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 three times during the academic year to discuss issues related to the Law School and serve as advisers to the dean.
Emily Anderson, AS'04, LW'07
Partner, RSH Legal
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Tom Bernau, BN'85, LW'88
President, Bernau Capital
West Des Moines, Iowa
Maria Brownell, LW'09
Shareholder Attorney
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Des Moines, Iowa
Richard M. Calkins, Ex-Officio
Mediator/Arbitrator, Calkins Mediation Services
Urbandale, Iowa
Craig Claussen, LW'73
Reitred
Napa, California
Elizabeth Coonan, LW'02
Shareholder Attorney, Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa
Barbara Quijano Decker, LA'72, GR'73, LW'00
Executive Director, Catholic Charities
West Des Moines, Iowa
Katlyn Downs
Past President, Student Bar Association 2022-2023
Associate Attorney
Laird Law Firm
Mason City, Iowa
Denny Drake, LA'73, LW'77
Grimes, Iowa
The Honorable Michael R. Fitzpatrick, LA'80, LW'84
Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Janesville, Wisconsin
Danielle Foster-Smith, AS'97, LW'00
Vice President, Legal Services, and General Counsel
Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Des Moines, Iowa
Steven K. Gaer, LW'86
President and General Counsel, Recoop Disaster Insurance Company
West Des Moines, Iowa
Amy Gandhi, AS'06, LW'12
Corporate Counsel, Wright Service Corp.
West Des Moines, Iowa
Lori Geadelmann, LW’93
Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant General Counsel
Farm Bureau Financial Services
West Des Moines, Iowa
Katie Graham, LW'11
Partner, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa
Patrick Grant, LW'76
Chair Emeritus and former President and CEO
Western Stock Show Association
Denver, Colorado
The Honorable Henry Hamilton, JO'88, LW'92
Federal Administrative Law Judge
Des Moines, Iowa
Kristin Hays, LW'96
SVP, Global Communications, Sabre Corporation
Irving, Texas
Thomas Henderson, LA'77, LW'80
Member Attorney, Whitfield & Eddy PLC
Des Moines, Iowa
William Hoye, LW'86
Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer & General Counsel
IES Abroad
Chicago, Illinois
Sarah Karlgaard, LW'06
General Counsel and Secretary
FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Janice J. Kerkove, LW’99
Shareholder, Bradley & Riley PC
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa
Peter Kitundu, LW’00
Vice President, Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Des Moines, Iowa
Dionna Lewis, LW'11
Managing Attorney, District Legal Group, PLLC
Washington, DC
The Honorable David May, LW'98
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Polk City, Iowa
Cory McAnelly, LW’11
Assistant Vice President - Strategy and Innovation
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, Iowa
Joan McKown, LW'83
Of Counsel
Jones Day
Washington, DC
Bill Miller, LW'02
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
Charles J. Monterio, Jr., LW’04
Partner, Venable LLP
Washington, DC
Chantry Noel, Graduate 2024
President, Student Bar Association
2023-2024
Drake Law School
West Branch, Iowa
Michael Norton, LW'95
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Jerry Patterson, LW'92
President, Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Investments
Boston, Massachusetts
The Honorable David Porter, LW'04
District Court Judge, Iowa District 5C
Des Moines, Iowa
Timothy Pratt, LW'75
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel, Boston Scientific Corp
Kansas City, Missouri
Jennifer Richter, LW'91, JO'91
Partner, Chair of Telecommunications, Media & Technology Practice
Akin
Washington, DC
The Honorable Joseph Rubenstein, LW’75
Retired
Plymouth, Minnesota
William Scales, LW'11
Associate, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Miranda Lundeen Soto, LW'02
Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC
Miami, Florida
Michael Staab, LW'81
Co-CEO, Innovative Rx Strategies, LLC
Deerfield, Illinois
Brooke Timmer, LW’06
Partner, Timmer & Judkins PLLC
West Des Moines, Iowa
The Honorable Mark Wernick, LW'75
Senior District Court Judge
Minnesota Fourth Judicial District
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Margaret White, AS'06, LW'13
Associate General Counsel, EMC Insurance Companies
Des Moines, Iowa
Andrew Wilcox, LW’08
Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
Kansas City, Missouri
Gillian R. Wilcox, LW’07
Deputy Director for Litigation, ACLU of Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri