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Issue: Summer 2024 | Section: Features

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A student walks in front of the Lawyers Club in the warm autumn light. A student walks in front of the Lawyers Club in the warm autumn light.

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Stories from the Lawyers Club

The Lawyers Club offered the setting for cherished memories for a century and counting. Here, alumni share a few of those experiences.

A portrait of Eli Savit (left) and J.J. Prescott (right). A portrait of Eli Savit (left) and J.J. Prescott (right).

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Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, ’10, and Professor J.J. Prescott Team Up on Transparency Project to Study Racial Disparities in Legal System

Even before he was elected Washtenaw County prosecutor in 2020, Eli Savit vowed to examine racial disparities in the county’s legal system. Led by Savit and Professor J.J. Prescott, the Prosecutor Transparency Project has released its analysis—and it hopes to serve as a model for similar efforts elsewhere.

Clinic students (in the center, from left to right) Lindsey Corbett, Emily Unger, and Jessica Carter met with Nyiransenguwera Mayimuna (far left), a BioMassters client, and Benjamine Barihuta (far right), a member of the BioMassters team, on a site visit. Clinic students (in the center, from left to right) Lindsey Corbett, Emily Unger, and Jessica Carter met with Nyiransenguwera Mayimuna (far left), a BioMassters client, and Benjamine Barihuta (far right), a member of the BioMassters team, on a site visit.

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Learning International Transaction Law on the Ground in Rwanda

During spring break in February, three Michigan Law students traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to meet with the management of BioMassters Limited, a client with whom they had been working all year in the International Transactions Clinic.

A portrait of Kyle Logue. A portrait of Kyle Logue.

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Interim Dean Kyle Logue Discusses His Vision for the New Role, Relations with Alumni, and What He Loves about the School

Long-serving faculty member Kyle Logue has assumed the position of interim dean at the Law School while the University seeks a permanent replacement. In this wide-ranging interview, Logue discusses his new role, the Law School’s relations with its alumni base, his feelings about the school, and more.

In 2017, the Law School hosted US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in conversation with Susanne Baer, ’93, who at the time was a justice on the German Supreme Court. Then Dean Mark West is pictured (center) with Sotomayor (left) and Baer (right). In 2017, the Law School hosted US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in conversation with Susanne Baer, ’93, who at the time was a justice on the German Supreme Court. Then Dean Mark West is pictured (center) with Sotomayor (left) and Baer (right).

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New Fund Honors Former Dean Mark West and Supports Future Deans

A group of more than 30 alumni and friends—many of whom are members of the Law School’s Development and Alumni Relations Committee or the Dean's Advisory Council—recently established a $500,000 discretionary fund at Michigan Law to honor Mark West’s tenure as dean.