Office of General Counsel

General Guide to Staff Responsibilities

The Office of General Counsel handles a variety of matters for the University and the work is shared by all members of the staff. However, provided here, for your information only, is a general guide to the staff member or members who can provide assistance on particular issues. This is not an all-inclusive list of the work of our office, nor are these the exclusive contacts for information.

E-mail addresses:
Eileen Jennings: jenni1e@cmich.edu
Mary Roy: roy1me@cmich.edu
Kathy Kelly: kelly1ka@cmich.edu
Dee Cline: cline1da@cmich.edu

Academic dismissal: Jennings, Roy

Administrative Policy content assistance: Jennings

Administrative Policy formatting: Cline

Affiliation agreements: Roy

Bankruptcy: Kelly

CMU name/logo issues: Roy

Civil rights agency complaint responses: Jennings and Kelly

Collections: Cline

Confidentiality agreements: Roy

Copyright: Roy

Contract review: Jennings, Roy and Kelly

Easements: Roy

Evictions from University-owned apartments: Kelly

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): Roy

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests: Kelly

Gifts to University: Jennings, Roy

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Jennings

Human subjects research: Roy, Jennings

Intellectual property, licenses: Roy

International education: Jennings

Internet law: Roy
Invoice Processing : Wernette
Notarizing Documents: Wernette, Cline

Office computing/software: Cline

Office operations (accounts, budget and purchasing): Cline

Office web page: Kelly

Patent: Roy

Raffles, lotteries: Kelly

Real estate transactions: Jennings, Wernette

Record Requests: Kelly

Research agreements: Roy

Student discipline: Roy

Subpoenas for Appearance: Jennings, Roy

Subpoenas for records: Kelly

Trademark: Roy

Unemployment compensation: Roy