Daphne O'Regan

Daphne O'Regan serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Research, Writing, and Analysis (RWA) program at Michigan State University College of Law, supporting J.D. and LL.M. students. She also holds community roles on the Board of Directors for Moving Forward Towards Independence and the City of East Lansing Transportation Commission.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University
• J.D. from Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law
• B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz

Professor O'Regan's expertise centers on legal writing pedagogy, research methodology, and analytical frameworks for law students, with international teaching experience at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) and University of Verona (Italy) informing her comparative legal education approach. Her leadership in the RWA program shapes foundational skills development across the law curriculum.

Through her community engagements, she applies legal expertise to disability advocacy via Moving Forward Towards Independence and urban infrastructure planning through the East Lansing Transportation Commission, demonstrating applied legal scholarship beyond academia.