Attorney Bios
PHYLLIS J. VETTER
General Counsel and Vice President
Practice areas: Contracts, Disability Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation Management,
Policy Review, Risk Management, Student Matters, Taxation and Benefits
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
MICHELE BALLANTYNE
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Athletics, Constitutional law, Copyright, Employment Law, Faculty matters, First Amendment,
Litigation Management, Trademark
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
REBEKAH BRADWAY
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Government Relations, Policy Review, Records
Assistant: Brian Christiansen
KATIE CARREAU
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Health Law, Immigration, Policy Review, Purchasing, Risk Management
Assistant: Kelly South
NICOLE DEFORGE
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Employment, Copyright/Trademark, Athletics, Development, Real Estate, Litigation,
Risk Management, Purchasing
Assistant: Marie Perkins
KELLEY M. MARSDEN
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Athletics, Contracts, Development, Disability Law, Employment Law, Litigation, Real
Estate and Property Management, Policy Review, Risk Management, Student Matters
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
JULIE J. MCADAMS
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Corporate Governance and Securities, Intellectual Property, International,
Policy Review, Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
KELLY MCBEAIN
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Health Law, Policy Review, Real Estate and Property, Risk Management
Assistant:Marie Perkins
DENNIS OWENS
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Banking and Investments, Contracts, Corporate Governance and Securities, Intellectual
Property, Litigation Management, Policy Review, Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
Gigi Chang Parke
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Health Law, Policy Review, Risk Management
Assistant: Marie Perkins
ROBERT W. PAYNE
Deputy General Counsel
Practice areas: Athletics, Student Academic and Behavior Misconduct, Graduate Student Academic Dismissals,
Employment Law, International Program Development, Litigation and Risk Management,
Policy Review, Research Compliance
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
HAILEY A. RITCHIE
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Government Relations, Health Law, Policy Review, Research Compliance, Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
JASON SEIFERT
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Corporate Governance and Securities, Intellectual Property, Policy Review,
Research Compliance, Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
SCOTT SMITH
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Disability Law, Employment Law, Health Law, Litigation Management, Policy
Review, Research Compliance, Risk Management, Student Matters
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
LAURA ANNE STETSON
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Health Law, International, Policy Review, Research Compliance, Risk Management, Taxation and Benefits
Assistant: Marie Perkins
CHRISTOPHER STOUT
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Contracts, Corporate Governance and Securities, Intellectual Property, Policy Review,
Research Compliance, Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
JULIE THOMAS
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Disability Law, Employment Law, Policy Review, Risk Management, Student Matters
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
BRIAN WATTS
Deputy General Counsel
Practice areas: Antitrust, Contracts, Health Law, Litigation Management, Policy Review, Research Compliance,
Risk Management
Assistant: Laurel Widdekind
ALICE L. WHITACRE
Associate General Counsel
Practice areas: Athletics, Banking and Investments, Contracts, Development, International, Policy
Review, Real Estate and Property, Risk Management
Assistant: Marie Perkins