Law Alumni Society

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.

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)