Issue: Spring 2016
26 results
Impact Spring 2016
Stan Stroup, ’69: Supporting Michigan Law's Most Prestigious Scholarship
Smart students who dream of graduating from Michigan Law should have the opportunity to do so without worrying about how to pay for it, Stan Stroup, ’69, believes. Through their bequest gift to establish a Darrow Scholarship, Stroup and his wife, Sylvia, will help make some of those dreams come true.
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Detroit Neighborhood Business Project Launched
Michigan Law and JPMorgan Chase have joined together to launch the Detroit Neighborhood Business Project (DNBP), a program to address barriers to growth and provide legal support for Detroit’s neighborhood small businesses.
Cover Story Spring 2016
In the Driver’s Seat: Autonomous Vehicles and the Law
The technology of autonomous and connected cars has come a long way, and it has outpaced solutions in another realm: The legal world. Now, Michigan Law is set to become the central repository for rapidly evolving legal and regulatory information involving autonomous vehicles.
Impact Spring 2016
Cause and Effect: Donors and Their Scholarship Recipient Reflect on Their Connection to Michigan Law
Anita Jenkins, ’74, and Jim Jenkins, ’73, of Midland, Michigan, got their start at U-M, both as lawyers and as a couple (they met in the course registration line as undergrads). Ashley Davis, a 1L from Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2015-2016 Jenkins Scholar and a graduate of Florida Atlantic University.
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Michigan Law’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic: Theory and Practice Come Together in Trial Experience
In 2014, a woman named Ashley came to Michigan Law’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic to help her gain custody of her children from her violently abusive husband. She met 2Ls Dani Angeli and Alanna Farber, who became her champions, working with Ashley on the case all the way through her trial.