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Faculty Emeriti

Bruce W. Bean

A.B. 1964, Brown University; J.D. 1972, Columbia Law School
Professor from Practice 2004-2019
Emeritum since 2019

Susan H. Bitensky

B.A. 1971, Case Western Reserve University; J.D. 1974, University of Chicago Law School
Professor 1989-2026
Emeritum since 2026

David S. Favre

B.A. 1968, University of Virginia; J.D. 1973, College of William and Mary
Professor 1976-2026, Dean 1999-2000
Emeritum since 2026

Nancy Heathcote

B.A. 1962, Radford College; J.D. 1976, Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law)
Professor 1981-99, Associate Dean 1989-93
Emeritum since 1999

Joan W. Howarth

A.B. 1972, Smith College; J.D. Order of the Coif 1980, University of Southern California
Dean and Professor of Law (2008-2016)
Dean Emeritum since 2016
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Clark C. Johnson

B.A. 1962, University of Michigan; J.D. cum laude 1970, Wayne State University; Certificate 1972, Harvard Law School; Ph.D. 1990, Wayne State University; LL.D. 2002, Michigan State University-DCL College of Law
Professor of Law 1973-2006, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 1984-1985
Emeritum since 2006

Dennis Kennedy

B.A. magna cum laude 1980, Wabash College; J.D. cum laude 1983, Georgetown University Law Center
Professor 2018-2026
Emeritum since 2026

Kevin C. Kennedy

B.A. with distinction 1973, University of Michigan; J.D. magna cum laude 1977, Wayne State University; LL.M. 1982, Harvard Law School
Professor 1987-2015
Emeritum since 2015

Mae Kuykendall

B.A. summa cum laude 1969, University of Houston; M.A. 1972 and Ph.D. 1980, University of North Carolina; J.D. cum laude 1985, Harvard Law School
Professor 1995-2023, Senior Associate Dean 2003-2006
Emeritum since 2024

Deanne Andrews Lawrence

B.S. Nursing 1983 with Distinction, Indiana University; B.S. Psychology 1983 with Distinction, Purdue University; J.D. 1987 Order of the Coif, University of Colorado
Emeritum since 2025

Anne Lawton

A.B. with honors 1982, University of Michigan; M.B.A. 1986, University of Michigan; J.D. cum laude 1986, University of Michigan Law School
Associate Professor 2008-2013, Professor of Law 2013-2021
Emeritum since 2021

Daniel E. Manville

B.S. 1974, Central Michigan University; B.G.S. 1976, Wayne State University College of Lifelong Learning; J.D. 1981, Antioch School of Law; M.A. 1984, Michigan State University
Clinical Professor 2011-2023
Emeritum since 2023

Amy C. McCormick

B.S.B.A. magna cum laude 1988, Georgetown University; J.D. cum laude 1991, Harvard Law School
Professor of Law 1994-2013
Emeritum since 2013

Robert A. McCormick

B.A., cum laude, Michigan State University, 1969; J.D. University of Michigan, 1973
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 1986-89, Professor of Law 1979-2013
Emeritum since 2013

Matthew McKinnon

B.S. 1961, University of Detroit; J.D. 1972, Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law)
Assistant Professor 1972-74, Associate Professor 1974-76, Professor 1977-2002
Emeritum since 2002

Kathleen E. Payne

B.A. 1967, Michigan State University; M.A. 1970, Eastern Michigan University; J.D. 1977, Detroit College of Law; LL.M. 1981, University of Michigan
Professor of Law 1980-2019
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 2009-2013
Emeritum since 2019

Brenda Jones Quick

B.A. 1981, University of Louisville; J.D. 1985, University of Louisville
Associate Professor 1989-93, Professor 1993-2001, Associate Dean 1995-98
Emeritum since 2001

Cynthia Lee Starnes

B.S., with High Honors, Michigan State University, 1973; J.D., cum laude , Indiana University School of Law, 1983; LL.M., Columbia University School of Law, 1989
Professor of Law 1989-2021; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 2007-2009
Emeritum since 2021

Kevin W. Saunders

A.B. 1968, Franklin and Marshall College; M.S. 1970; MA, 1976; and PhD 1978, University of Miami; J.D. with high honors 1984, University of Michigan
Professor of Law 2002-2021, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 2006-07, Acting Dean 2006-2007
Emeritum since 2021

Elliot A. Spoon

B.A., 1973, University of Michigan; J.D. cum laude, 1975, University of Michigan
Professor of Law in Residence; Assistant Dean for Career Development, 2004-2014
Emeritum since 2022

Charles J. Ten Brink

B.S. with Honors Michigan State University, 1976; A.M.L.S. University of Michigan, 1985; J.D. with Honors University of Michigan, 1979
Professor of Law; Director of Library & Technology Services, 2001 to 2008; Associate Dean for Library & Technology Services, 2008 to 2019
Emeritum since 2023

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