Our Alumni
Brandeis School of Law has an established network of more than 6,000 alumni, providing our students with access to regional and national leaders who serve the legal profession, government, business community, and public service sectors that span 49 states and six countries. Our alumni are mentors to our students, engaged with the law school, and making a difference in their communities.
Our alumni include:
Howard Fineman ('80)
Analyst, NBC/MSNBC
Lucy Lee Helm ('82)
Executive Vice President and Chief Partner Officer, Starbucks
Brandeis graduates Shannon Fauver ('03), Laura Landenwich ('07), Dawn Elliott ('07), Joe Dunman ('12), and Dan Canon ('07) represented Kentucky’s plaintiffs in the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges.
State Rep. Sannie Overly ('93)
The first woman elected to the majority Caucus Chair in the Kentucky House of Representatives
William McAnulty ('74)
The first African-American Justice to serve on the Kentucky Supreme Court
Melanie Bootes ('99)
Chief Legal Officer, KFC U.S.
Joshua D. Farley ('06)
One of the youngest attorneys ever to appear before the United States Supreme Court on their own petition for certiorari and win
Chief Judge Denise Clayton ('76)
The first African-American woman to serve on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and first African-American to serve as the Court's chief judge
Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd ('72)
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America
Judge Janice R. Martin ('80)
The first African-American woman to serve on the Judiciary in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
David Armstrong ('69)
Late Louisville Mayor and Jefferson County Judge-Executive
Scott Furkin ('82)
Executive Director, Louisville Bar Association
Charles (Mike) J. Cronan IV ('70)
Past-President, Louisville Bar Association
Amanda Main ('01)
Past-President, Louisville Bar Association; Senior Attorney, Brown-Forman
Greg Stumbo ('75)
Former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives; Former Kentucky Attorney General
Douglass Farnsley ('76)
Past-President of the Kentucky Bar Association
Guion Johnstone ('11)
Executive Director of IOLTA/Kentucky Bar Foundation
Neva-Marie Polley ('99)
Executive Director of Louisville’s Legal Aid Society
