Advisory Board

MPLP Advisory Board

The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) Advisory Board meets two times a year to advise on training, advocacy priorities and support issues.

Bobbi Coates

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan

Carlos Bermudez

United Auto Workers

Courtney E. Cadotte

Legal Services of Northern Michigan

Erma Thomas

Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan

Jennifer L. Tello

Jenn Tello, PLLC

Jill Nylander

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan

Karen Tjapkes

Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Kathryn M. Smolinski

Wayne State University Law School

Katie Strickfaden

Lakeshore Legal Aid

Mary Spiegel

Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Rob Mathis

State Bar of Michigan

Tracie Coffman

Kellogg Foundation

Upcoming Trainings

Consumer Law Task Force Meeting - NEWLY ADDED
Apr 02, 2026

2026 CORT Negotiations Skills Training - NEWLY ADDED
Apr 15, 2026 - Apr 16, 2026

2026 CORT Advanced Pre-Trial Training - NEWLY ADDED
May 11, 2026 - May 13, 2026

2026 CORT Migrant Farmworker Training - NEWLY ADDED
May 20, 2026 - May 22, 2026

MPLP Summer Law Clerk Training - NEWLY ADDED
May 28, 2026

MPLP Fifth Friday Tech Webinar - CANCELLED
May 29, 2026

MPLP Fifth Friday Tech Webinar - NEWLY ADDED
May 29, 2026

Joint Task Force Meeting at Higgins Lake - NEWLY ADDED
Jun 11, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026

Heirs' Property Law Task Force Meeting - NEWLY ADDED
Jun 16, 2026

MFPP Foreclosure Task Force Meeting - NEWLY ADDED
Jun 25, 2026