Arbitration/Mediation Clinics in California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Albany Law School
Securities Arbitration Clinic
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 445-2328

• Investors should contact the clinic to see whether they fall within the clinic’s eligibility guidelines.

Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law
Securities Arbitration Clinic
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 790-0200, x6646
(212) 790-0256 (fax)

Brooklyn Law School
Securities Arbitration Clinic
1 Boerum Place, Room 300
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 780-7994

• The clinic has guidelines as to the amount of the claim and household income. Investors should contact the clinic to discuss their eligibility. The clinic will try to help all who can't get a lawyer to take their case.

Cornell University Law School
Securities Law Clinic
Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
(607) 254-8270

• Investors should contact the clinic to see whether they fall within the clinic’s eligibility guidelines.

District of Columbia Law Clinics
Howard University School of Law
Investor Justice & Education Clinic
2900 Van Ness Street, NW
Room G15, Notre Dame Hall
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 806-8082

• Each investor request for assistance will be considered on a case-by-case basis to determine if the Investor Justice & Education Clinic can be of assistance to the investor

Florida International University College of Law
Investor Advocacy Clinic
F I U College of Law
University Park - RDB 1010
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-7541

• Clients are generally limited to those investors whose claims are less than $100,000 and whose household assets consist primarily of their home and car.
• Each case is reviewed to see if it meets the clinic criteria and the clinic’s ability to add additional clients.

Fordham University
School of Law
Securities Arbitration Clinic
33 West 60th Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10023
(212) 636-7058

• Each request will be considered on an individual basis to see if the law school can help.

Hofstra School of Law
Securities Arbitration Clinic
108 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY  11549-1080
(516) 463-5934

• Claimant's annual income should not exceed $75,000.
• The claim should not exceed $100,000.
• Claimant should have no other assets than a house and car.
• Claimant must have sought out representation from an attorney in private practice.

Massachusetts Law Clinics
Suffolk University Law School
Investor Advocacy Clinic
Clinical Programs - Suite 190
120 Tremont Street
Boston MA 02108
(617) 573-8100
clinical@suffolk.edu

• Each request will be considered on an individual basis to determine whether the law school can help.

New York Law School
c/o Securities Arbitration Clinic
185 W. Broadway
New York, NY 10013
(212) 431-2338

• Each request will be considered on an individual basis to see if the law school can help.

Northwestern University School of Law
Investor Protection Center
Bluhm Legal Clinic
357 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois  60611
(312) 503-0210
Investor-Protection@law.northwestern.edu

• Client's household annual income generally cannot exceed $100,000.
• Client's claim generally cannot exceed $100,000.

Pace Univ. School of Law John Jay Legal Services Securities Arbitration Clinic
78 North Broadway
Preston 404
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 422-4333

• Client Eligibility Standards

Seton Hall University School of Law
Investor Advocacy Project
One Newark Center, Room 429
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8084
investoradvocacy@shu.edu

• Prospective clients must meet the following eligibility criteria:
  New Jersey residency;
  Combined annual household income of no greater than $100,000; and
  Claimed losses no greater than $100,000.
  
  The Seton Hall Investor Advocacy Project will evaluate each prospective representation on a case-by-case basis.

St. John's University School of Law
St. Vincent De Paul Legal Program, Inc.
Securities Arbitration Clinic
8000 Utopia Parkway
Belson Hall - 2nd Floor
Jamaica, NY 11439
(718) 990-6930

• Client Eligibility Standards

Suffolk University Law School
Investor Advocacy Clinic
Clinical Programs - Suite 190
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 573-8100
clinical@suffolk.edu

• Each request will be considered on an individual basis to see if the law school can help.

Syracuse University College of Law
Securities Arbitration Clinic
P.O. Box 6543
Syracuse, NY 13217-6543
(315) 443- 4628

• Each request for representation will be considered individually to determine eligibility in terms of household income and amount of claim. Clinic may waive eligibility guidelines if investor cannot obtain legal representation.

University of Miami School of Law
Investor Rights Clinic
3000 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 100
Miami, Florida 33137
(305) 284-8234
tverges@law.miami.edu

• The Clinic has established general claim eligibility guidelines. Specifically, the prospective client's losses should not exceed $100,000. In addition, the Clinic has established household income and asset eligibility requirements. In some cases, the Clinic may waive one or more of its requirements if the prospective client is unable to obtain legal representation.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The Securities Arbitration Clinic
Professor Alice L. Stewart
Sennott Square
Room 5220
210 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 648-1300

• Investors should contact the clinic to see whether they fall within the clinic’s eligibility guidelines.

University of San Francisco School of Law
Investor Justice Clinic
2130 Fulton Street, KN 211
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
(415) 422-5326
investorjusticeclinic@usfca.edu

• The claim cannot exceed $35,000.
• Household income cannot exceed $50,000.
• Claim amount and household income limits may be waived if an investor cannot get a lawyer to take the case.
• Focus is on resolving cases through mediation, but will also represent claimants through simplified arbitration proceedings.

Modified: 1/9/2012