Dean's Council
The Pepperdine Dean's Council supports and advances the mission of the university by helping the Caruso School of Law achieve the highest standards of academic excellence and maintain its distinctive character.
The Dean's Council meets twice a year (once during the fall and spring semesters), and members are expected to attend each meeting.
Co-chairs
Alex J. Caruso (JD '17)
Associate
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Caelan D. Rottman ('14, JD '18, MDR '18)
Attorney
TroyGould
Member List
Cory M. Batza ('04, JD '17)
Litigation Associate
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Joseph M. Cardosi (JD '14)
Counsel
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Alex J. Caruso (JD '17)
Counsel
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Jessica L. Coberly ('13, JD '17)
Energy and Natural Resources Attorney
Robert Coleman
Associate
Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
Jesse A. Cripps ('97, JD '02)
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Aaron C. Echols (MBA '01, JD '10)
Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate
Frost Bank
Zeke O. Fortenberry (JD '07)
Founder & Attorney
Fortenberry Firm, PLLC
Jacob Y. Glucksman (JD '05)
Founder & Attorney
The Law Offices of Jacob Glucksman
Missy L. Griffin (JD '18)
Associate
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
David L. Iden (JD '15)
Counsel
O'Melveny & Myers
Greer E. Illingworth (JD '10)
Corporate Counsel
Hillstone Restaurant Group
Brittney Lane Kubisch (JD '12)
Associate
Jones Day
Spencer R. Lucas (JD '04)
Attorney
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Audrey L. Maness (JD '07)
Assistant US Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Kimberly L. McCall (JD '11)
Associate Dean of Academics and Director of Fred D. Gray Institute for Law, Justice,
& Society
Lipscomb University
Kelsey Stapler Morris (JD '11)
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
Caruso School of Law
John M. Napier (JD '09)
Attorney
Hanger Law
Deanna S. Newton (JD '17)
Associate Professor of Law
Caruso School of Law
John D. Niemeyer (JD '15)
Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP
Bryan D. Pereboom (JD '12)
Founder & Manager
Pereboom Law, PLLC
Brian J. Philpott (JD '05)
Partner
Ferguson Case Orr Peterson LLP
Caelan D. Rottman ('14, JD '18, MDR '18)
Attorney
TroyGould
Bobby Saadian (MBA '05, JD '05)
Founding President & Managing Attorney
Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Brooke N. Stephens (JD '05)
Founding Partner
Merus Law, APC
Jannelle M. White (JD '11)
Associate
Slack & Associates APC
Jerren P. Wright (MBA '11, JD '11)
Business Affairs Executive
Amazon Studios
Katie S. Zacharia ('07, JD '11)
Director of Development for Special Projects
Pepperdine University