The Board of Visitors serves as a reporting and recommending body to the Law School administration, the University administration and the University Board of Trustees on matters of student development, alumni relations, fundraising, and faculty and academic affairs. A slate of nominees is appointed annually by the President of Duke University with the advice and counsel of the Dean of the Law School and the current Chair of the Board of Visitors. Members serve three year terms.

Board of Visitors 2012 - 2013

• Ms. Sarah H. Adams '73
• Mr. Cliff R. Adler '82
• Mr. Scott A. Arenare '89
• Mr. Richard N. Baer '83
• Mr. Alan R. Bender '79
• Mr. Carl E. Bolch, Jr. '67
• Mr. R. Steven Brooks T'70
• The Honorable Garrett E. Brown, Jr. '68
• Ms. Janine Brown '86
• Mr. Robert P. Cochran '74
• Ms. Dara L. DeHaven '80
• Mr. Michael Devlin '89
• Mr. Michael R. Dockterman '78
• Mr. Adrian E. Dollard '95
• The Honorable Allyson K. Duncan '75
• Mr. J. Porter Durham Jr. T'83 L'85
• Mr. Christopher D. Dusseault '94
• Ms. Gail W. Feagles '76
• Mr. Mark R. Filip
• Mr. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe '88
• Mr. Thomas W. Giegerich '80
• Mr. J. Michael Goodson '66
• Ms. Caroline B. Gottschalk '90
• Ms. Susanne I. Haas '87 '85
• Mr. Harold A. (Hal) Haddon '66
• Mr. C. Wells Hall, III '73
• Ms. Kathleen M. Hamm '88
• Mr. John L. Hardiman '82
• Mr. Robert E. Harrington '87
• Mr. Kirkland Hicks '97
• The Honorable Amy D. Hogue T'74 L'79
• Mr. David W. Ichel '78
• Michael S. Immordino '86
• Mr. W. Bruce Johnson T'73 L'77 B'77
• Ms. Nora M. Jordan '83
• Mr. Peter J. Kahn '76
• Mr. Daniel F. Katz '83
• Mr. Christopher K. Kay '78
• Mr. Glenn E. Ketner, Jr. '63
• Mr. John R. Knight '83
• Mr. David A. Lamond T'97 L'06
• Mr. Charles C. Lucas, III '90
• Mr. James E. Luebchow '73
• Mr. Alan Mansfield '78
• Ms. Deanna T. Okun '90
• Mr. Shami J. Patel B'95 L'97
• The Honorable William H. Pauley III '77
• The Honorable Andrew J. Peck '77
• Mr. Happy R. Perkins '80
• Mr. Robert D. (Bo) Phillips Jr. '78
• Mr. Mario Ponce '88
• Professor Frank T. (Tom) Read '63
• The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal
• Mr. James R. Safley '68
• Ms. Cheryl Scarboro '89
• Mr. Edward F. (Teddy) Schwarzman '06
• The Honorable Anthony J. Scirica
• Ms. Robin "Bonnie" Sellers P'09
• Mr. James Donald Smith '86
• Ms. Sonja Steptoe '85
• Mr. Glenn Tucker T'77 L'80
• Mr. K. Morgan Varner '66
• The Honorable Mary Ellen Williams L'77
• Mr. John C. Yates '81

Board of Visitors Honorary Life Members

• Mr. Alfred G. Adams, Jr. '74
• Ms. Jean T. Adams '79
• Mr. John H. Adams '62
• Mr. Jaime Eduardo Aleman '78
• Mr. Richard M. Allen '66
• Ms. Barbara R. Arnwine '76
• Mr. John Q. Beard '60
• Mr. Robert H. Beber '57
• Ms. Brenda Brown Becton '74
• The Honorable Kenneth G. Biehn '64
• Mr. Daniel T. Blue, Jr. '73
• Mr. Jacob A. Bouknight, Jr. '68
• Ms. Martina Lewis Bradford '75
• Mr. D. Rhett Brandon '79
• Ms. Valerie Thompson Broadie '79
• Mr. Donald B. Brooks '68
• Mr. Colin W. Brown '74
• Mr. James E. Buck '60
• Mr. Peter C. Buck '76
• Mr. Robert L. Burrus, Jr. '58
• Mr. John A. Canning, Jr. '69
• Ms. Candace M. Carroll '74
• Ms. Patricia A. Casey '82
• Honorable Robert L. Clifford '50
• Mr. Brent O.E. Clinkscale '86
• Mr. Calvin J. Collier '67
• The Honorable Curtis L. Collier '74
• The Honorable Christine M. Durham '71
• Mr. Ralph B. Everett '76
• Mr. Raymond "Buck" Ferguson '70
• Mr. Mark A. Fishman '78
• Mr. J. Carlton Fleming '51
• Mr. Ronald W. Frank '72
• Mr. Kip A. Frey '85
• The Honorable Haley J. Fromholz '67
• Mr. A.H. (Nick) Gaede, Jr. '64
• Mr. Peter S. Gilchrist, III '65
• Mr. Raymond H. Goodmon, III '77
• Ms. Donna Coleman Gregg '74
• Mr. Thomas A. Hale '82
• Mr. Eduardo A. Hauser '93
• Ms. Martha J. Hays '82
• Mr. John M. Hines '65
• Ms. Anna Ho B'87
• Mr. Richard A. Horvitz '78
• Mr. Jonathan T. Howe '66
• Mr. Jeffrey P. Hughes '65
• Mr. Frank W. Hunger '65
• Ms. Margo E. Jackson '79
• Mr. David G. Klaber '69
• Honorable Thomas C. Kleinschmidt '65
• Mr. Arthur A. Kola '64
• Mr. George R. Krouse, Jr. '70
• The Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl '77
• Mr. Xiaoming Li '90
• Mr. John F. Lowndes '58
• Mr. Gary G. Lynch '75
• Professor Linda A. Malone '78
• Mr. James B. Maxwell '66
• Mr. Randolph J. May '71
• Mr. Kenneth W. McAllister '74
• Mr. Robert E. Mitchell '61
• Mr. Robert K. Montgomery '64
• Mr. Robert G. Moskowitz '77
• The Honorable Graham C. Mullen '69
• Ms. Nancy A. Nasher '79
• Mr. David D. Noble '66
• Mr. Sidney J. Nurkin '66
• Mr. Henry J. Oechler, Jr. '71
• Ms. Carolyn McCue Osteen '66
• Mr. Robin Panovka '86
• Mr. Stephen P. Pepe '68
• Professor Wendy Collins Perdue '78
• Mr. Charles W. Petty, Jr. '63
• Ms. Marianne Philip '83
• Mr. Thomas B. Pitcher '66
• Mr. T. William Porter, III '66
• Mr. Robert B. Pringle '69
• Ms. Abigail T. Reardon '81
• The Honorable John A. Reed '56
• Mr. E. Norwood Robinson '52
• Mr. Russell M. Robinson, II '56
• Mr. J. David Ross '63
• Mr. Michael C. Russ '69
• Mr. Hideyuki Sakai '82
• Mr. Richard J. Salem '72
• Mr. A. Daniel Scheinman '87
• Mr. Brett A. Schlossberg '74
• Ms. Sabine Schmidt-Pischner '89
• The Honorable David B. Sentelle
• Mr. Vincent L. Sgrosso '62
• Mr. Lanty L. Smith '67
• Mr. Numa L. Smith, Jr. '41
• Mr. Stanley A. Star '61
• Dean Kenneth W. Starr '73
• Mr. William H. Steinbrink '67
• Mr. William F . Stevens '70
• Ms. Letty M. Tanchum '73
• Mr. David K. Taylor '49
• The Honorable Gerald Bard Tjoflat '57
• The Honorable Ernest C. Torres '68
• Mr. Dominique Vandeperre '89
• Mr. Charles O. Verrill, Jr. 62
• Ms. Patricia H. Wagner '74
• Mr. Clarence W. Walker '55
• Mr. John R. Wester '72
• Mr. Douglas P. Wheeler '66
• The Honorable Rhonda Reid Winston '79
• Mr. William F. Womble, Jr. '67
• Mr. Ken Yun '88,
• Mr. Herbert J. Zimmer T'67

Every alumnus/a of the Law School is a member of the Law Alumni Association. The LAA Board of Directors, its governing body, consists of 35-40 members representing diverse geographic concentrations, including international alumni, a wide variety of practice areas and business interests, and different decades of graduation. The LAA New Lawyers Division (NLD) is also a diverse group that consists of representatives of the five most recent graduating classes. The Board and NLD are working to build a worldwide Duke Law network for alumni and students. If you are interested in serving on this Board, please contact Anna Walker, JD.

The Board of Directors and the New Lawyers' Division are charged with the following responsibilities.

• Communicate Duke Law School’s activities, priorities, and intellectual resources to external constituents. As ambassadors of the School, LAA Board members seek opportunities to engage alumni, friends, and third parties to strengthen the institution. They will proactively share updates on the state of the School and identify opportunities for Duke Law School to gain exposure among prospective students, recruiters, alumni and the legal community.
• Represent the interests of the alumni population to the Dean and staff. As representatives of their classmates and fellow alumni, they advise on issues that impact current students, Duke Law School graduates, and the School’s reputation. They are expected to bring to the attention of the School’s leadership both opportunities that will strengthen the institution and issues that may diminish its partnerships with stakeholders.
• Advance the work of the Board through service to current initiatives. Board members are expected to be active participants in biannual meetings and through regular communication in intervening periods. They serve on at least one Board working committee. They propose and evaluate actions that enhance the well being of Duke Law School alumni. With other members and with staff, they maintain an on-going cycle of feedback and input on issues of relevance to the School.
• Build the institution through leadership. They are considered first-stop constituents to participate in key alumni activities such as class reunion committees, local club initiatives, and fundraising efforts. Individually, they are financial donors at a leadership level. Their activities may be in direct support of the Dean, the faculty, or one of the administrative offices of the School. They are considered liaisons to their class and key partners in identifying and soliciting other potential volunteers.

LAA Officers 2012-2013

John S. DeGroote L'90
President

David R. Esquivel L'97
Vice-President

Linda Martin L '96
Secretary

Sarah Warren L' 08
New Lawyers' Division Chair

Lori Terens Holshouser L' 80
Immediate Past President

LAA Board Members 2012-2013

Renee Becnel L '90 Landis Best L '92 Christian Broadbent L '99 Jean Carter L '83 David Chaffin L '83 Rock Chenkin L '82 Philippe Chenu L '06 Yi Lin Chua L '00 Gray Chynoweth L '04 Jonathan Claiborne L '81 Reggie Clark L '78 Kristin Clyde L '92 Lea Courington L '77 Tom Dunn L '92 Krista Enns L '99 Angelica Gallagher L '97 Michael Gallagher L '77 Paul Genender L '94 Thomas Hanusik L '90 Sharon Harrington L '89

Ivan Harris L '94 Paul Hespel L '95 John Howell L '75 Sylvia James L '96 Bo Ketner L '06 Lynn Lederman L '93 Val Mason L '83 Gregg Melinson L '89 John Methfessel L '86 David Morrison L '77 Allen Nelson L '89 Paul Pantano L '80 Rick Robinson L '82 Tanya Smith L '98 Jon Yergler L '79 Bradley Zimmer L '03

LAA New Lawyers Division Members

Mauricio Almar L' 08 Vinny Asaro L' 07, L' 12 Sachin Bansal L' 08 Benjamin Baucom L' 11 Jennifer Brevorka L' 09 Chris Dodrill L' 08 Patrick Duggan L '10 Kathleen Ferguson L' 08 Karen Gift L' 12 Michael Gilles L '10 James Healy L' 09 Madison Jones L '11 Alyssa Kahn L' 12 Stephanie Lam L '10 Grayson Lambert L' 12 Eric Lashner L' 08 Elizabeth McBrearty L' 08 Kesav Mohan L' 09 Sonja Ralston L' 09 Jessica Rivera L' 09 Austin Sandler L' 11 Katherine Shea L '10 Jeff Ward L' 09 Matthew Wolfe L' 08

Duke Law Representative to the Duke Alumni Association

John Howell L'75