What We Do

About Us:

The Office of Legal Advising is one of the services offered by the Associated Students of Oregon State University.

Our office provides legal advice and representation to OSU students when they have a dispute that does not pertain to the University.

Please take a look at Areas of Dispute, and if you are OSU student who has a problem which falls under the areas the offices focuses on, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Areas of Dispute

The Office of Legal Advising provides legal advice and representation to OSU students when the other party to the dispute is not part of the university or one of its administrative units. Advising is provided in the following subject areas:

• Landlord/tenant disputes
• Personal Injury
• Credit issues
• Consumer problems
• Traffic infractions
• Criminal charges
• Wills & Power of Attorney

If your dispute is not listed here and the other party is part of the university or one of its administrative units, please see The Office of Legal Advocacy.

Conflict of Interests

The service of this office is provided by ASOSU and supported by student fees. Consequently, we have the potential to represent any OSU student. For this reason, we are unable to represent one student in an issue in which the opposing party is another student. Doing so would constitute a conflict of interest for the office.

How to Make an Appointment

If your problem falls within the areas of dispute with which our office deals, please make an appointment with one of the two lawyers listed above. Depending on the type of dispute, you will want to meet with one or the other. We strongly encourage you to make the appointment as early as possible. Occasionally, we might have to ask you to wait for more than a week because of scheduling, so please allow some time.

To make an appointment, call us at 541.737.4165 .

Please specify that you wish to schedule an appointment with the Legal Advisor.

Cost and Fees

Because the office is supported by student fees, our services are free of charge to OSU students. However, any costs incurred outside the office are the student's responsibility.

Confidentiality

The Office of Legal Advising strictly upholds client confidentiality. Anything said in the office will not leave the office. If you want more privacy when meeting with the attorney, please feel free to request it. Your confidence and comfort is of the utmost importance to us.