Great Things at the School of Law
Dean Lloyd Semple
UDM School of Law Dean Lloyd Semple brings more than 40 years experience in the practice of law at Dykema, one of the top 250 law firms as recognized by the National Law Journal, including several years as a hiring partner and its managing partner.Law Firm Program
The School of Law now offers specialty courses in the School’s Law Firm Program including:
- Bankruptcy Department
- Canadian American Business Transactions Department
- Children’s Law Department
- Corporate Ethics Department
- Corporate Governance Department
- Corporate Transactions Department
- Employment Discrimination Department
- Environmental Department
- Estates and Trusts Department
- Family Law Department
- Floor Plan Financing Department
- Health Care Law Department
- Immigration Law Department
- Intellectual Property Department
- International Arbitration Department
- Litigation Department
- Real Estate Aspects of Acquisitions Department
- Real Estate Property Tax Department
- Small Firm Practice Department
- Toxic Torts Department
Law Clinics Address Community Legal Needs
The UDM School of Law has expanded its legal outreach with the following community clinics:
- Asylum Clinic
- Consumer Defense Clinic
- Criminal Trial Clinic
- Immigration Law Clinic
- Mediation Training Class Clinic
- Mobile Law Clinic
- SADO Appellate Clinic
- Urban Law Clinic
- Veterans Clinic (Project SALUTE)
- Veteran’s Appellate Clinic
Degrees of the Americas
The Degrees of the Americas is a globally enriched legal education program with opportunities to earn multiple law degrees from law schools in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Focused on understanding the intersection of legal systems in today’s global marketplace, the program includes options to earn one of four joint or multiple degrees in a condensed time frame:
- Globally Enriched J.D. Degree
- Dual J.D. Degree
Joint degree program in the United States and Canada
- J.D./L.E.D. Degree
Joint degree program in the United States and Mexico
- Dual J.D./L.E.D. Degree
Multiple degree program in the United States, Mexico and Canada
Distinguished Professors of Practice
Senior attorneys bring their years of legal experience into the classroom at UDM School of Law, teaching courses such as Corporate Governance in an age of Bailouts, Health Law, Commercial Law: Lender Liability.Applied Legal Theory & Analysis
Our nationally recognized legal writing program helps student do more than take tests and fill bluebooks; it trains UDM law students to resolve problems, and to communicate these solutions in outstanding and well reasoned analysis, presented clearly and concisely.The Dean’s Advisory Board
The Dean’s Advisory Board includes lawyers, judges and others actively involved in the legal profession from across the country who regularly advise the School about how best to prepare UDM law graduates, keeping UDM School of Law current with the changing demands of the profession.UDM Law Alumni
A loyal and highly regarded community of UDM Law alumni live and work throughout the U.S. and beyond, many of whom make themselves available to visit with current students at a Lunch With a Lawyer, a Preparing to Practice session, and more.Moot Court Program
Our award-winning Moot Court program takes UDM law students to competitions across the country as they argue legal issues in environmental, international, constitutional, asylum, criminal, IP and IT law each year.Mobile Law Office
UDM School of Law is the only law school in the nation to have a mobile law office that travels Michigan and the nation assisting veterans through Project SALUTE, our Veteran’s Clinic.Most Innovative
UDM School of Law was named among the 10 most Innovative Law Schools by "The National Jurist" in January 2009.
