10 Lumen legal leaders
Chadwick Ho, Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President, opens this list of Lumen legal leaders, who include deputy general counsels and assistant and associate general counsels in commercial, procurement, litigation and infrastructure work. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Lumen from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brook Landry Villa
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Brook Landry Villa has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since November 2023, with a headline that adds Head of State Government Affairs, and also lists Assistant General Counsel there since 2022. Brook Landry Villa was Associate General Counsel at Lumen Technologies from 2019 to 2022 and Partner at Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash from 2014 to 2019.
Chadwick Ho
LinkedInExperience: Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President · Lumen Technologies
Chadwick Ho has been Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Lumen Technologies since June 2024. Chadwick Ho was Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Sabre from 2022 to 2023, Associate General Counsel at The Walt Disney Company from 2021 to 2022, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Hulu from 2007 to 2021 and Deputy General Counsel & Vice President at Myspace from 2005 to 2007.
Isabelle Evans
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Litigation · Lumen Technologies
Isabelle Evans has been Associate General Counsel - Litigation at Lumen Technologies since July 2025 and was Senior Litigation Counsel there from 2023 to 2025, based in Denver. Isabelle Evans was Litigation Manager at City of Aurora from 2021 to 2023 and Assistant City Attorney - Civil Litigation there from 2017 to 2021.
Jennifer Hodges
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Jennifer Hodges has been Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since January 2026, with a profile citing corporate governance, securities, transactions and litigation. Jennifer Hodges was Managing Director at Liberty Global from 2022 to 2026, Vice President at Liberty Global, Inc. from 2018 to 2022 and Assistant General Counsel at DaVita Medical Group from 2016 to 2017.
Jessica Thornhill
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Mid Market and Contract Infrastructure and Development · Lumen Technologies
Jessica Thornhill has been Assistant General Counsel, Mid Market and Contract Infrastructure and Development at Lumen Technologies since March 2024 and was Associate General Counsel there from 2021 to 2024. Jessica Thornhill was Senior Attorney at Lumen Technologies from 2018 to 2021 and Corporate Counsel at CenturyLink from 2015 to 2018, based in Monroe, Louisiana.
Josh Meeuwse
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel / Sr. Director · Lumen Technologies
Josh Meeuwse was Assistant General Counsel / Sr. Director at Lumen Technologies from 2022 to 2024 and Associate General Counsel / Director there from 2020 to 2022, and has been Senior Labor & Employment Counsel - EMEA & APAC at Axon since September 2024. Josh Meeuwse was Corporate Counsel - Investigations & Corp Security at Caterpillar Inc. from 2017 to 2020.
Joshua Trauner
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Joshua Trauner has been Assistant General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since March 2026 and was Associate General Counsel there from 2022 to 2026, with a profile citing wireless technology, infrastructure, land use, zoning and regulatory compliance work. Joshua Trauner was Senior Government Relations Counsel at Crown Castle from 2017 to 2022.
Laura Katzenmeyer
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Laura Katzenmeyer has been Assistant General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since November 2023, with a headline naming Commercial Legal, and was Associate General Counsel there from 2020 to 2023. Laura Katzenmeyer was Senior Attorney at CenturyLink from 2018 to 2020, Counselor at CenturyLink from 2015 to 2018 and Associate Attorney at Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC from 2013 to 2015.
Melissa Wright
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Melissa Wright has been Assistant General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since April 2025, supporting procurement and negotiating agreements to buy technology, hardware, software and services. Melissa Wright was Senior Attorney - Procurement at Lumen Technologies from 2021 to 2023, Senior Attorney - Customer Contracting at CenturyLink from 2018 to 2021 and Corporate Counsel at Level 3 Communications from 2015 to 2018.
Michael D. Spencer
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Lumen Technologies
Michael D. Spencer has been Assistant General Counsel at Lumen Technologies since October 2024 and was Associate General Counsel there from 2020 to 2024. Michael D. Spencer was Associate General Counsel at CenturyLink from 2018 to 2020, Corporate Counsel at CenturyLink from 2015 to 2018 and Attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP from 2007 to 2015, based in Monroe, Louisiana.
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