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Young Alumni Society (YAS)

group photo of alumni at the YAS Welcome to the Bar event held at Napoli

The Young Alumni Society (YAS) is an open organization for SLU LAW alumni who graduated in the last 10 years.

YASYAS aims to connect recent SLU LAW graduates to the School of Law, the legal community, and each other through professional development and social activities.

Most YAS events are local to the St. Louis area. Young alumni who live in other areas are invited and encouraged to attend regional alumni receptions.

Advisory Board

  • Mackenzie Arnold (’23)
    Associate Attorney, Hinckley Allen
  • Paul L. Brusati ('15)
    Associate Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
    Practice Areas: Appellate, commercial litigation, state and municipal litigation
  • Tyson D. Cole ('19)
    Assistant Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender
    Practice Areas: Criminal defense litigation
  • Hannah Demand (’22)
    Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP.
    Practice areas: litigation, business and commercial disputes, white collar defense, and real estate disputes
  • Lucy Diaz ('17)
    Judicial Law Clerk, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
  • Katie E. Doherty ('17)
    Associate Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
    Practice Areas: litigation, toxic tort, product liability, contract disputes, consumer products
  • Ginny Hogan ('20)
    Corporate Attorney, Bayer Crop Science
  • Carter Jensen ('24)
    Associate Attorney, MVP Law
  • Caroline French Luisetti (’19)
    Associate Attorney, The Bruning Law Firm
  • Ashley Moore ('16)
    Owner, Moore Legal LLC
  • Heaven Persaud (‘23)
    Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Judge Torbitzky Missouri Court of Appeals 
  • Julia Stark ('22)
    Associate Attorney, Husch Blackwell
    Practice Area: Real Estate
  • Bradley W. Tharpe ('18)
    Legal Counsel - EEO with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 
  • Sarah Thompson ('23)
    Associate Attorney, Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann
  • Hannah Wissler ('22)
    Concordance Fellow and Associate Attorney, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

YAS Events

April 26, 2025: YAS BOCCE Tournament Fundraiser
11:00 a.m. | Milo's | 5201 Wilson Ave.
Register Here

Contact

Interested in learning more or getting involved? Contact Jason Kempen, Alumni Engagement Officer and YAS coordinator, at (314) 977-2688 or jason.kempen@slu.edu.