Timothy G. Lynch, U-M vice president and general counsel, has begun his term as chair of the National Association of College and University Attorneys Board of Directors, effective June 25, 2025.

Lynch was elected as chair-elect to the NACUA board in May 2024, and will serve as chair until his board term ends July 1, 2026. He previously served on the board from 2016-19. 

“We are thrilled to have Tim to lead the NACUA Board of Directors. He brings a wealth of experience to the position and is a deeply respected leader in the field of higher education law,” says NACUA’s president and CEO Ona Alston Dosunmu. “We look forward to working with Tim to support NACUA’s members.”

In recognition of his significantly innovative contributions and outstanding service to the NACUA and to the practice of higher education law, Lynch was awarded the First Decade Award in 2023.

The association’s purpose is to enhance legal assistance to colleges and universities by educating attorneys and administrators as to the nature of campus legal issues. It plays an equally important role in the continuing legal education of university counsel.

Lynch has served as the vice president and general counsel at U-M since 2013. A respected educator, Lynch is an adjunct professor at the Law School, where he teaches a seminar on internal investigations. 

He also served as lecturer at the University of Virginia Law School and as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He is a frequent presenter on higher education legal issues and has presented at conferences sponsored by NACUA, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. 

He also serves as chair of the general counsels steering committee of the Association of American Universities. 

Lynch is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, where he received his Juris Doctorate and was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal.