NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 31, 2007

CONTACT: KATIE GALLAGHER
517/432-6848, galla145@law.msu.edu

MSU LAW CLINICS WELCOME CHINESE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL

EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan State University College of Law hosted Ma Wanli, a deputy department chief for the Judicial Department of Heilongjiang Province, China at the Clinics yesterday. Wanli’s visit was sponsored by the United States State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

Manli spent time overseeing the clinics’ operations, learning about what the clinical programs do, and interviewing students about their experiences in law school and at the clinics. His visit to MSU Law Clinics was one of several stops in his State Department-sponsored visit, all of which related to various aspects of the law and legal programs.

"The Clinics were most honored to host this distinguished guest, and to allow him to see first-hand the unique nature of our student clinicians' work,” Professor Michele LaForest Halloran, director of clinical programs at the Law College said. “MSU Law's Clinics continue to be a resource for others who wish to establish clinical programs, and we very much look forward to continuing our link to Mr. Wanli and his legal programs in China."

While in Michigan, Wanli also met with members of the state’s judiciary and attended House and Senate legislative sessions.

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