Tom Bernau, BN'85, JD'88
President, Bernau Capital
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: West Des Moines, Iowa
Ted Biderman, JD’96, BN’96
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Atari SA
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Boulder, CO
Maria Brownell, JD'09
Shareholder Attorney, Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Paula S. Dierenfeld, JD’84
Of Counsel, Nyemaster Good PC, Mayor of Johnston, Iowa
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Johnston, IA
Rob Dixon, JD'01
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Craig Drummond, AS'01, JD'04
Attorney, Drummond Law Firm
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Las Vegas, Nevada
Ashley Engelbrecht, JD'12
Senior Vice President, Legal Regulatory, Sono Bello
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Scottsdale, Arizona
The Honorable Michael R. Fitzpatrick, LA'80, JD'84
Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Janesville, Wisconsin
Danielle Foster-Smith, AS'97, JD'00
Vice President, Legal Services, and General Counsel, Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Katie Graham, JD'11
Partner, Nyemaster Goode PC
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Tara Hall, JD'05
Senior Shareholder, Dentons Davis Brown
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Henry Hamilton, JO'88, JD'92
Federal Administrative Law Judge
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Craig Higgins, MA'91, JD'91
Circuit Judge, 22nd Judicial Court of Missouri
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: St. Louis, Missouri
Jack Hilmes, JD'79
Shareholder, Finley Law Firm P.C.
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
William Hoye, JD'86
Retired
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Chicago, Illinois
Cierra Jackson, Class of 2027
President, 2026-27 Student Bar Association
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, IA
Matt Jarvey, JD'13
Partner, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Phoenix, Arizona
Sarah Karlgaard, JD'06
General Counsel and Secretary, FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Chanhassen, Minnesota
Will Keck, JD'26
President, 2025–2026 Student Bar Association
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Peter Kitundu, JD'00
Vice President, Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Scott Kizer, JD’96
President & CEO, UnityPoint Health
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: West Des Moines, IA
Cory McAnelly, JD'11
Assistant General Counsel, Patent Attorney, Principal Financial Group
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Sean McGuinness, LA'86, JD'89, MA'89
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Denver, Colorado
Joan McKown, JD'83
Retired, Jones Day
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Washington, D.C.
Bill Miller, JD'02
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Charles J. Monterio, Jr., JD'04
Partner, Venable LLP
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Washington, D.C.
Michael Norton, JD'95
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Ames, Iowa
Noreen Otto, JD'06
Executive Director, Iowa Brewers Guild
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: West Des Moines, Iowa
Jerry Patterson, JD'92
Head of Advanced Wealth Solutions, Cetera
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: West Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Kristal Rivers, JD'96
Circuit Judge, Cook County
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Chicago, Illinois
Ruth Robinson, LA'71, JD'75
Arbitrator/Mediator, Ruth Robinson Arbitration and Mediation
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Portland, Oregon
Hannah Rogers, JO'97, JD'04
Chief of Staff to the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel, Principal Financial Group
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Joseph Rubenstein, JD'75
Retired
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Plymouth, Minnesota
Rosalind Sargent-Burns, JD'03
California State Parole Commissioner, Board of Parole Hearings
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Sacramento, California
Holly Schaffter Chari, JD'02
General Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Houston, Texas
Stacey Scholl, JD’12
Cornerstone Government Affairs
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Washington, D.C.
Anjie Shutts, JD'96
Member Attorney, Whitfield & Eddy, PLC
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Des Moines, Iowa
Jeffery Singer, BA’72, JD’75
Retired
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Chicago, IL
Curt Stamp, JD'03
Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Cox Enterprises
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Atlanta, Georgia
Margo Tank, JD’92
Partner, Global Co-Chair, Financial Services Sector, US Co-Chair, Blockchain & Digital Assets, DLA Piper
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Washington, D.C.
Brooke Timmer, JD'06
Partner, Timmer, Judkins & Borland, PLLC
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: West Des Moines, Iowa
Rose Vasquez, JD'85
Retired, Principal Financial Group
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Andrew Wilcox, JD'08
Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Kansas City, Missouri
Gillian Wilcox, JD'07
Director for Litigation, ACLU of Missouri
Law School Board of Counselors
Office: Kansas City, Missouri
