Public Interest Law

Suggested Courses*

Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights
Client Interviewing and Counseling
Constitutional Law: Advanced Topics (14th Amendment)
Consumer Protection
Employment Discrimination
Family Law
First Amendment Rights
Senior Seminar (Race and the Law)
Domestic Violence Clinic
Civil Practice Clinic
Public Interest Extern Clinic
Judicial Extern Clinic

*for course descriptions, click here

Faculty

Jill Adams, Associate Professor of Law

Valery C. Behan, Adjunct Professor

John Erbes, Clinical Associate Professor

R. Hokulei Lindsey, Assistant Professor of Law

Patricia McCubbin, Associate Professor of Law

Paul McGreal, Professor of Law

Alice Noble-Allgire, Professor of Law

Rebecca J. O’Neill, Clinical Professor

Tracie R. Porter, Assistant Professor

Suzanne Schmitz, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Academic Success Program

Special Programs/Organizations

Clinic Programs

The SIU School of Law offers students a wide range of opportunities to help actual clients with real problems under the supervision of either a clinical faculty member or an attorney from the community including the: the Civil Practice (Elderly) Clinic, the Externship Program, the Domestic Violence Clinic, the Veteran's Legal Assistance Program, the Illinois Agriculture Mediation Program, and the Self Help Legal Center. For more information about skills-based learning, contact the Office of Admissions.

Student Organizations

Equal Justice Works