Students of Washington and Lee University School of Law are presented the opportunity to work out of the home of late civil rights activist Oliver White Hill.
The clinic will deal mostly with elder law matters, including estate planning and securing government benefits. The project has gained support from Project2025, which provides legal services to older citizens in Virginia.
Placement in Hill’s childhood home is optimal. The activist, who received an honorary doctor of law degree from Washington and Lee, represents a life commitment to law.
“At the Clinic, law students will have an opportunity to become involved in issues as they arise in context,” said Howard Highland, the Clinic’s chosen onsite fellow.
The creation of the Clinic has sparked new projects, such as juvenile outreach via mock trial programs. Eventually, the clinic is hoped to serve as the center of community outreach and service for Washington and Lee.
