Michigan Law professor earns Legal Innovation Award
Published: June 15, 2026
Michigan Lawyers Weekly has chosen Professor Dana A. Thompson, ’99, as a
2026 Legal Innovation Award honoree for Innovation in Legal Education,
specifically citing her work as the founding director of the Law
School’s Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic.
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