Caroline R. Bechtel

Prior Experience

Caroline joined Faegre Drinker after clerking for Judge Chad Readler on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School, where she served as outreach chair for the Christian Legal Fellowship and as a Fourteenth Amendment teaching assistant for Pam Karlan. She also participated in the Religious Liberty Clinic.

Prior to her legal career, Caroline served as an intelligence officer in the US Army.  

Personal Interests

Outside of the office, Caroline likes to spend time with her husband, who is a pilot and a skydiver, and their three children.  She also enjoys running and baking sourdough.