Legal Services for Students Handbook for 2008

Landlord-Tenant

• The Lease, Before You Sign
• Breaking a Lease
• Renter's Insurance
• Repair Problems
• Security Deposit
• Eviction

Car Questions

• Automobile Accidents
• Texas Personal Automobile Insurance
• Automobile Repairs
• Towing Law

Consumer Law

• Buying and Selling a Car
• Illegal Downloading, File-Sharing & Copyright Violations
• Sales (Door-To-Door Sales, Telephone Sales, Mail Order Sales, Unsolicited Goods, Email Spam)
• Credit (Credit Cards, Debit cards, Collection Agencies, Credit Reporting Errors, Credit Billing Errors)
• Identity Theft
• Bankruptcy
• The Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA)

Employment Law

• You're Hired!... Employment Contracts
• You're Fired!... Or Are You?... Employment at Will
• Harassment
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Reporting Discrimination

Criminal Law

• If You Are Stopped
• If You Are Arrested
• Traffic Offenses
• DWI Advice
• Other Alcohol-Related Misdemeanor Crimes
• Marijuana
• Theft by Check
• Sexually Explicit Recordings
• Stalking and Harassment
• Expunctions and Non-Disclosure Orders

Domestic Relations

• Marriage
• Divorce
• Child Support
• Spousal or Child Abuse

Estate Documents

• Wills
• Living Wills
• Other Documents

Small Claims Court

• Jurisdiction and Whether to File Suit
• Preparing Your Case

Community Resources

• Helpful Web Sites and Numbers