'04
Of Counsel, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
nichole.andrighetti@nelsonmullins.com
Jon Hoak, LW'77
Of Counsel, Benesch Law Firm
Oakwood, Ohio
jonhoak@gmail.com | Online bio
Lee Hook, LW'81
Partner, Peddicord Wharton Law Firm
West Des Moines, Iowa
Lee.Hook@peddicord-law.com | Online bio
Jeff Karch, GR'93, LW'93
Associate Chief Counsel, John Deere Financial
Johnston, Iowa
karchjeffreyN@johndeere.com
Ruby Kazi, LW'03
Of Counsel, Hopkins & Carley
San Jose, California
rkazi@hopkinscarley.com
Gregory Kenyon, LW'78
Shareholder, Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, PC
Waukee, Iowa
kenyon.gregory@bradshawlaw.com | Online bio
Tye Klooster, LW'03
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Chicago, Illinois
tye.klooster@kattenlaw.com
Chad Knapp, LW'02
Associate Attorney, LaMarca Law Group
Des Moines, Iowa
chad@lamarcalawgroup.com | Online bio
Valerie Landis, LW'87
Attorney/Shareholder, Hopkins & Huebner, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
vlandis@hhlawpc.com | Online bio
Kathleen Law, LW'05
Partner, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa
kklaw@nyemaster.com
Gregory Lederer, LW'77
Founding Member, Lederer Weston Craig, PLC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
glederer@lwclawyers.com | Online bio
Jill Link, PH'05, LW'07
Member, McKee Voorhees & Sease PLC
Des Moines, Iowa
jill.link@ipmvs.com
Steven Mauer, LW'87
Partner, Zerger & Mauer, LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
semauer@zergermauer.com | Online bio
Todd McGuire, AS'96, LW'99
Partner, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
mcguire@stuevesiegel.coStueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Dan Moore, BA'74, LW'77
Partner, Moore Heffernan Moeller Johnson & Meis, LLP
Sioux City, Iowa
DMoore@mooreheffernanlaw.com | Online bio
Alan Olson, AS'89, LW'92
Owner, Managing Partner, Olson Law Office, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
aoo@olson-law.net | Online bio
Kevin Patrick, LW'12
Assistant County Attorney, Polk County Attorney's Office
Des Moines, Iowa
kevin.patrick@polkcountyiowa.gov
Janet Phipps Burkhead, LW'05
Director, Iowa Dept. of Administrative Services
Des Moines, Iowa
janet.phipps@iowa.gov | Online bio
Alexandria Quinn, LW'17
President, Student Bar Association 2016-17, Drake Law School
alexandria.quinn@drake.edu
The Honorable S. Joseph Rubenstein, LW'75
Human Services Judge, Minnesota Dept. of Human Services
Plymouth, Minnesota
jrubenstei@aol.com
Kimberly Stamatelos, LA'78, LW'81
Attorney and Mediator, Stamatelos & Tollakson, PLLC
Des Moines, Iowa
kim@attorneymediate.com | Online bio
Ann Taylor, BA'80, LW'85
Retired, Sanofi US/Volunteer Educator, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Washington, D.C.
ann_tay@comcast.net | Online bio
Raymond Terpstra, LW'81
Terpstra & Epping
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
rterpstra@tewlaw.net
Mark Tripp, LW'80
Shareholder, Bradshaw Fowler Proctor & Fairgrave, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
tripp.mark@bradshawlaw.com | Online bio
Chinyere Ukabiala, LW'01
Ombudsperson, Grinnell College
ukabiala@grinnell.edu | Online bio
Greg Wilcox, LW'82
Shareholder, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa
gbw@nyemaster.com
Shannon Woods, LW'03
Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Vice-President, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa
sjwoods@hy-vee.com | Online bio
The Honorable Bruce B. Zager, LW'81
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Waterloo, Iowa
bruce.zager@iowacourts.gov | Online bio