Michael J. States is the inaugural associate dean for student services and support and dean of students at the University of Miami School of Law in Florida.
States comes to his new role with an extensive background as a law school administrator. Most recently, he was associate dean for student success and inclusive excellence for the University of Wisconsin Law School. Earlier, he was assistant dean for admissions, financial aid, and diversity initiatives at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. States has also served in various roles at the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
States is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where he majored in political science. He earned his juris doctorate from the Saint Louis University School of Law in Missouri.
