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
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Reginald “Reggie” Shuford ’91
- Chair of Nominating Committee
- James “Jim” Deal, Jr. ’74
- Advancement
- Alumni Engagement
Alumni Board
- Ashley Campbell ’03, Raleigh, NC
- Anne C. Choe ’09, Washington, DC
- James “Jim” Deal, Jr. ’74, Boone, NC
- Brett J. Denton ’93, Charlotte, NC
- James C. “Doc” Dockery ’83, Bentonville, AR
- Tristan Fuierer ’03, Durham, NC
- Rebecca Henderson ’85, Cornelius, NC
- David Hood ’91, Hickory, NC
- Josh Jacobs ’25 Chapel Hill, NC
- Kristi Jones ’92, Raleigh, NC
- Ken Joseph ’96, Brooklyn, NY
- Lauren Katzeff ’12, Washington, DC
- Danielle Kimelstein ’16, Apex, NC
- Stephen “Steve” Lewis ’91, Atlanta, GA
- Angela M. Liu ’09, Chicago, IL
- Erin Locklear ’02, Raleigh, NC
- Brian Meacham ’03, Raleigh, NC
- Charles Plambeck ’86, Princeton, NJ
- Karen Popp ’85, Chapel Hill, NC
- Reginald “Reggie” Shuford ’91, Raleigh, NC
- Kyle Still ’07, Raleigh, NC
- Scott Vaughn ’86, Charlotte, NC
- Jennifer B. Venable ’96, Raleigh, NC
Advancement Committee
- William Brewer ’76, Raleigh, NC
- Anne Choe ’09, Washington, DC
- James “Jim” Deal, Jr. ’74, Boone, NC
- Joe Fields ’19, Durham, NC
- Tristan Fuierer ’03, Durham, NC
- Rebecca Henderson ’85, Cornelius, NC
- Josh McIntyre ’10, Durham, NC
- Kyle Still ’07, Raleigh, NC
- Richard Strader ’85, Atlanta, GA
- Matt Tomsic ’17, Charlotte, NC
- Scott Vaughn ’86, Charlotte, NC
- Jennifer Venable ’96, Raleigh, NC
- Brooke Watson ’19, Charlotte, NC
Alumni Engagement Committee
- C. Vance “Van” Beck ’86, Davidson, NC
- Brett J. Denton ’93, Charlotte, NC
- James “Doc” Dockery, ’83, Bentonville, AR
- R. Brian Drozd ’07, Charlotte, NC
- Mary Marshall Easley ’16, Raleigh, NC
- Elizabeth Fisher ’19, Alexandria, VA
- Amanda Hawkins ’16, Raleigh, NC
- David Hood ’91, Hickory, NC
- Lauren Katzeff ’12, Washington, DC
- Danielle Kimelstein ’16, Apex, NC
- Rachel Kokenes ’19, New York, NY
- Lauren Kosches ’18, New York, NY
- Kathryn “Katy” Lehman ’04, Atlanta, GA
- Britton Lewis ’15, Greensboro, NC
- Tyson Leonhardt ’16, Durham, NC
- Erin Locklear ’02, Durham, NC
- Ramona McGee ’14, Durham, NC
- Matt Modell ’09, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Jane Paksoy ’12, Raleigh, NC
- Robert Parrish ’04, Smyrna, GA
- Greg Sigmon ’15, Greensboro, NC
- Mary Weeks ’11, Atlanta, GA
- Maya Weinstein ’20, Cary, NC
- Jeremy Wilson ’11, Wilmington, NC
Nominations Committee
- Margaret “Ann” Cox ’85, Brookhaven, GA
- James “Jim” Deal, Jr. ’74, Boone, NC
- Cody Gillians ’12, Oakland, CA
- Ken Joseph ’96, Brooklyn, NY
- Stephen “Steve” Lewis ’91, Atlanta, GA
- Craig Lynch ’86, Charlotte, NC
- Brian Meacham ’03, Chapel Hill, NC
- Janelle Varley ’08, Durham, NC
- Scott Vaughn ’86, Charlotte, NC
- Barbara Weyher ’77, Blowing Rock, NC
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:
November 15, 2024: 12:00pm | Joint meeting of the LAA Board and Committees | Rizzo Conference Center
April 11, 2025: 12:00pm | LAA Board meeting and luncheon with admitted students | School of Law
