Marian Faupel has practiced law for 27 years in Southeastern Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1965, and later graduated from Wayne State Law School in 1983. She was a senior editor of the Wayne Law Review which has published approximately 15 articles written by her. Ms. Faupel represented the birth parents in the famous “Baby Jessica” case and taught Family Law as an adjunct professor at Wayne State’s Law School for many years. She was named a 1993 Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit News in recognition of “activity pursued with excellence, zest, and dedication, thereby making Michigan a more habitable place for all its citizens.” In 2008 Ms. Faupel received the Richard J. Barber Wayne Law Review Alumni Achievement Award. Currently, Ms. Faupel is the senior partner of Faupel, Fraser & Fessler, a law firm located at 2452 E. Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI - www.faupel.com. Throughout her career, Ms. Faupel has always represented “David” in David vs. Goliath cases and is passionate about people’s civil rights. With her partners James Fraser and Paul Fessler, Ms. Faupel continues to provide quality legal services to clients from all walks of life.