In addition to its other functions, the Office of Student Conduct provides a Student Legal Clinic, staffed by a licensed attorney, for Appalachian students who need help with civil legal problems or minor criminal charges. The Legal Clinic provides free, confidential legal advice regarding landlord-tenant issues, disputes over debts, family law, traffic tickets, and a range of other legal problems. The Legal Clinic provides advice and information only and cannot provide an attorney to represent students in court. Nor does the Legal Clinic advise students on disciplinary cases being handled through the Office of Student Conduct or on other situations adverse to the interests of the University.

The Student Legal Clinic attorney is also available, to provide presentations upon request, on relevant legal issues to student groups, clubs or organizations.

When:
By appointment during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Where:
Office of Student Conduct, Second Floor of the Plemmons Student Union, Room 221.

Call to schedule an appointment: 262-2704.

Community-Based Low-Cost Legal Resources

Legal Aid of the North Carolina - Boone Office
171 Grand Boulevard
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-5640
Visit their Website

You may also be able to resolve your dispute through mediation:

Blue Ridge Dispute Settlement Center
133 North Water Street
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 264-3040
Visit their Website