Kaitlin Lapka

Biography

Kaitlin M. Lapka joined the Office of General Counsel in December 2025. Her primary responsibility includes supporting the General Counsel on a variety of legal affairs, including legal risk management, compliance with federal and state regulations, andUniversity policies.

A licensed attorney in Michigan, Lapka brings significant strengths to the Office of General Counsel. While in law school, she was a member of MSU Law’s highly competitive Trial Practice Institute and International Law Review. Her previous
professional experience includes the Michigan Department of Attorney General, the Michigan Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel, The Nature Conservancy, MichiganPoverty Law Program, DTE, and Development Counsellors International, a leading economic development marketing firm.

Lapka received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and her juris doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law.