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Three-class session keeps UH on right side of law

Cougar News Services 

The Center for Consumer Law at the UH Law Center will conduct its semi-annual People's Law School for UH students, faculty and staff at Krost Hall from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Co-sponsored by the Houston Bar Association, UH will be host to more than 40 volunteer lawyers, law professors and judges who will be teaching several areas of the law. 

Law students and members of the UH Law Center staff will also be on hand to answer questions.

The People's Law School is a three-class session in which students register for specific courses of their personal interest. 

UH law professor Richard M. Alderman organized the classes that will range in topic from employment law and health to insurance, wills and debt collection. 

In the past, hundreds of students attended the program designed to make the law understandable and easy to relate to. This year, registration is limited to the first 1,000 applicants. 

"Our classes won't turn you into a lawyer, but they can help you settle disputes and avoid problems," Alderman said in a release. "Best of all, it's all free — even the donuts."

Free for all UH students and community members, there are classes on everyday law that can be used to benefit attendees such as, what to expect from your lawyer; how to use credit and deal with collectors; filing and collecting claims; your rights and your responsibilities; and how to put your rights into action.

Registration is still open and students must pre-register and get a class schedule. 

For more information about registering and attending the People's Law School, visit www.peopleslawyer.net, or for more information about law, call the Community Outreach Program Office at (713) 743-2168.
 

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