About the Michigan State University College of Law Inn of Court

The MSU College of Law/Detroit College of Law Alumni Association and the Michigan State University College of Law sponsor an American Inn of Court. Over 300 Inns of Court have been established in legal communities throughout the United States.

Michigan State University College of Law American Inn of Court meets at MSU College of Law, located at the intersection of Shaw and Bogue on the Michigan State University Campus, East Lansing, Michigan.

Joining Our Inn

Applications are welcome from any practicing attorney or judge.  Membership is limited, and the number of admissions is based on the number of available openings.  Successful applicants are admitted as Law Students (1L, 2L, and 3L), Associates (licensed 0-5 years), Barristers (licensed 6-15 years) or Masters (licensed over 15 years).  The range of members provides a solid basis for mentoring practitioners at the Associate level with special emphasis on Law Students.

Interested attorneys and judges, please complete the Application.

Interested law students, please complete the Student Application.

If you have any questions, please email Marie.

The American Inns of Court Professional Creed

Now therefore, as a member of an American Inn of Court, I hereby adopt this professional creed with a pledge to honor its principles and practices:

• I will treat the practice of law as a learned profession and will uphold the standards of the profession with dignity, civility and courtesy.
• I will value my integrity above all. My word is my bond.
• I will develop my practice with dignity and will be mindful in my communications with the public that what is constitutionally permissible may not be professionally appropriate.
• I will serve as an officer of the court, encouraging respect for the law in all that I do and avoiding abuse or misuse of the law, its procedures, its participants and its processes.
• I will represent the interests of my client with vigor and will seek the most expeditious and least costly solutions to problems, resolving disputes through negotiation whenever possible.
• I will work continuously to attain the highest level of knowledge and skill in the areas of the law in which I practice.
• I will contribute time and resources to public service, charitable activities and pro bono work.
• I will work to make the legal system more accessible, responsive and effective.
• I will honor the requirements, the spirit and the intent of the applicable rules or codes of professional conduct for my jurisdiction, and will encourage others to do the same.
• I will honor the requirements, the spirit and the intent of the applicable rules or codes of professional conduct for my jurisdiction, an will encourage others to do the same.