U-M Opens Law Clinic for Student Startups

Described by officials as a first at the university, the clinic is joining the growing number of similar endeavors on college campuses across the nation as entrepreneurship is increasingly presented as a viable career path to new graduates.

Dana Thompson, one of the U-M professors spearheading the effort, says the clinic offers assistance with a full range of services: corporate formation, protecting or transferring intellectual property, financial documents, contracts, and copyright materials. Thompson says the clinic also does employment law work.

Sarah Schmid

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