Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic (E-Law Center Clinic) will provide legal services to entrepreneurs and startups who are not yet ready or able to engage outside legal counsel.
Students will work with diverse companies who are confronting a variety of business challenges specific to startups and early stage high-growth ventures. The e-Law Center Clinic will focus on four primary objectives in servicing student and faculty businesses and high-growth ventures.
Experiential Learning: Students can expect to be challenged in experiential learning while developing critical thinking and practical research, drafting and client management skills. Student will be expected to demonstrate: critical thinking and judgment; service orientation with clients; communication; and practice orientation.
Matthew Pelkey
Director of Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Clinical Legal Education
Jordan Walbesser
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Erin Gromley
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Excellence in Service
Students enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic will work to provide quality services to participating businesses in conjunction with leading practitioners and law firms. Subject matters will include, but not be limited to:
Student attorneys during the Spring 2025 Pitch Competition.
- Entity selection and formation
- Securities/Financing
- Tax
- Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Copyrights and Licensing)
- Social Enterprises
- Terms of Use/Privacy Policies
- Small Business Advice and Counseling
- Hiring and Employment Matters
- Ethics/Conflict of Interest/Governance
