The Elon University School of Law Advisory Board includes prominent judges, attorneys and business leaders who advise the university about the law school’s development.

The board is chaired by Ellen Gregg, a retired partner with Womble Bond Dickinson LLP and a past member of the N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism.

Below are the members of the board:

Noel Allen, Raleigh, North Carolina; President, Founding and Managing Partner, Allen & Pinnix, PA; Elon University trustee

Jennifer Bowden L’09, Greensboro, North Carolina; Principal, R. Steve Bowden & Associates

Jason M. Burton L’11, Raleigh, North Carolina; Principal, Burton Law Firm, PLLC

Hayleigh R. Carroll L’20, Greensboro, North Carolina; Assistant District Attorney, Guilford County District Attorney’s Office

Marla Crawford, Scarsdale, New York; General Counsel, Cimplifi

Ellen M. Gregg (chair), Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP; member, N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, 2005-2008

M. Alexandra “Alix” Hazel L’09, Charles Town, West Virginia; Attorney, Skinner Law Firm

Jack Hicks, Greensboro, North Carolina; Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP

Bassam (Sam) N. Ibrahim, Alexandria, Virginia; Attorney and Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Mark S. Jetton ’06 L’09, Charlotte, North Carolina; Founding Partner, Jetton & Meredith, PLLC

Andy Jones L’13, Wilmington, North Carolina; Managing Partner, NC, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Jonathan Kelly, Greensboro, North Carolina; Founder and CEO of Asymmetric Holdings Worldwide

Holland Hawkins Lamikanra, Charlotte, North Carolina; Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Truist

Aaron Menser ’01, Wake Forest, North Carolina; Senior Vice President, Autopart International Sales & Operations, Advance Auto Parts

Susan I. Permut, Hopkinton, Massachusetts; Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel (retired), EMC Corporation

Rose Cordero Prey ’01, Princeton, New Jersey; Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Nathan Standley L’11, Holly Springs, North Carolina; Senior Vice President & Director of Privacy, State Employees’ Credit Union

Barron Thompson L’09, Asheboro, North Carolina; District Court Judge, North Carolina District Court 37

Jordan Thompson ’14 L’Dec.’17, New York City; Legal Counsel, TikTok

Gerald Walden, Whitsett, North Carolina; Vice President & Head of Legal, The Fresh Market, Inc.

Jonathan Wall, Greensboro, North Carolina; Higgins Benjamin, PLLC; chair, Labor Law Council, N.C. Bar Association, 2008-2009

Ex Officio

Maurice N. Jennings, Jr. ’87, Chair, Elon University Board of Trustees

Law School Representatives

Connie Ledoux Book, President, Elon University

Rebecca Kohn, Provost, Elon University

Zak Kramer, Dean of Elon University School of Law