Information for Potential
Washburn Law Clinic Clients

The Washburn Law Clinic generally handles cases pending in the geographical confines of Shawnee County. Our resources usually do not allow us to accept cases in surrounding counties due to the expense in travel. Representation of clients is conducted by specially licensed law students acting under the close supervision of supervising clinic faculty attorneys.

Although our case load may vary from time to time, we concentrate our practice in the areas of Criminal Law (misdemeanors and low level felonies, DUI's and prison disciplinary hearings), Family Law (adoptions, guardianships, paternity matters, emancipations, and divorces with minor children born to the marriage), and Juvenile Law (truancy matters and Child in Need of Care).

The Law Clinic can represent only those individuals who are unable to pay for legal services. Our financial guidelines are the same as Legal Aid. No applicants will be approved if they are able to retain counsel either by payment of an attorney's fee or by a contingent fee arrangement.

If you are interested in being represented by the Law Clinic you should call 785-670-1191 and ask that an intake interview be done. After the intake interview a professor will determine if an in-person interview is appropriate and you will then be contacted by an intern. Our ability to accept cases varies at different times throughout the year depending on our caseload and resources.

The Law Clinic is unable to give legal advice or answer questions unless you are a current client. If you need legal advice or need a legal question answered, you may want to contact:

Also, the Washburn Law Library is open to the public and you are welcome to use its resources.