Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Shelley Simpson has lived in Florida, Washington, DC and now

New York City. She earned a degree in Secondary Education from Wayne State University and

later earned her JD summa cum laude from the Detroit College of Law. She is

licensed to practice law in MI and FL.

Before her appointment as the Assistant Dean of Students at the Detroit College of Law (now

Michigan State University Law School) her law practice concentrated on representing people

with AIDS/HIV and abused and neglected children. She was a member of an interdisciplinary

team of doctors, lawyers and social workers focused on family wellness issues. Moving from law

to politics, she worked on federal, state and local campaigns including two presidential

campaigns. She served two members o ...