Welcome.

The Office of the Vice President and General Counsel represents and advises the entire University of Michigan community, including the Board of Regents, the President, the Executive Officers, Michigan Medicine, the schools and colleges on all three campuses, and the University’s regional medical centers.

We are in the service business. We help our clients fulfill their educational, research, clinical, and entrepreneurial missions in accord with the myriad legal and policy requirements applicable to public research universities and to health delivery systems. We are subject matter experts and problem solvers committed to helping our clients achieve their goals in a creative, practical, and timely manner.  We recognize that understanding the lived experiences of those with whom we work and serve is integral to our functioning as an Office and to our ability to provide effective counsel.