Ann Bruder has served as Deputy General Counsel since September 2007 and as the head of the Legal Department since June 2009 when Sudbury announced his intended retirement and began a transition of duties . Prior to her tenure at CMC , Ms. Bruder was the Chief Counsel , Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of CARBO Ceramics , Inc. and had previously served in the legal department of American Airlines . Ms. Bruder is a graduate of Washington University School of Law .