Welcome to Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs provides academic and personal support to law students through counseling, programming, and other resources. David Baum provides personal counseling to students and academic counseling to current and prospective students on various Curriculum Interest Areas available to pursue during matriculation at the University of Michigan Law School.

David Baum
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Special Counsel for Professional Skills Development
In his role as Assistant Dean and Senior Manager of Student Affairs, David Baum oversees the administration of the Registrar's Office. He is also responsible for the following areas of student life at the Law School:

• Administration of the Academic Standards Committee;
• Interpretation of academic regulations;
• Anatomy of a Case Talk Series;
• Course advising and related programming;
• Crisis intervention;
• Disabled student services;
• Grievances;
• Health insurance;
• Services for older students and students with children;
• Orientation program and Commitment to Integrity Program;
• Professionalism in Action Program
• Referrals to Law School, University, and community resources;
• Safety issues;
• Service Day;
• Sexual misconduct issues; and
• Special examinations.

Marilyn Genoa (marilyng@umich.edu) provides administrative student support to Dean Baum.

Darren Nealy
Director of Student Services
Darren Nealy, the Director of Student Services within the Office of Student Affairs, serves as an administrative liaison to student organizations within the Law School, and oversees a multitude of programs, including:

• Alcohol policy;
• Course advising and related programming;
• Crisis intervention;
• Disciplinary code;
• Dual degrees;
• First-Year Information Program;
• Grievances;
• Honors Convocation;
• Michigan Access Program;
• Moot court competitions
• Posting policy;
• Referrals to Law School, University, and community resources;
• Sexual misconduct issues;
• Special examinations; and
• Tutoring.

Administrative support for these programs is provided by Trudy Feldkamp (tfeldkam@umich.edu).