FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Karen McDonald Henning, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Associate Professor

of Law

B.A. Trinity College

J.D. University of Pennsylvania

Dean Henning joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 2008. She was appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in 2022. Her scholarship principally focuses on the remedies available for violations of constitutional rights.

J. Richard Broughton, Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Development & Professor of Law

B.A. Hampden-Sydney College

J.D. Widener University

LL.M. Georgetown University

Dean Broughton joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 2009. He was appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in 2016 and served in that role until 2022. In 2022, he was appointed to be the first Associate Dean of Faculty Research and Development.

Faculty Retirements

Peggy Costello, Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Veterans Law Clinic, retired after 15 years of teaching at Detroit Mercy Law. Professor Costello was instrumental in establishing the Veterans Law Clinic in 2007, which since its inception has helped Detroit-area veterans secure over $4.4 million in back benefits. In 2022, she was honored by the State Bar of Michigan as one of the recipients of the Champions of Justice Award.

Faculty Emeritus

Jacqueline P. Hand, Professor of Law, was granted the rank of Professor Emeritus. Throughout her over 40 years as a professor, Hand distinguished herself as an engaged teacher, accomplished scholar, and committed participant in the law school and in legal professional organizations. Professor Hand uplifted the mission of Detroit Mercy by taking an interest in the development of her students as professionals committed to service to others.