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Board of Counselors

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.

2022-23 Drake Law School Board of Counselors

 


Emily Anderson, 
AS'04, LW'07
Partner, RSH Legal
Cedar Rapids, Iowa


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Tom Bernau, BN'85, LW'88
President, Bernau Capital
West Des Moines, Iowa


David Brown,
 LW'75
Partner, Hansen, McClintock & Riley
Des Moines, Iowa

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Richard M. Calkins,
Ex-Officio
Mediator/Arbitrator, Calkins Mediation Services
Urbandale, Iowa

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Elizabeth Coonan,
LW'02
Shareholder Attorney, Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa


Diane Crookham-Johnson,
LW'10
Principal Attorney, Crookham-Johnson Law Office
Oskaloosa, Iowa


Lindsey Davis,
 LW'04
Partner, Zelle LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Barbara Quijano Decker,
 LA'72, GR'73, LW'00
Executive Director, Catholic Charities
West Des Moines, Iowa


Katlyn Downs 
President, Student Bar Association 2022-2023 
Drake Law School 
Des Moines, Iowa

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Denny Drake,
 LA'73, LW'77
Grimes, Iowa


David Erickson, 
LA'74, LW'79
Senior Shareholder, Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Magistrate Judge, Polk County
Des Moines, Iowa

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The Honorable Michael R. Fitzpatrick, LA'80, LW'84 
Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals 
Janesville, Wisconsin 

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Danielle Foster-Smith, AS'97, LW'00
Vice President, Legal Services, and General Counsel
Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Des Moines, Iowa


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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


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Lori Geadelmann, LW’93 
Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant General Counsel 
Farm Bureau Financial Services 
West Des Moines, Iowa 

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David Gorsche
, LW'91
Assistant General Counsel, Wells Fargo
Des Moines, Iowa

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Patrick Grant, LW'76
Chair Emeritus and former President and CEO
Western Stock Show Association
Denver, Colorado


Danielle Haindfield, 
JO'96, LW'99
Shareholder, Ahlers & Cooney, PC
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

 

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Jeff Karch, 
GR'93, LW'93
Deputy Chief Counsel and Director Global
Regulatory Compliance & Data Governance, John Deere Financial
Johnston, Iowa

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Ruby Kazi
, LW'03
Of Counsel, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
San Francisco, California

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Janice J. Kerkove, LW’99 
Shareholder, Bradley & Riley PC 
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa

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Tye Klooster
, LW'03
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Chicago, Illinois


Kathleen Law, 
LW'05
Partner, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa

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Dionna Lewis, LW'11
Managing Attorney, District Legal Group, PLLC
Washington, DC


Jill Link
, PH'05, LW'07
Member, McKee Voorhees & Sease PLC
Des Moines, Iowa


The Honorable David May,
LW'98
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Polk City, Iowa

 
Cory McAnelly, LW’11 
Intellectual Property Counsel, Patent Attorney 
Principal Financial Group 
Des Moines, Iowa 


Todd McGuire
, AS'96, LW'99
Partner, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Kansas City, Missouri

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Bill Miller, LW'02
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Des Moines, Iowa



Charles J. Monterio, Jr., LW’04 
Partner, Venable LLP 
Washington, DC 

 


Riley Noble
Past President, Student Bar Association 2021-2022, Drake Law School
Grimes, Iowa


Kevin Patrick,
 LW'12
Corporate Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa


Jerry Patterson, LW'92
President, Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Investments
Boston, Massachusetts

 

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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, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Washington, DC


The Honorable Joseph Rubenstein, LW’75 
Retired 
Plymouth, Minnesota 


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William Scales,
LW'11
Associate, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee

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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 

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Lance Vander Linden
, LW'82
Former Chairman and CEO of National Bankruptcy Services
Dallas, Texas


Margaret White, 
AS'06, LW'13
Associate General Counsel, EMC Insurance Companies
Des Moines, Iowa

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Andrew Wilcox, LW’08 
Shareholder, Polsinelli PC 
Kansas City, Missouri 


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Gillian R. Wilcox, LW’07 
Deputy Director for Litigation, ACLU of Missouri 
Kansas City, Missouri


Greg Wilcox
, LW'82
Shareholder, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa

 

 
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