Events
In addition to providing direct legal representation, the Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic from time to time hosts free community events open to the public. A list of our upcoming events is below.
Community Legal Workshop
Sign up to participate in a community legal workshop presented by supervised upper-level law student attorneys of the MSU Law Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic. This workshop provides legal information to underserved entrepreneurs, innovators, and makers in for-profits, non-profits, and hybrid social enterprises who cannot afford a private attorney or do not have access to legal representation.
Fall 2023 semester’s workshop is open to all participants, will take place on November 8, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan, and will be conducted in partnership with the Lansing Economic Area Partnership. See "News" below for location, registration, parking and other event details.
Community Office Hours
Sign up for a 20-minute consultation one-on-one or in a small group (up to three other participants) with a supervised upper-level law student attorney of MSU Law Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic. Community office hours provide legal information to underserved entrepreneurs and innovators in for-profits, non-profits, and hybrid social enterprises who cannot afford a private attorney or do not have access to legal representation.
The Fall 2023 semester’s community office hours are invitation only, and will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11, in East Lansing, Michigan, and will be conducted in partnership with the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation's 2 Day Venture Fall Session II.
News
October 24, 2023
The location of the upcoming Fall 2023 Community Legal Workshop hosted in partnership with LEAP been updated since this event was first announced on September 25, 2023. The flyer below reflects the correct location. Attendees should park at the Charles Street Garage if driving. Please register for the event at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/728365138737?aff=oddtdtcreator. We hope to see you there!
September 25, 2023
The date and location for the Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic's Fall 2023 Community Legal Workshop, hosted in partnership with Lansing Economic Area Partnership, has been announced! See below flyer for details and check back here for more information as the date draws near.
September 8, 2023
Fall 2023 Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic student attorneys take the student practice oath in the MSU Law Clinic swearing in ceremony.
March 29, 2023
In partnership with the Michigan State University Detroit Center and Community Music School - Detroit, the Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic and its Spring 2023 student attorneys presented a workshop on entity choice and intellectual property to youth musicians.
February 21, 2023
Associate Clinical Professor of Law Anne Choike and Winter 2023 Student Attorney Julian Ellis '23 presented at an American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) brown bag event on intellectual property law clinics on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from noon to 1 PM. Other presenters included Jeff Glazer of the University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic and Edward Yee of the University of Maryland’s IP and Entrepreneurship Clinic. The EEILC thanks the AIPLA and AIPLA members Dustin Lee, Erin Ogden, Laurie Young, and Jamar Ray for the opportunity to speak to its members.
January 20, 2023
Spring 2023 Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic student attorneys take the student practice oath in the MSU Law Clinic swearing in ceremony.
December 2, 2022
In partnership with the Wayne State University School of Social Work Social Entrepreneurship Committee, the Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic and its Fall 2022 student attorneys presented a workshop on entity choice and intellectual property the fourth annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference in Detroit.
November 18, 2022
The Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic partnered with the MSU Burgess Institute to offer legal office hours at the Venture Kitchen at the MSU Union -- check out pictures of the event here.
September 29, 2022
Director of the Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor of Law Anne Choike was profiled in Legal News — read more here.
September 13, 2022
Inaugural Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic student attorneys take oath in MSU Law Clinic swearing in ceremony —read more here.
Pictured from left to right: Ronald Ilagan; Laura Wesolowski; Director of the EEILC and Associate Clinical Professor of Law Anne Choike; Honorable Elizabeth L. Gleicher, Chief Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals; Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law Linda Sheryl Greene; Sarina Saravi; Alaina Benjamin; Julia Luttig. Mses. Benjamin, Luttig, Saravi and Wesolowski and Mr. Ilagan are upper-level law students at MSU Law, and bring to the EEILC their education and other experiences in business, supply chain management, public administration, and other disciplines. They also lead or belong to MSU Law student organizations including the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, the Canadian Legal Students Association, the Elliot Spoon Business Securities Law Institute, the Latino/a/x Law Society, and the Middle Eastern Law Students Association.