Syracuse University College of Law is adding a Housing Clinic in Fall 2024. It will be the seventh legal clinic offered at the school.
“Students will be gaining practical legal skills essential to a legal career and a priority in the curriculum,” said Craig Boise, dean and professor of law at Syracuse Law. “At the same time, the Housing Clinic will bring much-needed representation to an underserved population dealing with profound living condition issues.”
Students in the clinic, working under the supervision of clinic director Professor Gary Pieples, will handle all aspects of clients’ cases, including interviewing and counseling, investigation, negotiation, pleading and motion practice, courtroom advocacy and real estate procedure.
“Housing cases move quickly and are tried almost immediately, providing students with multiple opportunities during the semester to see a case through to resolution — from the initial interview and filing of motions to settlement or trial, including appearing in Syracuse City Court,” Pieples said. “The Housing Clinic also provides students another opportunity to explore public interest law as a career.”
The Housing Clinic will operate in partnership with Legal Services of Central New York and the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York to provide representation to low-income tenants in eviction, housing conditions and other rental housing-related matters.
Syracuse Law also offers the Bankruptcy Clinic, the Betty & Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic, the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Disability Rights Clinic, the Sherman F. Levey ’57, L’59 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and the Transactional Law Clinic.
