Regional and International Alumni Associations
The Yale Law School Association consists of all graduates of the school. It was founded to strengthen ties among graduates and between graduates and the Law School. In more than eighteen states and six countries, Yale Law School associations provide social, intellectual, and professional opportunities for graduates. Graduates living in a particular region are automatically members of that regional or international association.Steering committees or individual YLS graduates together with the Law School plan events for the area alumni. Whether it is a wine-tasting in Washington, D.C., or a small dinner with Sterling Professor John Langbein in Berlin, Yale Law School alumni maintain important connections with each other and their alma mater.
The main Alumni page link lists upcoming gatherings of graduates, current students and admitted students. In an average year, there are more than 52 regional alumni events. Check out the Photo Gallery to see some of the action. (Photographs often are taken at Yale Law School (YLS) alumni events for the YLS website, the Yale Law Report, and other Yale University publications.)
If you have an idea for an event or want to help plan events, please email the Alumni Affairs Office or your regional contact listed below. If there is no YLS group in your area, we would be delighted if you wanted to start a new YLS association. Just contact the Alumni Affairs Office.
Association Contacts
U.S. Associations
YLSA of Alabama
Michael Sansbury '01 msansbury@spotswoodllc.com
California (2 Associations)
YLSA of Northern California
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of Southern California
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of Central Connecticut
Lissa Paris '77 lparis@murthalaw.com
YLSA of Colorado
J. William Callison ’00 LL.M. wcallison@faegre.com
YLSA of Washington, D.C. (Includes Washington, D.C., VA, and MD)
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of Illinois
Brett August '77 BAA@pattishall.com
YLSA of Iowa
Paul Morf '97 Pmorf@simmonsperrine.com
YLSA of Florida
Leora Herrmann ‘78 LHerrmann@pc-iplaw.com
YLSA of Minnesota
Sammy Clark '08 sammy.clark@gmail.com
Laura Provinzino '03 Lmprovinzino@rkmc.com
YLSA of Missouri
Chad Flanders ‘07 cflande2@slu.edu
YLSA of New England (includes MA, ME, NH, RI and VT)
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of New Jersey
Frank Pasquale '01 frank.pasquale@gmail.com
YLSA of New York City (includes Southern CT, NYC, and northern NJ)
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
Ohio (2 Associations)
YLSA of Central Ohio
Dennis Hirsch '91 DHirsch@law.capital.edu
YLSA of Cleveland
Subodh Chandra '94 subodh.chandra@stanfordalumni.org
YLSA of PenJerDel (include Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware)
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of Oregon
David Friedman ’99 davidafriedman@yahoo.com
Laura Appleman ’98 liappleman@yahoo.com
YLSA of Texas
Mary Lou Serafine '91 (Austin)
Sandra Guerra Thompson '88 (Houston) sgthompson@central.uh.edu
Mark Tractenberg '98 (Houston) mark.tractenberg@haynesboone.com
YLSA of Utah
Stan Soper '91 SSoper@nutracorp.com
YLSA of Western Washington
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
International Associations
YLSA of Beijing
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of Europe
Christopher Mesnooh '83 christopher.mesnooh@ffw.com
YLSA of Germany
Bardo Fassbender '92 LL.M. bardo.fassbender@rzhu-berlin.de
YLSA of India
Law School Alumni Office alumni.law@yale.edu
YLSA of London
Jason File '04 jason@aya.yale.edu
Catherine Moroz '97 LL.M. cmoroz@aya.yale.edu
YLSA of Paris
Christopher Mesnooh '83 christopher.mesnooh@ffw.com
