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Law Alumni Society

The Law Alumni Society is a group of friends and alumni of the University of Arkansas who undertake projects to support the goals of the School of Law. Each year, the society co-sponsors the Alumni Reunion Weekend in Fayetteville, regional alumni receptions and the Alumni Luncheon held in conjunction with the Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting in Hot Springs. These events provide opportunities to engage and reconnect with friends and fellow alumni.

Any graduate from the School of Law is automatically a member of the Law Alumni Society, which is led by a board of directors. Each board member is selected for a three-year term, and the officers are elected by the board membership to serve one-year terms. The Board sponsors six awards to recognize alumni and friends for their service to the legal community and law school, which are presented at the Awards Dinner during Alumni Reunion Weekend.

Mieka Hatcher

President – Mieka Hatcher (term ends 2027)

Mieka Hatcher (J.D. ’96) graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hendrix College in 1993 and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1996. She has been a member of the Law Alumni Society Board of Directors since July 2021.

Hatcher began her career in the Benton County Juvenile Court in 1997 and moved to the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office in 1998, where she served as chief deputy prosecutor. She is currently a deputy public defender with the NWA Conflicts Office. Hatcher is a member and past president of the Washington County Bar Association. She is a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy, a member of the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorney’s Association and has taught Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at the School of Law.

Austin Todd

Vice President – Austin Todd (term ends 2027)

Austin Todd (J.D. '17) received a Bachelor of Business Administration in management and international business from the University of Georgia in 2014 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2017. Upon graduation from law school, he began his career as a law clerk for the Missouri Court of Appeals-Southern District. Following his clerkship, he joined the United States Air Force JAG Corps in 2019. Currently, he serves as an instructor at the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School at Maxwell AFB, AL, and has previously held the positions of assistant staff judge advocate and victims' counsel within the Corps.

Secretary/Treasurer – Susie Nicholson

School of Law Associate Director of Development (staff)

Members

Dave Beran ‘05 2026
Doug Carson '82 2026
Suzanne Clark '08 2026
Margaret Foster ‘88 2026
Hadley Hindmarsh ‘07 2026
Jeff Pence ’72 2026
Blake Pennington '08 2026
Tennille Webb ’10 2026
Katie Rose Martin ‘19 2026
Robert Edwards ‘72 2027
Hannah Andrews ‘20 2027
Tyler Mlakar ‘22 2027
Angela Wilson ‘07 2027
Clark Donat '10 2028
Andrew Dixon '19 2028
Brandon Maxey '14 2028
Dana McGee '22 2028
Brice White '09 2028