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.
Emily Anderson, AS'04, LW'07
Partner, RSH Legal
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
David Brown, LW'75
Partner, Hansen, McClintock & Riley
Des Moines, Iowa
Scott Brown, LW'82
Managing Member, Brown, Kinsey, Funkhouser & Lander, PLC
Mason City, Iowa
Richard M. Calkins, Ex-Officio
Mediator/Arbitrator, Calkins Mediation Services
Urbandale, Iowa
Elizabeth Coonan, LW'02
Shareholder Attorney, Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa
Nicholas Cooper, LW'04
Member Attorney, Whitfield & Eddy, PLC
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
Clarissa Davison
President, Student Bar Association 2020-21, Drake Law School
Windsor Heights, Iowa
Barbara Quijano Decker, LA'72, GR'73, LW'00
Executive Director, Catholic Charities
West Des Moines, IA
Denny Drake, LA'73, LW'77
Sr. VP and General Counsel, UnityPoint Health
West Des Moines, IA
Rebecca Duffy, LW'11
Attorney, Davis Brown Law Firm
Des Moines, Iowa
David Erickson, LA'74, LW'79
Senior shareholder, Davis Brown Law Firm
Magistrate Judge, Polk County
Des Moines, Iowa
Marc Franson, BN'77, GR'77, LW'80
Managing Partner, Chapman & Cutler, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
Amy Gandhi, AS'06, LW'12
Worldwide Sr. Regulatory Affairs Manager, Kemin Biologics
Des Moines, Iowa
Jeffrey Goodman, LW'85
President, Goodman Law, PC
West Des Moines, Iowa
David Gorsche, LW'91
Assistant General Counsel, Wells Fargo
Des Moines, Iowa
Danielle Haindfield, JO'96, LW'99
Shareholder, Ahlers & Cooney, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
Rajee Harris, BN'10, LW'13, GR'13
Director & Counsel, Partners Enterprise Capital
Chicago, Illinois
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
Jon Hoak, LW'77
Of Counsel, Benesch Law Firm
Oakwood, Ohio
Lee Hook, LW'81
Partner, Peddicord Wharton Law Firm
West Des Moines, Iowa
Jeff Karch, GR'93, LW'93
Deputy Chief Counsel and Director Global
Regulatory Compliance & Data Governance,
John Deere Financial
Johnston, Iowa
Ruby Kazi, LW'03
Of Counsel, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
San Francisco, California
Lisa Kirkpatrick Gill, LW'01
Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tye Klooster, LW'03
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Chicago, Illinois
Chad Knapp, LW'02
Associate Attorney, LaMarca Law Group
Des Moines, Iowa
Kathleen Law, LW'05
Partner, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa
Gregory Lederer, LW'77
Founding Member, Lederer Weston Craig, PLC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jill Link, PH'05, LW'07
Member, McKee Voorhees & Sease PLC
Des Moines, Iowa
Steven Mauer, LW'87
Partner, Zerger & Mauer, LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
The Honorable David May, LW'98
Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals
Polk City, Iowa
Todd McGuire, AS'96, LW'99
Partner, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
Alan Olson, AS'89, LW'92
Owner, Managing Partner, Olson Law Office, PC
Des Moines, Iowa
Kerrigan Owens
Executive Officer for the State Public Defender
Des Moines, Iowa
Kevin Patrick, LW'12
Attorney, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa
Janet Phipps Burkhead, LW'05
Retired
Adel, Iowa
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
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
Kimberly Stamatelos, LA'78, LW'81
Attorney and Mediator, The Compassionate Lawyer LLC
Des Moines, Iowa
Chinyere Ukabiala, LW'01
Ombudsperson, Grinnell College
Des Moines, Iowa
Lance Vander Linden, LW'82
Former Chairman and CEO of National Bankruptcy Services
Dallas, Texas
Margaret White, AS'06, LW'13
In-House Counsel, EMC Insurance Companies
Des Moines, Iowa
Greg Wilcox, LW'82
Shareholder, Nyemaster Goode PC
Des Moines, Iowa