The Office of General Counsel provides legal advice to and representation for Shawnee State University. The Office is responsible for the coordination and supervision of all legal matters involving:

1. Shawnee State University;
2. Shawnee State University Board of Trustees; and,
3. Officers and employees acting on behalf of the University

The Office is responsible for providing legal services in such diverse areas as employment, student affairs, contracts, real estate, administrative law, immigration and intellectual property. The Office also provides training programs in areas such as Ethics, FERPA, Employment law issues such as FLSA, FMLA and ADA, Intellectual Property and other areas. For more information or to request a presentation, please contact the Office.

The Office does not provide legal advice or representation to individual members of the University community on personal legal matters or in matters which may impact the University. The Office does not provide legal advice to students.

ADVISORY AS TO CONTENTS OF THIS WEB SITE

This web site is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered legal advice under any circumstances. Please contact this Office for legal advice or guidance.

INFORMATION ON ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGES

Communications with the Office of General Counsel are protected by the attorney-client privilege but only if the communications are made for the purpose of seeking legal advice on behalf of the University. Such communications may be revealed only to other University officials on a need-to-know basis. Communications with this Office on non-University matters, personal legal matters (including matters against the University) or on non-legal matters are not privileged or confidential. This Office may be legally obligated to disclose any such communications to other University officials if the communications implicate the University’s legal interests.

If you are not sure whether your matter is University-related or personal, please contact us before sending us any communications you wish to remain confidential.

Although e-mail communications are protected by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent as communications made by other means, e-mail is not completely secure. We therefore encourage you to exercise appropriate discretion in using e-mail to communicate about sensitive matters.