Two Women to Lead Ethics Institute at the Michigan State Law School

Two women have been named co-director of the Frank J. Kelley Institute of Ethics and the Legal Profession at the Michigan State University College of Law.

Hannah Brenner, a lecturer in law, is a graduate of the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa College of Law. Gender equality in the legal profession is a major issue for Brenner. She states that “much work remains to open positions of leadership and power in the legal profession to women.”

Associate professor Renee Newman Knake will serve with Brenner as co-director. She is a summa cum laude graduate of North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She received her legal training at the University of Chicago Law School.