Dean's Advisory Council
The Dean's Advisory Council consists of leaders within many constituencies of the Washington College of Law, including the areas of law, academia, business and the community. Council members are some of the foremost advocates of the law school, and are motivated by a shared commitment to its continued success. They play critical roles in shaping the programs, initiatives, development and focus of WCL. The Council convenes semi-annually to review on-going and future projects, to exchange ideas and to provide a breadth of advice based on the broad expertise of the members.
Council Members
Joel L. Michaels '75
Interim Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council
Senior Healthcare Industry Strategist
Washington, D.C.
Justin Antonipillai '97
Deputy General Counsel
Washington, D.C.
Leigh-Alexandra Basha '85
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Washington, D.C.
Gerald Battist '66
President, GEB Associates
Reston, VA
The Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley '64
Senior Judge, State of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Millard Bennett '77
Partner, Stein, Sperling, Bennett, DeJong
Driscoll & Greinfeig
Rockville, MD
Kirk Betts '79
Partner, Betts & Holt
Washington, D.C.
Louis M. Dubin '87
Chairman and CEO, LMD Worldwide
Washington, D.C.
A. Martin Erim '77
President and CEO, First Renaissance Ventures
Mary Ellen Flynn '88
Partner, Andalman & Flynn PC
Silver Spring, MD
A Manuel Garcia '00
General Counsel, International Mah!
Miami, FL
Ellen Gleberman '79
Executive VP and General Counsel, Association of Global Automakers, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
Thomas Goldstein '95
Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
Bethesda, MD
Seth Grae '88
President and CEO, Lightbridge Corporation
McLean, VA
Jeffrey Greenblatt '73
Partner, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake
Rockville, MD
Gabriel Groisman '06
Partner, Coffey Burlington
Miami, FL
Bruce Henry '84
Partner, Henry & O'Donnell, P.C.
Alexandria, VA
Eric Huang '05
Assistant General Counsel,
Employment Law Unit,
Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.
Jacqueline Jackson '74
Bureau of the Public Debt,
U.S. Department of Treasury (retired)
Washington, D.C.
Ronald Karp '71
Partner, Karp, Frosh, Wigosky & Norwood, P.A.
Rockville, MD
Gal Kaufman '92
Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
Washington, D.C.
Deborah P. Kelly '88
Partner, Blank & Rome
Washington, D.C.
Chaya Kundra '94
Partner, Kundra & Associates, P.C.
Rockville, MD
Rick A. Lazio '83
Partner, Jones Walker
New York, NY
The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee '76
Judge, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria, VA
Howard Lee '73
Managing Director, Cosmos Alliance
Newington, VA
Richard S. Levick '87
President and CEO, Levick Strategic Communications
Washington, D.C.
Claudia Lewis '95
Partner, Venable
Washington, D.C.
Karen Lockwood '78
Executive Director, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Boulder, CO
Kenneth G. Lore '73
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Washington, D.C.
Myron Marlin '90
Managing Director, Strategic Communications Division, FTI Consulting
Washington, D.C.
Deborah S. Meland '83
Chief, Office of Review
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Washington, D.C.
Marco Monroy LLM '93
Founder, President and CEO, MGM Innova
Miami, FL
Thomas F. Morante '77
Partner, Holland & Knight
Miami, FL
Douglas Panzer '06
Of Counsel for Intellectual Property,
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba P.C.
Center Valley, PA
Robert F. Pence '71
President, The Pence Group, Inc.
McLean, VA
Peter L. Scher '87
Executive Vice President, JP Morgan Chase
Washington, D.C.
Lewis F. Shrensky '68
Executive Vice President, Fort Myer Construction Corporation
Washington, D.C.
Terence Smolev '69
Attorney at Law, Terence E. Smolev, P.C.
Jericho, NY
Andrew Strelka '08
Counsel, Miller and Chevalier Chartered
Washington, D.C.
Ray Thomas, Jr. LLM '06
The Law Offices of Ray Thomas, Jr., PLLC
Washington, D.C.
Penny Wakefield '79
Arlington, VA
The Honorable Reggie Walton '74
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Harris E. Weinberg '72
Mediator
Michael Weinstein '95
Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.
Hackensack, NJ
Stephen Weinstein '65
Attorney at Law, Stephen S. Weinstein, P.A.
Morristown, NJ
Ruth Wimer '80
Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
Washington, D.C.
Emeritus Members
The Honorable Rosemarie Annunziata '78
Virginia Court of Appeals (retired)
Richard Brusca '81
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Lily Arbab Camet '95
Criminal Justice Clinic, Washington College of Law
Milton Cerny '59
Caplin & Drysdale (retired)
Kenneth Cutshaw '87
Cajun Operating Company & Church's Chicken
Peter Dwares '69
The Dwares Group
Stacy Linden ‘98
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
American Petroleum Institute
James Lawless '87
Dechert Law Offices
The Honorable Irma Raker '72
Maryland Court of Appeals
James H. Small
The Harvest Foundation
Peter Trooboff
Covington & Burling
Jeffrey Willian '86
Kirkland & Ellis
Harry Wolpoff '63
Wolpoff & Abramson