The Investor Advocacy Clinic represents clients who may have suffered losses resulting from broker misconduct but cannot afford or find private legal representation because of the size of their claim. The clinic is funded by a $250,000 grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and funding from the College of Law.

Supervised by experienced faculty, law students provide legal assistance and advice to eligible investors who may have claims involving misrepresentation, unsuitability, unauthorized trading, excessive trading and failure to supervise. The clinic will handle most aspects of representation, including client intake, interviewing, claim evaluation and client counseling. For those matters that move toward the dispute resolution process, the clinic also prepares statements of claim, engages in settlement negotiations and advocacy in mediation and arbitration proceedings. The clinic also conducts community outreach events on how to avoid broker disputes and become educated investors.