Law Alumni Association Board of Directors
Every alumnus/a of the Law School is a member of the Law Alumni Association (LAA). The LAA Board of Directors, its governing body, is working to build a worldwide Duke Law network for alumni and students.
Greetings alumni! It is a privilege to serve the Duke Law alumni community as President of the Law Alumni Association (LAA) Board of Directors. The LAA Board is here to serve you by sharing Duke Law School’s activities, priorities, and intellectual resources and by representing your interests to the alumni population, to the Dean and to the staff.
With over 12,000 members worldwide, the LAA is critical to the success of Duke Law. I encourage you to get involved by attending alumni events, mentoring students, and by connecting with faculty and fellow alumni. Your active participation enriches the lives of others in our community – intellectually, professionally, and socially.
Thank you for being part of this community and for all that you do for Duke Law School.
The Board is a representative group of Duke Law School alumni charged with the following mission:
- Communicate Duke Law School's activities, priorities, and intellectual resources to external constituents.
- Represent the interests of the alumni population to the Dean and staff.
- Advance the work of the Board through service to current initiatives.
- Build the institution through leadership.

Brandon Neal '08
President
Charlotte, NC
Senior VP & Deputy CLO
Novant Health

Lila Hope '02
Immediate Past President
Palo Alto, CA
Partner
Cooley LLP

Britt Sellers '09
Career & Professional Development Committee Chair
New York, NY
Associate VP, Legal & Business Affairs
National Basketball Association

Meha Shah '94
Vice President
Washington, DC
Attorney-Advisor Public Diplomacy
U.S. Department of State

Patrick Spaugh '15
New Lawyers Division Chair
Charlotte, NC
Associate
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

DeAnna Evans '13
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair
Washington, DC
Associate
WilmerHale

David Bowsher '99
Secretary
Birmingham, AL
Partner
Balch & Bingham LLP

Rose McKinley '17
New Lawyers Division Vice Chair
Palo Alto, CA
Associate
Cooley LLP

James Bergin '93
Volunteer Experience Committee Chair
New Brunswick, NJ
Vice President of Law
Johnson & Johnson Innovation