Liam Sharkey, President
sharke27@msu.edu
Ethan Merenda, Vice President
merendae@msu.edu
Raise awareness of civil liberties issues, and safeguard those civil liberties both on and off campus.
Erik Brewer, President and Founder
brewer75@msu.edu
Hugo Villagrana, Vice President
villag16@msu.edu
The ASLS is dedicated to advancing awareness, scholarship, and sustainability in air and space law. Through community engagement, academic exploration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth, the ASLS provides a platform for students to engage with the complex legal and policy challenges of the rapidly evolving aerospace sector.
Mia Marroquin, Editor-in-Chief
marroq15@msu.edu
Andrew Meisner, Executive Editor
meisne14@msu.edu
The Journal of Animal & Natural Resource Law (herein after "the Journal") at Michigan State University College of Law is a student organization that publishes at least one issue yearly. The Journal publishes the academic articles in the rapidly expanding field of animal law as well as Natural Resource Law. The Journal aims to inform and educate both members of the legal community and the public at large about issues in the cutting edge field of Animal and Natural Resource Law.
Anna Lin, President
linanna1@msu.edu
Adiya Young, Vice President
youngadi@msu.edu
The purpose of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association is to address the needs and concerns of the Asian Pacific American law students within the law school through programs including but not limited to: assisting Asian Pacific American law students in achieving their academic and professional goals; fostering a sense of community within APALSA through a number of social, cultural and educational events; to work with Asian Pacific American communities, locally and nationally by providing APALSA members with access and opportunities for involvement; and to educate, inform and work with the law school in addressing issues affecting Asian Pacific Americans.
Ravyn Lockridge, President
Lockrid4@msu.edu
Jerrin Tyler, Vice President
tylerje4@msu.edu
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) advocates for the recruitment, retention, and educational development of students of African heritage, and other underrepresented students pursuing a legal education and training. BLSA unites these students in the common purpose of scholastic achievement through diverse educational, professional, and community service experiences.
Nayeli Diaz, President
diaznaye@msu.edu
Skyla Snable, Vice President
snablesk@msu.edu
The Board of Advocates at Michigan State University College of Law is a student organization dedicated to intensive advocacy training in a competitive environment. The Board of Advocates consists of all members of Michigan State University College of Law Competition teams led by an elected Executive Board. The program provides students the opportunity to further develop written, oral and team-based advocacy skills. Each year, members of the Board travel across the country to compete against other law schools for top honors. The Board of Advocates has developed a prestigious national presence, built by years of hard work and dedicated members. The Board looks forward to carrying on this winning tradition far into the future.
Julian Sanders, President
sande609@msu.edu
Elise Fitzmaurice, Vice President
fitzmau5@msu.edu
The Michigan State University Business & Law Association is an organization that brings together students with an interest in business and law at Michigan State University. The association serves as a platform for networking, professional development, and academic enrichment for its members.
The association aims to foster a strong community among students interested in business and law by organizing various events, workshops, and speaker series throughout the academic year. These events often feature professionals from the business and legal industries who provide insights, advice, and share their experiences with the members.
Faizan Saeed, President
saeedfai@msu.edu
The Canadian Legal Association (CLA) provides support and mentoring services for incoming and current Canadian students studying law at MSU Law. It is also responsible for providing information to both Canadian and American students regarding the Joint JD program, and for coordinating Canadian themed social and networking events at MSU Law.
Jimmy Joyce, President
joyceja4@msu.edu
Grace Shavalier, Vice President
walke921@msu.edu
The Christian Legal Society proclaims Jesus as Lord in all that they do in the field of law and other disciplines, provides a means of society and fellowship among Christian law students, encourages Christian law students to view law as ministry, clarify and promotes the concept of the Christian lawyer, instructs Christian law students in integrating their faith with their professional lives, mobilizes the resources needed to promote justice, religious liberty and reconciliation, provides a forum for the discussion of problems relating to Christianity and the law, cooperates with other organizations in asserting high standards of legal ethics, and encourages future lawyers to furnish legal services to the poor and needy.
Aidan Van Alstyne, President
vanaidan@msu.edu
Whitney Dean, Vice President
deanwhit@msu.edu
The CDA educates law students on the criminal legal system in America, helps develop trial and appellate defense skills, provides networking opportunities to assist law students in securing internships, externships, post-graduate employment and the like. The CDA was founded on the fact that prosecution and defense are not two sides of the same coin. They are two different coins. Defense often begins with a penny while prosecutors begin with a quarter.
Kevin Butler, President
butle319@msu.edu
Taylor Mikkelson, Vice President
mikkel18@msu.edu
The Criminal Defense Association (CDA) is committed to building a just society where exceptional legal representation is provided. To do so, the CDA strives to increase the law school criminal defense community, educate law students on how to develop their skills, provide networking opportunities to assist law students in securing internships, externships, post-graduate employment, and the like. The CDA is dedicated to providing a holistic approach to criminal defense, in that the organization will offer an opportunity for members to get proximate to all aspects of criminal defense work.
The CDA is committed to creating an organization free of sexism, racism, classism, heterocentrism, ableism, and ageism. We strive to operate in a cohesive and respectful way in which all members’ voices are heard. We respect diversity and foster an inclusive environment where we are committed to helping people learn the necessary skills to effect change.
Tristyn Meyer, President
meyertr2@msu.edu
Esmeralda Rios, Vice President
riosesme@msu.edu
The Business and Securities Law Institute shall promote awareness of and appreciation for business law including but not limited to: enterprise structure, finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, and related topics; Actively promote and aid students’ pursuit of a career in business law; and promote general awareness of laws affecting business and their effects on BSLI.
Clarissa Romero, President
romerocl@msu.edu
Genevieve Cabadas, Vice President
cabadasg@msu.edu
The Environmental & Agriculture Law Society fosters education in environmental, food, and agricultural law, and promotes career paths into areas of environmental, food, and agricultural law and policy.
https://msu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/familylawsociety
Olivia Berryman, President
berrym38@msu.edu
Felesity Norris, Vice President
norrisfe@msu.edu
The purpose of this organization is to provide a meeting place for law students who are interested in pursuing legal careers that serve, advise, and advocate for family law matters. This organization will have resources available to assist in connecting students with legal professionals who work in several fields of law related to family law, including but not limited to, domestic violence, divorce and marriage, and the child's best interests. There may also be possible opportunities for information on alternative dispute resolution services like mediation and arbitration. This organization will also encourage members to participate in volunteer opportunities in the community. Finally, the Family Law Society will host workshops, seminars, discussions, social events, and panels open to all MSU College of Law students.
Jo Homoly, President
homolyha@msu.edu
Madeline Jump, Vice President
jumpmade@msu.edu
Our purpose is to promote and educate students about fashion law, explore the relevant legal principles (including intellectual property rights), and provide information on how to obtain a career in fashion law. The Fashion Law Society also aims to promote sustainable and ethical fashion and analyze the legal principles for ethical fashion.
https://msu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/firstgenerationstudentsatmsu
Katelyn Sauer, President
sauerka1@msu.edu
Daytona Caffrey, Vice President
caffrey4@msu.edu
The purpose of this organization shall be to provide an inclusive safe space for law students who are first generation college students, first generation professionals, and/or students from low-income or working-class backgrounds to share and affirm their experiences, advance accessibility within the legal profession, and support each other’s career aspirations.
Mahek Khangura, President and Founder
khangur2@msu.edu
Dan Brown, Vice President and Cofounder
brown837@msu.edu
As instances of gun violence are on the rise across the nation, the purpose of Future Lawyers Against Gun Violence (FLAG-V) shall be to promote legislation to lessen gun violence, support survivors and victims of gun violence, and raise awareness through direct community involvement, fundraising, and creating a community to support our goals.
Catherine Schertzing, President
schertz8@msu.edu
Riley Fisher, Vice President
fishe345@msu.edu
The purpose of the Intellectual Property Law Society is to acquire knowledge of the legal principles of intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and unfair competition law, to build relationships with practicing attorneys within the field of intellectual property, and to explore various aspects of intellectual property careers.
https://msu.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations?categories=15403
Paola Gonzalez, President
gonz1151@msu.edu
Havanna Gracia, Vice President
graciaha@msu.edu
The Purpose of the International Cannabis Bar Association Michigan State University Student Chapter is to create opportunities for Michigan State University College of Law students to be leaders in the legal market surrounding cannabis, and to facilitate members of the Michigan State University College of Law community who have an interest in the growing field of cannabis law.
Destiny McEntyre, Chairwoman
mcentyr5@msu.edu
Alysse Armstrong, Vice Chairwoman
armst379@msu.edu
The Labor Law Society at Michigan State University College of Law serves to:
Samantha Magdaleno, Founder & President
magdal12@msu.edu
Alexandria Peralta, Vice President
peralt27@msu.edu
The purpose of this organization is to connect with other Latino judicial candidates in other law schools to collaborate and better our comunidad (community) across the nation. We will strive to unite Latino judicial candidates in order to advocate for excellence in education and success in the legal field while honoring our indigenous ancestral roots of our culture in an unapologetic manner.
https://msu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/lawlegion
Abigail Meehan, President
meehana2@msu.edu
Amanda Houdeschell, Vice President
houdesch@msu.edu
Our mission is to create and maintain avenues to active wellness for the MSU Law community by organizing active, fun, and social events.
Haolin Huang, President
huangh51@msu.edu
Anna Lin, Vice President
linanna1@msu.edu
The Legal Technology Association fosters a community of engaged law students who actively explore and contribute to the advancement of technology in the legal field. This includes delving into crucial areas like cybersecurity, data protection, and AI, ensuring the legal profession remains at the forefront of innovation.
209 Law College Building
517-432-6932
michiganstateilr@gmail.com
http://msuilr.org/
Skyla Snable, Editor-in-Chief
snablesk@msu.edu
Anna Lin, Executive Editor
linanna1@msu.edu
The Michigan State International Law Review contributes to the field of international law by publishing scholarly articles, presenting topical symposia, and collaborating with students at the Michigan State University College of Law.
210 Law College Building
517-432-6930
517-432-6961 fax
michstlr@msu.edu
http://www.michiganstatelawreview.org
Diana Ramos, Editor-in-Chief
ramosdi3@msu.edu
, Executive Editor
Michigan State Law Review is a student organization that shall publish a quarterly periodical of legal scholarship. The Law Review will provide the legal community with a high quality, practical and scholarly legal research tool; be a nationally recognized leader in publishing timely and accurate legal scholarship from varying perspectives and sources; develop the legal writing and research of its members; and contribute opportunities for discussion and insight into current legal and social issues.
Rima Saad, President
saadrima@msu.edu
Vanessa Mourad, Vice President
mouradva@msu.edu
The Middle Eastern Law Student Association is comprised of Michigan State University College of Law students who work together to educate and serve the community through a variety of events throughout the year. The Middle Eastern Law Student Association was created to provide the MSU Law community, the City of East Lansing, and the State of Michigan with a better understanding of Middle Eastern culture and politics. The inclusive organization serves as a forum for all students to come together to discuss and exchange their views on legal issues concerning the American and Middle Eastern societies.
Carson Roberts, President
robe1383@msu.edu
Maddie Rumsey, Vice President
rumseym2@msu.edu
The Sports and Entertainment Law Society fosters students interest in the practice of sports and entertainment law, assists its members in obtaining exposure to the field before graduation, and actively seeks opportunities for student involvement in the community. Because the legal issues confronting athletes and entertainers cannot be separated from the high profile environment in which they live, the organization recognizes the value of advancing cooperation between these individuals and those who seek to advance their social integrity, protect their legal principles and offer financial security in their investments. Its interest spans the extremes of society, from labor law to First Amendment Rights. The words “sports” and “entertainment” in the organization’s title is conceived broadly and inclusively.
Caroline Esper, President
esperca1@msu.edu
Bianca Rodriguez, Vice President
rodr1170@msu.edu
To encourage members to take full advantage of the law school's activities and services, to support members in their educational and professional growth, and foster relations with the community, law school and university while always striving for the attainment of high scholastic, community, and career achievements.
The purpose of the Tax Law Society shall be to foster a community of students who are interested in pursuing a wide variety of tax law related careers; to promote the value of tax services in the practice of law; and to serve as a forum for information-sharing between students and the professionals with interests in tax law.
Zachary Young, President
youngza6@msu.edu
Tori Bonn, Vice President
bonntori@msu.edu
Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) articulates and promotes the professional needs and goals of Native Law Students and their allies; fosters and encourages professional competence; focuses upon the relationship of the Native American Law Student, the Native American Attorney and their allies to the American legal structure; installs in every attorney and law student a greater awareness and commitment to the needs of the Native American community; influences the legal community to bring about meaningful change to meet the needs of the Native American community; adopts and implements a policy of economic independence; encourages Native American law students to pursue careers in the judiciary; and does all things necessary and appropriate to accomplish these purposes. However, this organization will not limit itself to this sole objective. We reserve the right to become involved in other objectives.
Kaitlyn Tracy, Founder
tracykai@msu.edu
Jamie Kendall, Vice President
kenda133@msu.edu
To support those whose social needs are not always met by the atmosphere of the law school, including but not limited to the planning and execution of family-friendly events; to provide information and support for current and prospective students who come to law school with unique needs and challenges faced by their age, experience, or obligations outside the classroom; and to engage with the outside law community to provide networking opportunities for older students whose career goals may be different than those of their younger colleagues.
Mia Marroquin, Justice
marroq15@msu.edu
Brenna Remchuk, Vice Justice
remchukb@msu.edu
The Humphrey Chapter provides an effective, cohesive forum, smaller than that of the entire law school student body; to provide for the professional advancement of its members; to promote the principles of liberty and equal justice under law for all citizens; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to provide a forum for the interchange between members of this chapter and members of the practicing bar, the bench, and law professors; to develop lasting professional friendships among its members; and to promote the ideals, principles, and purposes of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International as defined in Article II of the Constitution of the Fraternity.
Miguel Aguirre, President
aguirr56@msu.edu
Jimmy Joyce, Vice President
joyceja4@msu.edu
The St. Thomas More Society (STMS) promotes a faith based approach to the law school experience by sponsoring service, spiritual and social events that are designed to unite individuals within the law school community and the larger community.
Ethan Merenda, President
merendae@msu.edu
Amanda Houdeschell, Vice President
houdesch@msu.edu
MSU SALDF is dedicated to providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system and raising the profile of the field of animal law.
336 Law College Building
https://sites.google.com/view/msusba
Alex Doyle, President
doyleal6@msu.edu
Arija Simonaitis, Vice President
SIMONAI4@msu.edu
The Student Bar Association promotes, establishes, and runs such activities and organizations as are deemed beneficial to the MSU College of Law and to represent student concerns and interests; promotes academic and social interaction among the students, faculty, alumni, administration, and Board of Trustees of the College of Law; develops a mutual awareness and appreciation of the profession of law among the College of Law and community at large, including the American Bar Association; serves as a representative of the student body to the faculty, alumni, administration, and Board of Trustees of the College of Law; promotes professionalism among law school students by providing an opportunity to participate in an integrated Bar modeled on the State Bar of Michigan; promotes service in the College of Law and the community at large; and promotes and encourages diversity in the College of Law and the community at large.
Allen Kroll, President
krolalle@msu.edu
Benjamin Greg, Vice President
greggben@msu.edu
To provide academic, social and professional support and opportunities to military affiliated students and their families.
Matthew LaBounty, President
labounty@msu.edu
To advance the commitment of the Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and Children to educate students and the broader community about international human rights and humanitarian law.
Jimmy Joyce, President
joyceja4@msu.edu
Gavin Jones, Vice President
jonesg36@msu.edu
The Federalist Society fosters critical thought and debate about the application of conservative principles to the law. The Society embraces the principle that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to the integrity of the Constitution of the United States of America, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is not what it should be. The Federalist Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. The Society also seeks to increase the recognition of the Law College as a leader in the intellectual market place of ideas and legal education.
Genevieve Cabadas, President and Founder
cabadasg@msu.edu
Jo Homoly, Vice President
homolyha@msu.edu
Our mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people by valuing human rights and the rights of ecosystems over property interests. The NLG (National Lawyers Guild) is dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. Our aim is to bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, LGBTQ people, farmers, people with disabilities and people of color, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.
Gabrielle Sheets, Executive Director
sheetsga@msu.edu
Hannah Mahn, Vice President of Communications
mahnhann@msu.edu
The Triangle Bar Association seeks to increase social acceptance and provide support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender variant, and queer (LGBTQ) students, families, faculty, staff and allies in the legal community. Specifically, we aim to develop an academic environment that supports queer legal scholarship, maintain a strong visible community of LGBTQ law students, organize events relating to political,social and legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community, educate the Law College community on the legal status of LGBTQ individuals, and develop resources to support LGBTQ attorneys or attorneys representing the interests of LGBTQ clients.
Stephanie Golphin, President
golphins@msu.edu
Manal Shaikh, Vice President
shaikh12@msu.edu
The Women's Law Caucus encourages members to take full advantage of the law school's activities and services, supports members in their educational and professional growth, and fosters relations with the community, law school and university while always striving for the attainment of high scholastic, community, and career achievements.