Board of Advisors

The Vanderbilt Law School Board of Advisors plays a crucial role in carrying out the school’s mission of providing an unparalleled legal education to students and an intellectually vibrant community in which faculty can pursue teaching and scholarly excellence. The Board's members are valued stakeholders who are committed to:

  • Supporting the school’s academic programs by lending input regarding curriculum enhancement and/or serving as adjunct faculty,
  • Offering advice and counsel as the school’s academic programs evolve,
  • Investing in the school financially and encouraging other alumni and friends to do the same,
  • Reaching out to prospective students with strong potential and sharing the Vanderbilt Law School experience to attract the brightest and most talented to Vanderbilt,
  • Mentoring students and recent graduates, and
  • Recruiting and interviewing students for placement in exciting careers in both the private and public sectors.

The Board of Advisors meets at the law school each fall during Reunion Weekend and each spring in conjunction with the annual Founders Circle Dinner. Members serve three-year terms and a member of the most recent graduating class serves a one-year term. Pat Mulloy (JD'77)  is currently serving as the Board President (Fall 2011- Spring 2013).
 


 2011-2012 Board of Advisors Directory

 

 
Mr. Ben C. Adams Jr. '81
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Memphis, TN

Ms. Virginia S. Albrecht '81
Hunton & Williams, LLC
Washington, DC

Ms. Rene I. Augustine '90
Bethesda, MD

Mr. Andre Burba '00
Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC
New York, NY

Mr. Barney D. Byrd '79
Gen Cap America Inc.
Nashville, TN

Mr. J. Michael Campbell '68
Campbell & Brannon, LLC
Atlanta, GA

The Hon. Cornelia A. Clark '79
State of Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville, TN

Mr. Charles B. Cox III '75
Lightning Trading
Chicago, IL

Mr. James W. Cuminale '78
The Neilsen Company
Wilton, CT

Mr. David P. Damus '90
System Property Development Company Inc.
Pasadena, CA

The Hon. Martha Craig Daughtrey '68
U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nashville, TN

Mr. Paul C. Deemer '75
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Beijing, China

Dean A. Darby Dickerson '88
Texas Tech University of Law
Lubbock, TX

Ms. Rana B. DiOrio '91
Little Pickle Press, LLC
Belvedere, CA

Mr. M. Douglas Dunn '70
(Past President, Fall 2009 - Spring 2011)
CFSD Group, LLC
New Vernon, NJ

Mr. Mark L. Feidler '81
MSouth Equity Partners
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Ronald I. Feldman '72
Husch Blackwell, LLP
Chattanooga, TN

Ms. Sara J. Finley '85
CVS Caremark Corporation
Nashville, TN

Mr. Harrison J. Frahn IV '96
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Ms. Leigh E. Friestedt '96
Equity IX, LLC
New York, NY

Mr. Matthew M. Friestedt '96
Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
New York, NY

Mr. Frank M. Garrison Jr. ’79
C-III Capital Partners
Nashville, TN

Ms. Rita S. Geier '70
The University of Tennesse
Knoxville, TN

Mr. Charles W. Gerdts III '78
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
New York, NY

Mr. Nicholas C. Gladding '70
Adams & Reese, LLP
Sarasota, FL

Mr. Robert D. Hays Jr. '83
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, GA

Mr. John C. Herman '92
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP
Atlanta, GA

Ms. Beatrice C. Hubbard, '75
Brentwood, TN

Mr. Justin Ryan Ishbia '04
Shore Capital Partners, LLC
Chicago, IL

Ms. Ruth E. Johnson '75
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN

Ms. Kathleen E. Justice-Moore '91
Palo Alto, CA

Mr. Andrew M. Kaufman ’74
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Chicago, IL

The Hon. William C. Koch '72
State of Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville, TN

Mr. David B. LaRoche '06
Eischeid Law Office
Murfreesboro, TN

Ms. Tricia T. Lin '91
Yahoo! Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA

Mr. Michael O. McCarthy '91
Infinera Corporation
Bethesda, MD

Mr. James M. McCray '00
Highwood Capital, LLC
Washington, DC

Mr. James B. Miller Jr. '64
Fidelity Bank
Atlanta, GA

Ms. Malinda G. Moor '79
Four Seasons Commodities Corporation
Dallas, TX

Mr. W. Patrick Mulloy II '77
(President, Fall 2011 - Spring 2013)
Elmcroft Senior Living
Louisville, KY

Mr. D. Craig Nordlund '74
Retired, Agilent Technologies Inc.
Palo Alto, CA

Mr. Charles H. Ogburn '80
Retired, Arcapita, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Bryan Scott Olson '98
RPS Environmental Solutions, LP
Dallas, TX

Ms. Stephanie E. Parker '84
Jones Day
Atlanta, GA

Mr. Sean A. Perryman '11
Haynes & Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Mr. Michael L. Phifer '83
Michael L. Phifer, PC
Houston, TX

Ms.S. Louise Rankin '81
Jones Day
San Francisco, CA

Mr. Robert S. Reder '78
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, LLP
New York, NY

Ms. Jane L. Sams '92
The Cochran Firm
Atlanta, GA

Ms. D. Billye Sanders '77
Sunshine Enterprises
Nashville, TN

Mr. James F. Sanders '70
Neal & Harwell, PLC
Nashville, TN

Mr. Mark D. Schein '91
York Capital Management
New York, NY

Mr. L.D. Simmons II '84
McGuire Woods, LLP
Charlotte, NC

Mr. Arnold M. Weiss '58
Weiss Spicer Cash, PLLC
Memphis, TN 

Ms. Dee Ann Wedon-Wilson '83
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Irving, TX

Mr. Bradford J. Williams '94
Tudor Investment Corporation
Greenwich, CT

Mr. W. Weldon Wilson '86
Redding, CT

Mr. G. Van Velsor Wolf '73
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Phoenix, AZ

 

Board of Advisors
Spring Meeting Schedule


Friday, April 20

Board of Advisors Meeting
Vanderbilt Law School
8:30 am - 3:30 pm (Tentative)


Founders Circle Dinner
aVenue
120 3rd Avenue South
6:00 pm


Suggested Campus Parking: Terrace Place Garage (off West End, between 21st and 20th Ave.)

Hotel Information

Campus Map

Board Member Bios

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