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)
Associate Attorney
Boesch Law Group
Member List
Ismail Amin (JD '03)
Founder & Partner
The Amin Law Group, Ltd.
Cory M. Batza ('04, JD '17)
Judicial Law Clerk
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Jeffrey T. Belton (JD '05)
Founder & Attorney
Law Office of Jeffrey T. Belton
Joseph M. Cardosi (JD '14)
Associate
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Alex J. Caruso (JD '17)
Associate
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Jesse A. Cripps ('97, JD '02)
Associate
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
Jessica L. Freitas ('13, JD '17)
Attorney & Special Adviser
U.S. Department of Commerce
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
Nazareth M. Haysbert (JD '12)
Partner
Haysbert | Moultrie LLP
Randy K. Herndon (JD '09)
Partner
Capitol Tax Partners
David L. Iden (JD '15)
Associate
O'Melveny & Myers
Greer E. Illingworth (JD '10)
Corporate Counsel
Hillstone Restaurant Group
Shannon E. Kelly ('08, JD '13)
Corporate Counsel
Halo Top Creamery
Mandy H. Kim (JD '09)
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
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)
Judicial Law Clerk
Tennessee Supreme Court
Jay A. Milbrandt (MBA '07, JD '08)
Professor of Business & Economics
Bethel University
Kelsey Stapler Morris (JD '11)
Professor of Law
Caruso School of Law
John M. Napier (JD '09)
Attorney
Hanger Law
Deanna S. Newton (JD '17)
Caruso Family Faculty Fellow
Caruso School of Law
John D. Niemeyer (JD '15)
Associate
Latham & Watkins LLP
Jonathan P. Pearce ('02, MBA '05, JD '06)
Partner
SoCal IP Law Group LLP
Bryan D. Pereboom (JD '12)
Founder & Manager
Pereboom Law, PLLC
Erin Perez-Coleman (JD '11)
Co-founder & Partner
Zweiback, Fiset & Coleman LLP
Brian J. Philpott (JD '05)
Partner
Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
Melody C. Rodriguez (JD '12)
External Relations Manager
Arizona Public Service
Caelan D. Rottman ('14, JD '18, MDR '18)
Associate Attorney
Boesch Law Group
Bobby Saadian (MBA '05, JD '05)
Founding President & Managing Attorney
Wilshire Law Firm PLC
Jennifer Snitko ('98, JD '02)
Senior Vice President of Business Affairs & General Counsel
3 Ball Entertainment
Jamin S. Soderstrom ('02, JD '08)
Founding Shareholder
Soderstrom Law PC
Brooke N. Stephens (JD '05)
Founding Partner
Merus Law, APC
Jannelle M. White (JD '11)
Associate
Slack & Associates APC
Matt Williams (JD '10)
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
Jerren P. Wright (MBA '11, JD '11)
Business Affairs Executive
Amazon Studios
Katie S. Zacharia ('07, JD '11)
Former Associate
Zhong Lun Law Firm