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701 S State St
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
48109
Phone: (734) 763-3813
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Criminal Law
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Barbara L. McQuade is a professor from practice at the university. From 2010 to 2017, she served as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she was the first woman to serve in her position. Professor McQuade also served as vice chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee and cochaired its Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee. As U.S. attorney, she oversaw cases involving public corruption, terrorism, corporate fraud, theft of trade secrets, civil rights, and health care fraud, among others. Before becoming U.S. attorney, Professor McQuade worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Detroit for 12 years, serving as deputy chief of the National Security Unit, where she handled cases involving terrorism financing, export violations, threats, and foreign agents. Professor McQuade began her career as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman in Detroit and then practiced law at the firm of Butzel Long in Detroit. She previously taught at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Professor McQuade has been recognized by the "Detroit Free Press" with the Neal Shine Award for Exemplary Regional Leadership, the "Detroit News" with the Michiganian of the Year Award, "Crain's Detroit Business" as a Newsmaker of the Year and one of Detroit's Most Influential Women, and the Detroit Branch NAACP and Arab American Civil Rights League with their Tribute to Justice Award.