Our Staff

Marilyn Mullane is an attorney and the Director of Michigan Legal Services. She has served in that capacity since 2000 and has specialized in housing and community development law for the past 30 years, with experience also working on access to utilities, public benefits, health and mental health care. During her years at MLS, the agency has shifted its geographic focus and mission from serving as a state support center for legal aid programs in Michigan to engaging in impact-oriented legal services in the Detroit metropolitan region. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, attended graduate school at Columbia University and law school at Wayne State University.