AOI: Public Interest Law
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@UMICHLAW Fall 2020
@UMICHLAW: Fall 2020
John Petoskey, ’20, appointed to Michigan Advisory Council on Environmental Justice | Professor Ellen Katz receives 2020 L. Hart Wright Award for Excellence in Teaching | Professor of Law Evan Caminker co-counsels successful appellate case | and more...
Briefs Winter 2020
News in Brief: Winter 2020
Professor Catharine A. MacKinnon receives NOW award | U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, ’05, presents Constitution Day address | Six Michigan Law alums join the Supreme Court Bar | Fiske Fellows announced | and much more...
Impact Winter 2019
Cause and Effect: A Donor and His Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
Jeffrey Rubenstein, '66, created the Jeffrey and Susan Rubenstein Scholarship Fund to support students facing the same serious financial need that he did while attending Michigan Law. We speak to him and Simone Prince-Eichner, a recipient of the scholarship, about their experiences at Michigan Law.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Santacroce Honored by AALS for Service to Clinical Legal Education
David Santacroce, an associate dean for experiential education and a clinical professor of law, was selected as a recipient of the 2019 William Pincus Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment to Clinical Legal Education.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Three Grads Named Equal Justice Works Fellows
“Our main focus is helping these men and women—who risked their lives to serve their country—get back on their feet by providing them with income and housing stability,” Abbey Lent, ’18, says.
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Alumni and Friends Service Day in Chicago Supports a Fellow Alum’s Labor of Love
"For a refugee like me, going to the University of Michigan Law School was a life-changing experience,” says Bernard Cherkasov, ’03. As executive director of the Chicago branch of Cradles to Crayons, a nonprofit connecting those who can give with those who are in need, Cherkasov’s work involves providing everyday necessities for children from birth to age 12.
Briefs Spring/Summer 2018
News in Brief: Spring/Summer 2018
Skadden Fellow named | Michigan Law grads in high-ranking posts | 2L Megan L. Brown first African American EIC of the Michigan Law Review | and more...
Impact Fall 2017
Quaife, ’78: Providing Disadvantaged Students with Access to a Michigan Law Education
“My parents instilled in me the value of a good education,” she says. “My father, Donald Quaife, ’36, paved the way for me.” With a significant bequest that she documented recently, Nancy Quaife, ’78, follows in her father’s footsteps by paving the way for the next generation of law students.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2017
Learning by Doing: Students Assist with Real-Life Workplace Law Issues
While raising the minimum wage around the country has become a well-known political and legal battle, many people are being paid 40 cents an hour—or even less. And it’s perfectly legal. This so-called “subminimum wage” is paid to people who have physical and mental impairments. An organization called Disability Rights Texas decided to push back, and they did so with the help of students in an innovative Michigan Law class.
Briefs Fall 2017
Innocence Clinic Victories
The Michigan Innocence Clinic has secured the release of three clients from prison this year, two of whom were exonerated. Desmond Ricks, who, in 1992, was charged with murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison, was released in May.