Rental Housing Clinic Staff & Clinicians
Elan Stavros Nichols, Staff Attorney
Professor Elan Stavros Nichols was a litigation and appeals associate for several years at a Lansing real estate law firm before joining the Rental Housing Clinic. Following graduation from the MSU College of Law, Professor Nichols clerked for the Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Peter D. O'Connell and former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford W. Taylor. While at the MSU College of Law, Professor Nichols was a clinician in the Rental Housing Clinic and was on the Moot Court Board. She was a finalist in the Duke University Medical-Legal and New York Bar National Moot Court competitions. Professor Nichols has served on the Ingham County Bar Association Young Lawyers Board of Directors for several years and is a former president. She also is a member of her church council and women's charity society board.
Contact Professor Nichols at 517-336-8088, ext. 32, or by email at stavros1@law.msu.edu.
Bar Admission: Michigan; United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, including Bankruptcy Court
Education: J.D., cum laude, Michigan State University College of Law, 2000; B.A., Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships: State Bar of Michigan Appellate, Real Property, Litigation, and Young Lawyers sections member; Ingham County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Board
Amy Graham, Public Interest Fellow
Amy graduated from the MSU College of Law in December 2005. In law school, she was involved with various student organizations. She also participated in the Rental Housing and Tax Clinics for two semesters each. While attending law school, she worked as a law clerk for Legal Services of South Central Michigan.
Prior to law school, Amy obtained her Master of Science in Rhetoric & Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University. Amy worked for a year at Focus: HOPE in Detroit prior to her graduate studies. Amy also earned a Bachelor of Science in Scientific & Technical Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Michigan Technological University. Amy is committed to public interest law and will share this enthusiasm with current law students.
Fall 2009 Students
Front (L-R): Nandita Anand, Naved Qazi, Jessica Wilde
Middle (L-R): Martin Hogg, Anthony Becknek, Zak Stewart, Jessica Kolongowski, Andrew Dunlap
Back (L-R): Andrew Lameti, Amanda Matchett, Adam Sabree, Andrzej Brzoznowski, Ogechi Onyeani