Clinical Legal Programs

Clinical Legal Programs

Gonzaga Law School- Clinical Legal Programs provides legal advice, representation and counseling without charge to low-income community members. Cases are handled by second- and third-year law students under the direct supervision of attorneys.

Clinical Legal Programs offers legal assistance on a variety of matters:

• Representation, advice and counseling without charge to low-income persons 60 years of age and older who are residents of Spokane County.
• Assist low-income taxpayers with Federal tax problems before the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Tax Court.
• Representation for members of the Kalispel Tribe in civil and misdemeanor criminal matters.
• Assist with start-up and development-stage enterprises in business formation and related matters.
• Representation and counsel for low-income individuals and families on immigration law matters, including family reunification, humanitarian protection, and citizenship advocacy.
• Representation and counsel of the LGBTQ+ community, which may include correcting government identification cards, family law, domestic violence, and discrimination in areas such as housing, employment, public services, and education.
• Representation patent and trademark clearance searching, application drafting, and prosecution services and counsel for intellectual property. 
  

Please note: The opinions, work product, and positions advanced by the faculty and students working in the various clinics operated by Gonzaga Law School – Clinical Legal Programs do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of Gonzaga University or the School of Law.