Elders for Sound Democracy

Barbara McQuade, author of Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America, will speak about disinformation in our politics and government and what we can do about it.  

McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, and a co-host of the Sisters in Law podcast.

Barbara L. McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where she teaches courses in criminal law, national security, and data privacy. She is also a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. 

From 2010 to 2017, Prof. McQuade served as the U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was appointed by President Barack Obama and was the first woman to serve in her position. Before becoming U.S. Attorney, Prof. McQuade worked an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a lawyer in private practice, and a judicial law clerk. She and her husband have four children and live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  

She has been recognized by The Detroit News with its Michiganian of the Year Award, the Detroit Free Press with its Neil Shine Award for Exemplary Regional Leadership, and Crain’s Detroit Business as one of Detroit’s Most Influential Women.