Margaret Costello

Margaret Costello is an Associate Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Director of its Veterans Law Clinic. With a J.D. from Detroit College of Law and psychology degrees from University of Michigan, she brings interdisciplinary expertise to veterans' advocacy.

Her scholarship addresses constitutional litigation strategies and environmental exposure claims for military personnel. She established the Academic Practice Partnership between the College of Health Professions and Trinity Health Michigan.

Prior to academia, Costello practiced commercial litigation for 20 years at Dykema Gossett, chairing their Pro Bono and Diversity committees.