All Carolina Law alumni are members of the UNC Law Alumni Association (LAA), a committee of the UNC Law Foundation. The Alumni Association connects and engages alumni, students, and faculty of the UNC School of Law through social, educational, and professional activities. Consistent with the purposes of the Law Foundation, it is dedicated to advancing the School, and its alumni and other communities, locally and globally, as leaders in law.
The Law Alumni Association is governed by the Alumni Board with officers of a president, vice-president and secretary. Committees of the alumni association are organized to fulfill the association’s mission to engage and connect alumni.
The LAA sponsors an annual law alumni weekend each Fall including an alumni awards presentation and a family tailgate, a continuing education program (Festival) in the winter that is exclusive to Carolina Law alumni, and a number of other events both within and outside Chapel Hill connecting our alumni with each other, current students, and faculty.
Who are Carolina Law Alumni?
Carolina Law’s 11,000+ graduates have become distinguished educators, honored judges, leaders in business, outstanding practitioners and leaders in government — including members of Congress, counsel to government agencies and hundreds of state and local elected officials.
Many of the school’s graduates practice law in North Carolina, but alumni are found in all 50 states and in 15 countries, with large concentrations in New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Forty percent of all attorneys practicing in North Carolina are Carolina Law graduates.
For more information about our board and committees, contact Kelly Rose, Assistant Director of Alumni and Donor Relations.
2024-2025 LAA Alumni Board
Officers and Committee Chairs
- President
- Brian Meacham ’03
How does the LAA help bring the Carolina law alumni community together?
The LAA brings the Carolina Law community together by offering programming and volunteer opportunities to connect Carolina Law alumni with students, faculty, and other alumni. These opportunities include mentoring and supporting current students, learning from our world class faculty at CLE programs offered exclusively for alumni, and attending events such as our law alumni weekend where we celebrate outstanding alumni and reconnect with former classmates over a Fall weekend in Chapel Hill.
- Vice President
- Angela Liu ’09
How can alumni get involved in volunteering with Carolina Law?
Our Carolina Law alumni network, with over 11,000 graduates worldwide, is a vibrant community that spans decades. Your active participation is vital to fostering connections and enriching one of our greatest assets. There are so many ways to get involved, from attending Law Alumni Weekend or regional events, to mentoring students or nominating outstanding alumni for recognition. And to the new Class of 2024, welcome – we look forward to your participation!
- Secretary
- Reginald “Reggie” Shuford ’91
What is your favorite event the LAA sponsors?
The Law Alumni Association sponsors a number of events throughout the year, and it is hard to choose a favorite. While I always enjoy Law Alumni Weekend and the Festival of Legal Learning, I also like those events that are more casual in nature, like “Bagels and Coffee,” where we set up a table at the law school five or six times a year, and provide bagels and coffee to students while informing them of the many benefits of being a member of the LAA and how they can become involved.
- Chair of Nominating Committee
- James “Jim” Deal, Jr. ’74
- Advancement
- Kyle Still ’07
- Alumni Engagement
- Lauren Katzeff ’12
- Danielle Kimelstein ’16
LAA Meetings
The LAA Board meets in-person in Chapel Hill once each semester, and at additional times as needed, virtually or in person. LAA committee meetings are scheduled by the committee chairs, and often coincide with a LAA Board meeting.
Upcoming LAA Board Meeting Dates:
April 11, 2025: 12:00pm | LAA Board meeting and luncheon with admitted students | School of Law