Dr. Dana Thompson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dana Thompson is a clinical professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where she directs the Transactional Law Clinics Program, Community Enterprise Clinic, and Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic. With a legal career committed to representing community-based organizations and small businesses, she focuses on transactional matters to advance economic justice in urban areas. Thompson teaches the Community Enterprise Clinic and serves nonprofit organizations and small businesses in Detroit and disinvested communities. Previously, she was the founding director of Michigan Law's Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic, supporting university student-led startups. Before joining Michigan Law, she taught at Wayne State University Law School, where she directed the Small Business Enterprises and Nonprofit Corporations Clinic. Additionally, she was the director of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African-American Legal History. Thompson's scholarship emphasizes urban entrepreneurship and community development. Early in her career, she practiced with Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco and Miller, Starr, Regalia, focusing on corporate and commercial real estate law.

Research Interests

Experience

Clinical Professor of Law

— Present

University of Michigan Law School • Ann Arbor, MI

Directs Transactional Law Clinics Program and teaches Community Enterprise Clinic.

Requirements for University of Michigan Law School

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:98
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
First degree in law (LLB or equivalent) from a school outside the U.S.
Application Checklist
  • LSAC LLM CAS Report
  • Official Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Application Fee ($75)
Specialization Notes

Administered by University of Michigan Law School; exact department name 'Department of Law' refers to the LLM program.