Civil Litigation Clinic

Need Assistance with Civil Legal Matters?

We do not charge our clients for our legal representation. Certified limited practice student attorneys will represent you in your civil matter. We are limited to the scope of practice belwo and cannot assist with limited service such as answering basic questions or paperwork completion.

Submitting an application and materials for evaluation does not mean we represent you as a client and only that we are evaluating your matter for possible assistance.  We have limited space for new cases each semester.

 

Application for prospective clients

The Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic may be able to assist you in the following types of civil matters:

 

Consumer cases

 

  • Contract disputes, misrepresentation, false promise, or fraud in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise or services

  • Illegal debt collection practices

 

Tenant's Rights

 

  • NO EVICTIONS

  • Habitability: No hot water, bed bugs, no A/C

  • Failure to timely return security deposit

  • Excessive or unfounded damage charges on move out

  • Housing discrimination

 

Employment

 

  • Discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin

  • Wage disputes - non-payment of a full paycheck

  • An employer refuses reasonable accommodations due to a disability under ADA
  • Unemployment insurance benefits hearings with AZ Department of Economic Security (DES) **
  • Unemployment benefit appeals with AZ Department of Economic Security (DES) 
** We are not able to assist with PUA or administrative processing issues with DES. You can contact Community Legal Services clsaz.org for possible assistance.
**For DES Appeals you should have already filed an appeal of your denial no later than October 2020 for us to be able to assist you.

We CANNOT assist you with any type of family law or criminal matters.

The Civil Litigation Clinic accepts limited inquiries for services for the Phoenix Metro area. If you believe you have a valid civil legal claim you may submit the above application for consideration. For matters not within the areas we can assist with please contact Community Legal Services at 602-258-3434 for possible assistance.

We are not able to assist College of Law faculty, staff or students or their families or any issue in regard to ASU housing.

Reminder:

Everyone entering the Beus Center for Law and Society Building is required to wear a face covering and all guests need to have an appointment.