Toks Arowojolu ’17
Associate General Counsel
Baltimore Ravens
In law school, Toks Arowojolu was inspired by her experiences in the Women, Leadership, & Equality Program, Gender Violence Clinic, and ADR team. After graduation, she was an associate at K&L Gates LLP, then corporate counsel at Ameren. Now she is back in her home state working in the front office of her favorite team, the Baltimore Ravens, as associate general counsel.
Jennifer Katz ’08
Deputy Legal Counsel
Maryland Office of the Governor
Inspired by Professors Michael Pinard and Sherrilyn Ifill to think about how the practice of law can enhance social equity and civil rights, Jennifer Katz spent 10 years at the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, most of them as a litigator in the Civil Division defending the state’s firearm safety laws. These days, she is deputy legal counsel to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Rudhir Krishtel ’02
CEO/Founder
Krishtel Coaching
Previously senior counsel at Apple and a partner at Fish & Richardson P.C., Rudhir Krishtel founded Krishtel Coaching in 2018, offering keynotes, workshops, and coaching on wellbeing, DEI, and leadership for the likes of Google, USA Soccer, and top law firms. At Maryland Carey Law, he was active in APALSA and interned with the DOJ Civil Rights Division before clerking for the Hon. Andre M. Davis ’78.
Thomas Leone MSL ’21
Vice President for Public Safety and Chief of Police
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Thomas Leone earned his Master of Science in Law while concurrently serving as interim police chief at UMB during a global pandemic. He took lessons from his cybersecurity and health law courses directly back to his day job to help the university manage the crisis. Now he is UMB’s assistant vice president for public safety and chief of police.