Investor Advocacy Clinic Program

2009

Florida International University College of Law, Miami, FL

The Florida International University College of Law will start the first law school clinic in the south that will provide legal advice and other help to a large and growing number of underserved investors. FIU law school has the highest percentage of Hispanic law students in the nation, and bilingual community outreach efforts by clinic students may remove a critical barrier for those seeking dispute resolution services.
Grant amount: $250,000

Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC

The Howard University School of Law will expand its Clinical Law Center to include an Investor Justice and Education Clinic. The clinic will provide legal advice to underserved investors and will conduct investor education workshops and seminars in cooperation with outside community associations, faith-based organizations and government agencies.
Grant amount: $250,000

Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA

The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Law School is one of the world’s leading educational programs in the field of dispute resolution. A new Investor Advocacy Clinic will complement the law school's extensive program by providing students with the opportunity to represent underserved investors in the Los Angeles area.
Grant amount: $250,000

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA

The Suffolk University Law School will expand its nationally recognized in-house clinical legal education program to include a new Investor Advocacy Clinic. In addition to providing legal help to underserved investors, participating law students will be required to conduct investor education programs at local community centers and libraries.
Grant amount: $250,000