Legal issues addressed

The issues handled most frequently by the Students' Attorney involve landlord/tenant matters, including evictions, security deposits, subleasing, and substandard housing. However, the office also provides guidance with traffic, DUI, and other ordinance violations. Assistance is also available with matters involving criminal law, domestic violence, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and more.

The Students' Attorney does not handle disputes involving the University, legal conflicts between students, or situations that relate to a private, profit-making activity.

Students' Attorney provides support for the following legal topics:

• Landlord/tenant issues
• Lease or contract review
• DUI
• Criminal law
• Ordinance Violations
• Contracts
• Family law
• Personal injury
• Traffic violations
• Domestic/family issues
• Real estate transactions
• Wills and estate planning
• Expungement
• and more...

Students' Attorney does NOT assist with:

• Student versus student disputes
• Student versus university disputes
• Students involved in for-profit activities
• Multiple student issues with competing interests