Tracey Brame is the Associate Dean of Experiential and Practice Preparation and the Director of the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project, and she is the Immediate Past President of the Grand Rapids Bar Association. Professor Brame has a history of service to…
Ken Cockrel is an American journalist, nonprofit executive, businessman, and former elected official who served on the Detroit City Council for 16 years including one term as Council President, and was the 73rd mayor of Detroit from September 2008 to…
Gary Gordon is a Michigan attorney with extensive experience in election law, regulatory law, and litigation. Before entering private practice at Dykema, Gordon served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General for the State of Michigan. Gordon frequently speaks to groups…
Kelly Keenan served as Deputy Attorney General for Attorney General Dana Nessel from 2019 through 2020. Keenan had served as Legal Counsel for Governor Jennifer Granholm and as Deputy Attorney General for Attorney General Granholm. Prior to that Kelly had…
Anne is President of Mervenne & Company, a public affairs consulting firm that she founded after 20 years in state government. She began her tenure as a staffer in the state legislature and concluded her service as Special Advisor to…
Michael B. Staebler is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He practiced law in Detroit, Michigan and Washington D.C. for 47 years before his retirement in 2016. During the last 35 years of Mike’s legal career he was a partner…
Dave Trott represented Michigan in the 11th district from 2015 to 2019. He was the chairman and CEO of Trott & Trott PC, which represents banks and lenders in homeowner foreclosure and bankruptcy litigation. Dave has served on the boards…
Tom Corbett is executive in residence at Duquesne University School of Law. The former governor most recently served as an adjunct professor at the law school. As the commonwealth’s 46th governor, Corbett held Pennsylvania’s highest office from 2011 through January…
Senator William “Mo” Cowan (retired) is Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer for Devoted Health. A member of Devoted Health’s executive leadership team, Cowan is responsible for all legal, corporate governance, regulatory, and public affairs functions for this next generation,…
Richard A. Gephardt served for 28 years in the United States House of Representatives, representing Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District, home to his birthplace St. Louis. He served as House Democratic Leader for more than 14 years, as House Majority Leader…